Connecticut Senate Race

Former Wrestling Exec Linda McMahon Says Rival Should Drop Out For GOP Unity

The Huffington Post | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.21.2012

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Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon says her Republican rival, former congressman Chris Shays, should quit the race so that the GOP can unify aga...

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Good And Bad News For Wrestling Exec Linda McMahon's Senate Bid

The Huffington Post | Meghan Neal | Posted 04.05.2012

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Former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon is leading in the GOP primary race for U.S. Senate in Connecticut, the latest Quinnipiac ...

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Former Wrestling Exec Makes Pitch In Senate Race

Posted 03.14.2012

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U.S. Senate candidate and former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon pitched herself as a job creator while announcing her tax propo...

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Asian-American Senate Candidate Plays Jeremy Lin Card

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 04.17.2012

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- As a U.S. Senate candidate from Connecticut, William Tong doesn't have major, state-wide name recognition like his two main rivals ...

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Lucia Graves

GOP Hopeful's Keystone XL Script Cribbed From TransCanada

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 01.10.2012

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WASHINGTON -- After calling out an opponent for plagiarism, Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon pulled key parts of her own Keystone XL op-ed, w...

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Race For Lieberman's Senate Seat Gears Up

AP | By SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 08.19.2011

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HARTFORD, Conn. -- The dust has barely settled on Connecticut's contentious 2010 U.S. Senate race to replace retiring former Sen. Chris Dodd and candi...

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Jason Linkins

Linda McMahon vs. Joe Lieberman? Losing Candidate Hints At Future Run

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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It's been over a week since Connecticut voters did what everyone expected them to do and made Richard Blumenthal their next Senator. But chances are, ...

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Elections 2010: Money Can't Buy You Love

Jonathan F.P. Rose | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan F.P. Rose

This week's election showed the Tea Party on the rise, America more deeply split, taxes and public spending in the crosshairs, with "me" winning out ...

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Connecticut Election Results: Richard Blumenthal Defeats Linda McMahon In 2010 Senate Race

AP | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was elected to the Senate on Tuesday in a bruising cage-fight of a campaign ag...

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Richard Blumenthal Defeats Linda McMahon In Connecticut Senate Race

AP | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal was elected to the Senate on Tuesday in a bruising cage-fight of a campaign ag...

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Shorting the Hype of a Candidate with Momentum

Steve Schohn | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Schohn

"You would have done very well so far this cycle shorting the hype that a candidate has 'momentum'. Yes, I'm looking at you, Connecticut." --Nate Si...

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Federal Judge Rules Connecticut Voters Can Wear WWE Garb To Polls

AP | SUSAN HAIGH | Posted 05.25.2011

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HARTFORD, Conn. — A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Connecticut's top election official to allow voters to wear World Wrestling Entertainment...

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Ad Slams Linda McMahon On WWE's Steroid Abuse Past

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee is seeking to put a chokehold on Connecticut's Linda McMahon with a new ad targeted directly at the WWE's...

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CT-Sen: 57% Blumenthal (D), 39% McMahon (R) (Suffolk 10/19-20)

Huffington Post | Carly Kinney | Posted 05.25.2011

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Suffolk University 10/19-20/10; 500 likely voters, 4.4% margin of error Mode: live telephone interviews (Suffolk release) Connecticut 2010 Senate 57...

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CT-Sen: 51% Blumenthal (D), 46% McMahon (R) (Rasmussen 10/14)

Huffington Post | Brad J Shannon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rasmussen 10/7/10; 750 likely voters, 4% margin of error Mode: Automated phone (Rasmussen release) Connecticut 2010 Senate 51% Blumenthal (D), 46% ...

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Yalie Perplexed by Anti-Yale Sentiment

Bradley W. Bloch | Posted 05.25.2011

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Bradley W. Bloch

Americans don't resent upward mobility; they just resent getting so few chances at it. There isn't an obvious solution to this situation. But until we address it, we need to be prepared for a great deal of irritation from a great many people.

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Linda McMahon Bodyslams Blumenthal With Ad About Vietnam War Comments (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Linda McMahon is out with a brutal new attack ad highlighting controversial comments made by her opponent Richard Blumenthal about his Vietnam War-era...

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Linda McMahon's Body Count

Dave Zirin | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dave Zirin

Welcome to the race for Senator of Connecticut, where McMahon is self-funding her campaign on the bodies of the dead wrestlers who have built the billion-dollar empire that is World Wrestling Entertainment.

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Mark Blumenthal

Connecticut Senate Race: Polls Show McMahon Gaining on Blumenthal

HuffingtonPost.com | Mark Blumenthal | Posted 05.25.2011

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We have seen some hopeful polls for Democrats in recent days, but the last 24 hours brings results that will cheer Republicans and restore Democratic ...

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'Mothers Opposing McMahon' Ad Targets Linda McMahon's Professional Wrestling Past

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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"Mothers Opposing McMahon," a group funded by the Connecticut Democratic Party, is out with a new ad seeking to ensure that one of Republican Senate c...

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Linda McMahon Talks WWE Past, Possible Sarah Palin Endorsement (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Frontrunning Connecticut GOP Senate candidate Linda McMahon defended her controversial WWE past and addressed the possibility of becoming one of Sarah...

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Jason Linkins

WATCH: Florida Senate Candidate Is Just The Most Ridiculous Of 2010's Yacht-Owning Politicos

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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During this time of widespread financial misery, one would hope that the election season would yield a crop of politicians capable of relating to the ...

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Jason Linkins

Rob Simmons Running For Connecticut Senate, Ending Stealth Campaign

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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In the weeks since the Connecticut GOP threw its official support behind former WWE CEO Linda McMahon at the state convention, her opponent, former Co...

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Jason Linkins

Linda McMahon's Campaign Ad Targets Country-Club Swells (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Linda McMahon is a wealthy lady from Connecticut with a yacht named "Sexy Bitch" who is running in the GOP primary for the Senate seat currently occup...

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Jason Linkins

Rob Simmons Announces That His Suspended Campaign Will Produce (Suspended) Campaign Ads

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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The susurrations that Rob Simmons might return to the Connecticut Senate race after losing out at the state convention continue to grow louder. Simmo...

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