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With Linda McMahon running for a Senate seat in Connecticut as a Republican, in a state controlled by the opposing party, Connecticut Secretary of State, Democrat Susan Bysiewicz, tried to ban anyone wearing WWE apparel from voting on election day – a move almost guaranteed to reduce turnout among those likely to vote for McMahon.

Fortunately, U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Arterton struck down Byseiwicz’ move this week, clearing the way for voters in Connecticut to dress as they would normally dress when going to the polls next Tuesday.

Glad to see legal sanity ruled the day; WWE voters are just as likely to vote against McMahon as for her, and anyone wearing WWE apparel ought not be robbed of their right to vote. That’d be like barring anyone wearing tanning lotions from voting for Richard Blumenthal.

Connecticut Democratic US Senator Chris Dodd’s days may be numbered.

Former WWE CEO Linda McMahon’s opponents for the GOP nomination to face Dodd are dropping quickly by the wayside; what used to be a field of five is down to two serious contenders. In one corner, McMahon with a $50 million campaign war chest out of her own personal fortune; in the other corner, Rob Simmons, a more experienced Republican politician in Connecticut, though it remains to be seen whether he has the financial wherewithal to stand up to McMahon in the long term.

Simmons, however, is also independently wealthy and can sustain a campaign.

Both candidates received encouraging news last week, though, when it was announced in a statewide straw poll that both McMahon and Simmons would win in a hypothetical race against the incumbent, Dodd. Maybe if Dodd loses his Senate seat, he can fall back into a second profession, like medical assistant training school. You think?