I was wondering what Linda McMahon would do on Election day, and whether or not the WWE would play a role in her campaign in some way, shape or form other than being the target of another ethical complaint.
As long as Linda McMahon has been the Republican Senate candidate in Connecticut, everybody -- even conservatives -- assumed her long, infamous ties to World Wrestling Entertainment would be a huge liability for her. But it might pay off for an unforeseen reason, particularly if her opponent's narrow lead keeps shrinking.
On November 2, voters and their families will face a choice: head to the polls to vote, or rush over after work to the Arena at Harbor Yard in Bridgeport for a rollicking night of "Smackdown" -- election night fun for the whole family.
The event has Connecticut Dems working the refs.
The show will begin at 6:45 p.m., a full hour and 15 minutes before the polls close in a district that went 60-40 for President Obama in 2008. The venue can hold up to 10,000 people. And Democrats are worried that -- whether they're stuck in traffic, or watching a large man in tights get bodyslammed -- a significant number of voters might not make it to the polls in time to vote.
That could spell bad news for Richard Blumenthal -- and worse news for Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT), whose lead over Republican challenger Dan Debicella is a modest 2.6 percent, according to the TPM Poll Average.
I heard rumors about it when I went back home from some friends who work on one of the campaigns in Fairfield County.
It seems, to me, that Linda McMahon will stop at nothing to win this campaign, and she certainly is up to the challenge of helping her Republican cronies across the state, particularly Dan Debicella.
Blumenthal's lead in the polls is comforting, but his victory this November isn't a given.
Jim Himes' lead isn't a given, by any means.
If this event is as big a blowout as some of my campaign friends say, and if it is politically motivated (I can't prove this one way or another, but the timing and circumstances are certainly noteworthy), then this will be a frightening adversary on its own for Dick Blumenthal and Jim Himes especially.
We know what Dick's up against. We know that Jim's up against a candidate who has voted against women, the environment, working people and the middle class time and again.
I'm not going to do a plug saying how important it is to volunteer before election day. You've heard it before, and hopefully you do it anyway. Regardless of how you feel about Jim Himes on a number of votes he's taken in the house, a suppressed voter turnout in Bridgeport could be devastating for the Democratic ticket in Fairfield County.
Is there anything we can do about the WWE event? No. But is there something we can do about its potential consequences? Yes. You know what that is. If you're in CT-04, (or elsewhere, you're welcome to stop by for a visit), go to campaign HQ and give a helping hand to our Attorney General and the Democratic team (OK. I said I wouldn't do a plug. But there it is. Sorry).
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