Colleen Flanagan

Democratic presidential candidate Chris Dodd has closed his Nevada state campaign office: Getty Images Photo
Five hours before the Democratic presidential candidates meet to debate in Las Vegas, Sen. Chris Dodd’s campaign staff has acknowledged that he has closed his Nevada campaign office.

“We have staff in Nevada and active supporters, we just don’t have an office in Nevada at this time,” said Colleen Flanagan, Dodd’s national press secretary.

A CNN/Opinion Research Poll of likely Nevada caucus-goers released yesterday shows Dodd barely registering at half of one percent, trailing Congressman Dennis Kucinich and even former Alaska Sen. Mike Gravel.