Blumenthal.. and another....
On Nov 5, 2:28 pm, nominal9 <nomin...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> No Tommy... you don't have a clue... Politically I am liberal/
> progressive leaning... but the "so-called Democrats" in CT..... are
> abunch of self-serving, corrupt crooks.... Remember Lyin' Joe
> Lieberman and his "Independent" run...or just keep in mind Kelo v.
> New London.... these "bums" just want to feather their own nests,
> through patronage from Insurance or Medical or Pharma or other such
> "preferred" monied interests... the "progressive or populist" tag....
> it's a Lie...
> nominal9
>
> http://blogs.courant.com/rick_green/2010/11/malloy-v-foley-election-o...
> Malloy v. Foley: Election Off The Rails, CT A Laughingstock
> By Rick Green on November 4, 2010 6:23 PM | Permalink | Comments
> (23)
>
> In just the last few hours we've had stories about what may be an
> uncounted bag of ballots discovered in Bridgeport and news that
>
> there could be further problems in Torrington (how many other towns
> will show this?) plus the continuing duel of differing vote counts.
> Meanwhile, our Secretary of State, whose job it is to make sure our
> elections
>
> run smoothly, keeps postponing her final "official" tally -- even
> though she has said that Dan Malloy is the unofficial winner.
>
> It's no longer Ground Hog Day. Weve woken up to Florida in 2000. This
> election won't be settled for a long time.
> Categories:Connecticut Politics,Election 201023 Comments
>
> On Nov 3, 3:25 pm, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > How Richard Blumenthal Smacked Down Whiney GOP WWE Profiteer Linda McMahon
>
> > In the race to succeed retiring Democratic Senator Chris Dodd,
> > Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal easily defeated former
> > wrestling executive Linda McMahon, despite being outspent by McMahon
> > by 7-1.
>
> > McMahon spent more than 40 million dollars on her campaign, almost all
> > of it her own money. She spent more than any other Senate candidate
> > this year. Yet as other wealthy self funding candidates this year in
> > Connecticut (see Ned Lamont) and in other states (see Meg Whitman and
> > Jeff Greene) found out, money could buy them name recognition but not
> > necessarily love.
>
> > Although this is the year of the "outsider", it was Blumenthal's years
> > of experience that probably saved him from the attacks by the McMahon
> > campaign. Moreover, McMahon's lack of political experience contributed
> > to her failure to overtake Blumenthal after closing in on him after
> > trailing by a wide margin early in the campaign.
>
> > The long time attorney general was able to withstand an onslaught of
> > tough attacks by Linda McMahon that sought to portray Blumenthal as a
> > career politician who couldn't be trusted. Many of her television
> > advertisements focused on Blumenthal's misstatements that he had
> > served in Vietnam, when he had actually served stateside during
> > Vietnam.
>
> > Full Connecticut Election Results
> > Connecticut Senate Exit Poll
> > Full Election Results
> > Despite these attacks Blumenthal was still viewed as "honest and
> > trustworthy" by Connecticut voters by a 62-36 percent margin
> > (preliminary CBS News Exit Poll results). A weaker candidate may have
> > been brought down by such attacks but Blumenthal had built up goodwill
> > among Connecticut voters based on his 20 year record as attorney
> > general that he was able to survive these attacks.
>
> > While McMahon billed herself as successful businessman who had the
> > skill it took to fix the ailing economy, her specific business
> > experience as head of the WWE turned out to be more of a liability
> > than an asset. By a 40-11 percent margin, Connecticut voters said that
> > this experience made them less likely rather than more likely to vote
> > for her.
>
> > Women turned out to be a key to Blumenthal's success. McMahon would
> > have become the first female senator elected. Yet she lost women by 21
> > points, but won men by 8 points. Another group that was a key to his
> > success was independents. Given the Democrats 34-21 percent
> > registration advantage in Connecticut, a Republican needs to win the
> > independent vote by a significant margin. Blumenthal was able to split
> > the independent vote with McMahon 50-49 percent.
>
> > Blumenthal had a very good October, which he really needed. After
> > leading McMahon all year and by as much as 41 points in January
> > McMahon had closed to within 3 points in September in a Quinnipiac
> > University Poll.
>
> > McMahon stumbled on a question involving the minimum wage which caused
> > her to be on the defensive for the first time in the campaign.
>
> > McMahon initially did not give a clear answer when asked whether she
> > favored lowering the minimum wage at a press conference. Not only did
> > this hurt her but her campaign suffered another blow when she said
> > didn't know what the minimum wage was, despite her business experience
> > that she was running on. Blumenthal opened up a 12 point lead in
> > October and never looked back.
>
> > Doug Schwartz Ph.D., is the Director of the Quinnipiac University Poll
>
> > More:http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-20021575-503544.html
> > --
>
> > On 11/3/10, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > > SmackDown WWE Profiteer GOP Whiner Linda McMahon LOST!
>
> > > VICTORY!
>
> > > On 11/3/10, nominal9 <nomin...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >> Asshole won. / Travis
>
> > >> Good Government loses.....
>
> > >> nominal9
>
> > >> On Nov 2, 10:03 pm, Travis <baconl...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > >>> Asshole won.
>
> > >>> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 8:38 PM, Keith In Tampa
> > >>> <keithinta...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > >>> > These sound even better tonight CW!!!
>
> > >>> > On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Cold Water <coldwater...@gmail.com>
> > >>> > wrote:
>
> > >>> >> ----- Original Message -----
> > >>> >> *From:* Keith In Tampa <keithinta...@gmail.com>
> > >>> >> *To:* politicalforum@googlegroups.com
> > >>> >> *Sent:* Tuesday, November 02, 2010 09:32
> > >>> >> *Subject:* Re: VOTE AGAINST DICK 'THE BLOOMING ASSHOLE' BLUMENTHAL
>
> > >>> >> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 9:11 AM, Tommy News <tommysn...@gmail.com>
> > >>> >> wrote:
>
> > >>> >>> Smack Down Corrupt Wrestler Linda McMahon and Vote for Dick
> > >>> >>> Blumenthal, a Great Man
>
> > >>> >>> On 11/2/10, nominal9 <nomin...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > >>> >>> > just on principle... the man is a lying corrupt piece of crap....
> > >>> >>> > regardless of party.
> > >>> >>> > nominal9
>
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