From Siena College:
Loudonville, NY. With only three weeks to go before the election, Congressman Chris Murphy leads Republican Linda McMahon 46 percent to 44 percent among likely Connecticut voters according to a new Siena College Research Institute (SRI) poll released today. President Barack Obama now is the choice of 53 percent while Governor Mitt Romney has the support of 38 percent of voters.
“At this point, Connecticut’s electoral votes appear solidly blue as the President has opened up a 15-point lead with a commanding margin among Democrats and a five-point bulge among independents. The identity of Connecticut’s next junior senator is far too close to call.
Right now, Murphy leads among Democrats but with one in five D’s crossing party lines and independents favoring McMahon by five points, Murphy’s two point lead is razor thin,” said SRI’s Director Don Levy.
Both Murphy and McMahon are viewed unfavorably by more voters than those that have a favorable view of each candidate. McMahon has a 41 to 49 favorability rating while Murphy’s is 36 to 45. The President has a positive ranking with a majority, 55 percent, seeing him favorably while 41 percent view him unfavorably. Governor Romney has a negative rating with 42 percent favorable and 51 percent unfavorable.
More here.
The Huff-Post
by Jackson Katz
Posted Oct 13 2010
It is mind-boggling that the voters of Connecticut would even consider electing the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment to high political office–until you realize what an abysmal job the news media have done of holding her accountable for the actual product she produced.
Make no mistake about it: until Linda McMahon decided to run as a Republican for the United States Senate, she was one-half of one of the most culturally destructive, and blatantly misogynistic, business partnerships in the history of popular entertainment.
www .huffingtonpost.com/jackson-katz/linda-mcmahon-smacks-down_b_760465.html
Great post, Jim. I am really disgusted the people of this state would consider this vicious nasty individual whose entire campaigns, both this one and her last, consisted of slandering decent and honorable people. I hope the Chairman of Webster Bank sues her rear end off for slander.
*** I have toyed with the idea of voting for Linda just for mere change from the usual lazy career politician types like Murphy but articles like these about McMahon are a bit scary to say the least! *** WHICH WAY IS UP? ***