A Monday Night Raw (Debate) In CT-SEN

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A Monday Night Raw (Debate) In CT-SEN

Eric Kleefeld

The candidates in the open-seat Connecticut Senate race, Democratic state Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and Republican former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon, met tonight for a very lively debate, with each of them maintaining a constant theme throughout: The other candidate absolutely cannot be trusted to look out for the state and the nation's economy.

Overall, the debate was probably a win for Blumenthal -- he entered the debate ahead in the polls, with a lead of 50.2%-44.2% in the TPM Poll Average -- and no knockout blows against him or gaffes on his part occurred that would seemed likely to topple him from that perch.

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Blumenthal responded shortly afterward: "The record will show that when my opponent was asked, would she cut the minimum wage, she said she would have to look at it. The record will show that is incontrovertibly true. And I would have never said that."

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Blumenthal got in the last word, and again hammered McMahon -- and in an environment where she had no time to respond, too. First, he spoke of individuals in the audience who he had helped over the years. "I am proud of my record in public service. I am proud that I have helped people build their futures. My opponent has built her fortune, she has put profit ahead of people. Even now she refuses to acknowledge that steroids can cause long term health consequences."

[Jennicut]

1. Blumenthal has a record of helping a lot of us in CT, McMahon merely put on some wrestling shows

at the Hartford Civic Center. Hey, I enjoyed the pay per view I went to there in 2001 Linda but it won't make me vote for you.