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Wednesday, September 21, 2011

Connecticut Senate race -- Linda McMahon gets in

It is official: Linda McMahon is again a candidate for the senate. This time it is for the seat of retiring senator Joe Lieberman. I wish she had stayed out. McMahon lost in 2010 against Blumenthal, a flawed candidate if there ever was one. Blumenthal had lied about his military service and handled the campaign more like an annoyance than a real race for the office. 2010 was the best year for the GOP since 1984 when Reagan won 49 states, but Linda still lost. And she lost big. The margin against her was 9 points higher than the margin in the governor's race which voters decided in that same election. That means about 5% of the voters went Republican for governor but switched back to Democrat to vote against McMahon. McMahon may well win the primary since she has unlimited resources to throw at her opponent former congressman Chris Shays. There is no point in winning the primary only to lose in the general election, however. Shays is the only one who could beat the Democrats if they are to be beaten in 2012. McMahon should have recognized reality and not run.

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