Connecticut now in play according to polls

[nick1985]

Linda McMahon (R)
45%

Richard Blumenthal (D)
48%


http://www.rasmussenreports.com/pub.../connecticut/election_2010_connecticut_senate

Ouch...only up 3% on a Republican in Connecticut. Lying about military service is not good.

 

[PokerGuy]

The tide will sweep, and previous "untouchable" enclaves such as CT will fall as well. Tea Party!

 

[IceBergSLiM]

sweet I can choose from rich white person A or rich white person B......

 

[nick1985]

sweet I can choose from rich white person A or rich white person B......

Seriously? Race HAS to be a part of it?

 

[ElFenix]

is that vince mcmahon's wife?

 

[IceBergSLiM]

Seriously? Race HAS to be a part of it?

yeah I think this went over your head dude. Most of congress is rich white people. its not a race issue its just the standard procedure. implying both of these two won't be any different and they will fit right in in D.C.

 

[Fenixgoon]

sweet I can choose from rich white person A or rich white person B......

john jackson: i say your tax raise goes too far!
jack johnson: i say your tax raise doesn't go too far enough!

</futurama>

 

[nonlnear]

The tide will sweep, and previous "untouchable" enclaves such as CT will fall as well. Tea Party!

For the Tea Party to win CT they will have to pull a lot harder for their candidate. Hint: it's not one of the two (or three) that get MSM mentions.

 

[IceBergSLiM]

The tide will sweep, and previous "untouchable" enclaves such as CT will fall as well. Tea Party!

lol. there is no tea party movement in CT. its nonexistent.

 

[nick1985]

lol. there is no tea party movement in CT. its nonexistent.

http://www.teapartypatriots.org/state/Connecticut

 

[IceBergSLiM]

http://www.teapartypatriots.org/state/Connecticut

Thanks for supporting my statement. The largest group is 20 members with most sporting less than 5. Sounds like a real presence lol. these 100+ so tea partyers are probably transplants too.

 

[bamacre]

is that vince mcmahon's wife?

Yes. And she's spending a lot of her money.

 

[CrackRabbit]

Yes. And she's spending a lot of her money.

I'm not sure who is worse a douche that lies about his military service or someone who wants to buy their way in to congress. :hmm:

Either way CT is going to get screwed.

 

[Linflas]

I'm not sure who is worse a douche that lies about his military service or someone who wants to buy their way in to congress. :hmm:

Either way CT is going to get screwed.

Who doesn't buy their way into office? The only difference here is she is using her own money instead of someone elses money.

 

[Thump553]

We have lots of Republicans here in CT, New England is the birthplace and traditionally the home of the GOP. What we don't have (except a few rare transplants) are the religious authoritarian/moral majority type GOP. These days our GOP are frequently called RINOs because they find it anathema to compel the rest of society how to live their lives. OUr GOP is more of a traditional small government, promote individual freedom type-an endangered species these days. Many, many town governments here are GOP run.

BTW, CT hasn't had a Democratic governor since Jan, 1991 and we have GOP in all but name Senator Joe Lieberman.

My personal belief is Linda McMahon will flame out, especially when the electorate realises she made her fortune off of pushing steriods. I hope she does get nominated though, Simmons would be a much tougher opponent.

 

[nick1985]

I'm not sure who is worse a douche that lies about his military service or someone who wants to buy their way in to congress. :hmm:

Either way CT is going to get screwed.

Uh....They all buy their way into congress

 

[umbrella39]

The tide will sweep, and previous "untouchable" enclaves such as CT will fall as well. Tea Party!

ppppppppppffffffffffffffffffffttttttttttttttttttt

 

[CrackRabbit]

Uh....They all buy their way into congress

You and Linflas both have a point there.

 

[CPA]

I'm not sure who is worse a douche that lies about his military service or someone who wants to buy their way in to congress. :hmm:

Either way CT is going to get screwed.

point removed. already addressed

 

[bamacre]

I'm not sure who is worse a douche that lies about his military service or someone who wants to buy their way in to congress. :hmm:

Either way CT is going to get screwed.

You don't have to choose one of them...
http://schiffforsenate.com/

 

[PokerGuy]

Thanks for supporting my statement. The largest group is 20 members with most sporting less than 5. Sounds like a real presence lol. these 100+ so tea partyers are probably transplants too.

So, you've been owned and it was shown that in fact it does exist, so you change the criteria for "existing" to include some as yet undefined number?

 

[CrackRabbit]

You don't have to choose one of them...
http://schiffforsenate.com/

I thought that name sounded familiar.
Man, CT IS screwed.

 

[Lemon law]

My comment is borrow from another thread where a poster lamented that the current generation of CT politicians are total duds. And therefore bring forth the pitipot gloom and doom and wallow in it.

As for me, I tend to be an optimist, and note that a State that can produce a Lowell Weicher is not doomed, and its more of a generational crisis in transition. I can remember a 1960 protest song starting out with, I believe in God and Senator Dodd, even if I don't compare the now retiring Dodd with his daddy. And whose next is Lieberman come 2012, and now a political dead man walking. But but between the two, they have stood astride CT for too long, and now CT is ready for a new generation of leadership while that new generation has no experience leading. There will be no doubt some false starts, but I am still bullish on CT.

CT is a dynamic state, with an ever varied set of constituencies, but I very much doubt it will ever buy the T bagger set of doctrines. That new set of young and dynamic set of leaders will emerge to re invent CT once again.

 

[Tristicus]

lol. there is no tea party movement in CT. its nonexistent.

sweet I can choose from rich white person A or rich white person B......

Not sure how much stupid you smoked this morning, but I'd lay off the pipe for a while.

 

[werepossum]

Not sure how much stupid you smoked this morning, but I'd lay off the pipe for a while.

LOL Made me actually laugh out loud.