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McMahon trailing Blumenthal, but pulling close
Former WWE CFO Linda McMahon was once a 58-33 underdog for the Senate seat in Connecticut, where Chris Dodd is retiring and Democrat Richard Blumenthal is hoping to retain the seat against McMahon. It’s not like McMahon is smoking Backwoods cigars and twiddling her thumbs in the leaning-blue state; she’s worked hard in the past months and, according to the latest Quinnipac poll, has pulled to a 51-45 distance from Blumenthal.
That six-point distance is just within the margin of error and now makes the race closer than the Dems hoped it would be when McMahon first prevailed as the GOP candidate of choice. It will be interesting to see if McMahon can narrow the gap further in these last six weeks or so and pull off the upset.
Simmons backs off in Connecticut; McMahon will face Blumenthal
Rob Simmons, a former GOP Congressman, finally announced he has accepted his party’s endorsement of former WWE executive Linda McMahon as the party’s nominee to take over retiring Democratic Senator Chris Dodd, who was heading toward a humiliating defeat before deciding to withdraw from a re-election bid.
Simmons crying uncle and ceasing his bid for a primary challenge to McMahon clears the way for Linda McMahon to focus her campaign energy on Richard Blumenthal, the popular Democratic attorney general of the state. Blumenthal is not to be confused with former Clinton staffer Sidney Blumenthal.
McMahon’s name recognition, despite being linked to WWE scandals like the links between pro wrestling and human growth hormone supplements, will be needed in November if the GOP hopes to win the seat.
