McMahon’s Senate chances smacked down?
January 6th, 2010 | 
Author: Connecticut Democrats, faced with an electorate so ticked off with incumbent Senator Chris Dodd that they’re even polling as willing to elect a former WWE CEO over Dodd, have dealt a smackdown to Linda McMahon’s US Senate bid. On Wednesday, Dodd is expected to retire his seat, tossing the election wide open.
Dodd’s replacement on the Dem side is expected to be Connecticut state attorney general Richard Blumenthal, described by many as one of the state’s most popular politicians, and a solid Dem in solidly blue Connecticut.
While both McMahon and fellow GOP contender Rob Simmons had been polling well ahead of Dodd in recent months, they are not expected to fare as well against Blumenthal, once the switcharoo is complete.
This emergency evacuation of Dodd’s seat is a desperation move on the Dem’s part to try and secure the seat to remain in Dem hands and help maintain their 60-vote control of the US Senate in the upcoming midterms.
While McMahon or Simmons could still pull it off is an open question, it’s gone from being a sure thing to an uphill fight overnight.
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