Linda McMahon is the champion of the Republican primary and can be their candidate for the open Senate seat. One of the two seats is open. Linda McMahon is indeed the wife of Vince McMahon Jr., and she is the previous CEO of WWE Entertainment. She quit the family business to run for the Senate seat, which Chris Dodd is retiring from as his term finishes.
Can you smell what the Linda McMahon is cooking?
Linda McMahon is making a big point of principle with her run for office by financing the entire thing herself, with no donations from taxpayer election funds, interest groups, or Political Action Committees whatsoever. She’s already spent $ 22 million of her own cash and is just fine with more having to be doled out by November, as outlined by ABC. Her opponent Dick Blumenthal, the Democrat candidate, has served as Attorney General of Connecticut since 1991, after serving terms in the Connecticut House of Representatives and Connecticut Senate.
What is her platform?
Linda McMahon is identified as a stringent neo-conservative. Fiscally conservative policies, with emphasis on deregulation and job creation, are big parts of her platform. She has come out in support of Obama’s strategy in Afghanistan, but is notably hawkish on Iran. She’s already created controversy with mainline Republicans, having donated money to a Republican pro-choice PAC, though opposed to partial-birth abortions. She also is far more friendly to LGBT rights than the President is, as she has stated Don’t Ask Don’t Tell should go and the marriage issue should be left to the states, according to an interview with the Connecticut Mirror.
So what is the bottom line?
An additional famous and rich person is running for office. It isn’t the first time somebody has done so, but in fairness her organizational skills as CEO took her company to being almost as popular as NASCAR and is now the only publicly traded pro-wrestling organization. (The McMahons do own most of the shares.) A few of her policies are incredibly popular, and voters may put her into office. Now all that remains to be seen is what you are going to do, brother, when Wrestle mania goes to DC?
Find more details on this subject
ABC News
abcnews.com/george/2010/08/linda-mcmahon-i-will-spend-what-it-takes.html
CT Mirror
ctmirror.org/story/5215/mcmahons-investment-produces-its-first-returns
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