Connecticut Senate: A Slow, Steady Move to Toss Up

[bijou]

The contest between Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon has been gradually closing over the past few months, and is now in single digits, according to some polls.

A Quinnipiac University poll (September 8-12 of 875 likely voters) gave Blumenthal a six-point lead over McMahon, 51 percent to 45 percent. They were statistically tied among independents, with Blumenthal taking 47 percent to 46 percent for McMahon, and among men where McMahon had a one-point advantage, 48 percent to 47 percent. Blumenthal enjoyed a 56-percent to 41-percent lead among women voters. Blumenthal’s job ratings were 70-percent approve to 26-percent disapprove. As impressive as these numbers are, his ratings in January were 84-percent approve to 11-percent disapprove. Blumenthal’s favorable/unfavorable ratings were 55 percent to 39 percent while McMahon’s were 45 percent to 41 percent. This poll looks a lot different than a January Quinnipiac survey that gave Blumenthal a 41-percent advantage over McMahon, 64 percent to 23 percent.  ...

http://www.cookpolitical.com/node/3343

[RightCoast]

Dick has always had a big lead here, the local Hartford paper, owned by Tribune Company who also own the LA Times, had a big headline last week about how his lead was widening. In reality his 6-point lead means, I hope, that he is toast.  One way or another the Dems are going to have to spend a fortune in CT that they did not think they were going to have to spend.

[Tess Anderson]

Wow, I thought this one was practically written off - that CT seat is competitive now? I've heard that Blumenthal is a nasty piece of work but CT has like six regstered republicans,

The stupid sex:

 . . .among men where McMahon had a one-point advantage, 48 percent to 47 percent. Blumenthal enjoyed a 56-percent to 41-percent lead among women voters . .

  :banghead:mine, of course. The ladies need to stay home on that day and do laundry.

[RightCoast]

CT is full of millions of "feel good" liberals. They vote for Dems almost no matter what because it feels good. No to mention a HUGE public employee pool of voters.  However there is a growing group of people that realize that in a state with as much money as CT has with the kinds of taxes we pay, there should be no deficit. Since there is not only a deficit, but a huge deficit some people are finally taking notice.