Blumenthal to announce run for Senate

That's it, everybody go home. (4.00 / 1)

Game over. Congratulations Senator-elect Blumenthal. :-)

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by: dhaseltine @ Wed Jan 06, 2010 at 13:28:49 PM UTC

Blumenthal interview with FOX CT: (0.00 / 0)

 

Taken from Capitol Watch.


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by: Connecticut Man1 @ Wed Jan 06, 2010 at 15:16:06 PM UTC

NRSC press release on Blumenthal (0.00 / 0)

they sound kinda desperate to link Blumenthal to Dodd...

TPM LiveWire: In Dodd Statement, NRSC Attacks CT AG Blumenthal

"There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning." - Warren Buffet

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by: joesaho @ Wed Jan 06, 2010 at 16:19:55 PM UTC

PPP numbers- big lead for Blumenthal (4.00 / 1)

PPP: Blumenthal Heavily Favored

When Chris Dodd retired last night his seat went from one of the most vulnerable to one of the safest for Senate Democrats. Attorney General Richard Blumenthal leads all three of the Republicans in the race by at least 30 points in polling we conducted Monday and Tuesday night before Dodd's announcement. (emphasis added)

Blumenthal is unusually popular, especially in hyper partisan times when voters like few politicians. 59% have a favorable opinion of him to just 19% who see him negatively. It's no surprise that he's liked by 71% of Democrats and 60% of independents, but even Republicans view him favorably by a 37/35 margin. It doesn't take a lot of hands to count the number of Democratic politicians with positive numbers among GOP voters these days.

Blumenthal leads Rob Simmons 59-28, Linda McMahon 60-28, and Peter Schiff 63-23. It would take an epic collapse for him not to be Connecticut's next Senator.

"There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning." - Warren Buffet

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by: joesaho @ Wed Jan 06, 2010 at 17:52:33 PM UTC

Look at the numbers... (0.00 / 0)

Sen. Dodd only barely loses to Simmons (4 point gap - gotta be within the margin of error?), ties McMahon and beats Schiff by 7.

And Rep. Murphy beats them all too.

But in this day of polarized and partisan politics... Blumenthal's numbers are off the charts.


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by: Connecticut Man1 @ Wed Jan 06, 2010 at 18:56:04 PM UTC

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As Bill Paxton said in Aliens... (4.00 / 1)

"GAME OVER MAN!!!  GAME OVER!!!"

Have you seen the PPP results yet?  He decimates the field.  If he runs a solid campaign and avoids gaffes, Democrats can breathe easily.

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by: KenB @ Wed Jan 06, 2010 at 17:54:14 PM UTC

hey (4.00 / 1)

My name is also Ken B!

Though I have to say my spidey sense is tingling, in that I seem to remember a lot of Hillary surrogates touting the inevitability line around this time of year in 2007. Obviously this is a different ballgame, but I for one don't think it would be a bad idea if a progressive were to run in the primary, even if only to get Blumenthal to commit to some solid policy positions on the record.  

"There's class warfare, all right, but it's my class, the rich class, that's making war, and we're winning." - Warren Buffet

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by: joesaho @ Wed Jan 06, 2010 at 18:12:25 PM UTC

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"get Blumenthal to commit to some solid policy positions on the record" (0.00 / 0)

yep.


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by: Connecticut Man1 @ Wed Jan 06, 2010 at 18:51:44 PM UTC

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