PS.... I voted for the "Independent" candidate in the case of Blumenthal.. and another....
On Nov 5, 2:28 pm, nominal9 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > SmackDown WWE Profiteer GOP Whiner Linda McMahon LOST! > > > > VICTORY! > > > > On 11/3/10, nominal9 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Asshole won. / Travis > > > >> Good Government loses..... > > > >> nominal9 > > > >> On Nov 2, 10:03 pm, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> Asshole won. > > > >>> On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 8:38 PM, Keith In Tampa > > >>> <[email protected]>wrote: > > > >>> > These sound even better tonight CW!!! > > > >>> > On Tue, Nov 2, 2010 at 9:35 AM, Cold Water <[email protected]> > > >>> > wrote: > > > >>> >> ----- Original Message ----- > > >>> >> *From:* Keith In Tampa <[email protected]> > > >>> >> *To:* [email protected] > > >>> >> *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 <[email protected]> > > >>> >> wrote: > > > >>> >>> Smack Down Corrupt Wrestler Linda McMahon and Vote for Dick > > >>> >>> Blumenthal, a Great Man > > > >>> >>> On 11/2/10, nominal9 <[email protected]> wrote: > > >>> >>> > just on principle... the man is a lying corrupt piece of crap.... > > >>> >>> > regardless of party. > > >>> >>> > nominal9 > > > >>> >>> > -- > > >>> >>> > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > >>> >>> > For options & help > > >>> >>> > seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > >>> >>> > * Visit our other community > > >>> >>> > athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > > >>> >>> > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > >>> >>> > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > > >>> >>> -- > > >>> >>> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > > >>> >>> Have a great day, > > >>> >>> Tommy > > > >>> >>> -- > > >>> >>> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > >>> >>> For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > >>> >>> * Visit our other community > > >>> >>> athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > > >>> >>> * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > > >>> >>> * Read the latest breaking news, and more. > > > >>> >> -- > > >>> >> Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > > >>> >> For options & help seehttp://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > > >>> >> * Visit our other community > > >>> >> athttp://www.PoliticalForum.com/<http://www.politicalforum.com/> > > >>> >> * It's active and moderated. 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