Rob Simmons was an unpopular, Bush-loving congressman when he was ousted from office in 2006. Dodd’s numbers may not be great right now, but it’s fair to say that people have not given Simmons’s negatives the same degree of attention as they have of Dodd. This sort of ad will remind Connecticut voters that Simmons is a George W. Bush Republican and that he has not changed since he was booted from office.