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discocrisco01 Donating Member (524 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-21-10 12:16 PM
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GOP candidate in Conn. hammers Democrat on honesty
Source: Associated Press

HARTFORD, Conn. — The Republican and former pro-wrestling executive seeking a U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut is hammering away at her Democratic opponent's sincerity.

This combination of 2010 photos shows Democrat Richard Blumenthal, left, and Republican Linda McMahon, right, candidates in the Nov. 2, general election in Connecticut for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Christopher Dodd. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

Attorney General Richard Blumenthal asserted on MSNBC early in his campaign that he had "never taken PAC money" and has "rejected all special interest money."

But records show he has accepted $480,000 in political action committee money since then. And challenger Linda McMahon points to nearly $17,000 he received as a legislative candidate in the 1980s.

Blumenthal has built a reputation for taking on corporate interests and argues his comments referred to his years as attorney general.


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Yeah, I am going to trust a wrestling executive, Vote for Blumenthal. McMahon is a fraud. She is just like Meg Whitman. Vote No for her.
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Dawson Leery Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-21-10 12:18 PM
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1. Linda McMahon is using blood money to
finance her campaign. Once in office, she will push for tax cuts for herself and her svengali (husband) and oppose regulation of the markets.
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CACD14 Donating Member (4 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Aug-21-10 12:20 PM
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2. These gazillionaries like Whitman and McMahon buying elections...
...it's just sickening.
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