{"id":3335,"date":"2010-05-19T11:11:45","date_gmt":"2010-05-19T15:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=3335"},"modified":"2010-05-19T23:08:45","modified_gmt":"2010-05-20T03:08:45","slug":"poll-blumenthal-loses-ground-leads-mcmahon-by-just-three-points","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/19\/poll-blumenthal-loses-ground-leads-mcmahon-by-just-three-points\/","title":{"rendered":"Poll: Blumenthal Loses Ground, Leads McMahon By Just Three Points"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Rasmussen Reports <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/elections2\/election_2010\/election_2010_senate_elections\/connecticut\/election_2010_connecticut_senate\" target=\"_blank\">survey<\/a> of likely voters in Connecticut shows Attorney General Richard Blumenthal&#8217;s lead over potential Republican challengers has shrunk significantly following yesterdays revelations he <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/18\/nyt-blumenthal-lied-about-vietnam-service\/\" target=\"_blank\">exaggerated his military record<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Following a New York Times report that he exaggerated his military record, Democratic Senate  hopeful Richard Blumenthal has lost ground in match-ups against all his  potential Republican challengers in Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p>The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in  Connecticut finds Blumenthal with just a three-point advantage over  Linda McMahon, 48% to 45%. Two weeks ago, he led the former CEO of World  Wrestling Entertainment by 13 percentage points. The New York Times  story broke late Monday; the survey was taken Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n<p>When matched against former GOP Congressman Rob Simmons, Blumenthal  leads by 11 &#8211; 50% to 39%. Two weeks ago, the longtime state attorney  general held a 23-point lead over Simmons.<\/p>\n<p>Blumenthal now leads Peter Schiff, a high-profile Wall Street investment  banker, 53% to 37%. In the previous survey, he posted a 54% to 29% lead  over Schiff.<\/p>\n<p>Still, just 26% of voters say Blumenthal should withdraw from the Senate  race. Only nine percent (9%) of Democrats hold that view.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Ouch, this is a good news bad news thing for Blumenthal and Democrats&#8230; The bad news is that his lead over McMahon has basically evaporated, the good news is he still has a lead. Normally revelations like this will destroy a political career in hours, but Blumenthal seems to have stopped or at least arrested the bleeding. I still think he&#8217;s toast, but to be honest I think the story may have broken to early for it to have any real impact in November. Time and the polls will tell whether he rebounds or continues to weaken.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Realated<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.politico.com\/news\/stories\/0510\/37455.html\" target=\"_blank\">VFW leader rips Blumenthal<\/a> &#8211; Politico<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nysun.com\/editorials\/blumenthals-lesson\/86963\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blumenthal\u2019s Lesson<\/a> &#8211; The New York Sun<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/gatewaypundit.firstthings.com\/2010\/05\/breaking-blementhals-soldier-supporter-on-stage-today-is-a-phony-too\/\" target=\"_blank\">Breaking: Blumenthal\u2019s Soldier Supporter On Stage Today  Is a Phony, Too<\/a> &#8211; Gateway Pundit<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The latest Rasmussen Reports survey of likely voters in Connecticut shows Attorney General Richard Blumenthal&#8217;s lead over potential Republican challengers has shrunk significantly following yesterdays revelations he exaggerated his military record: Following a New York Times report that he exaggerated his military record, Democratic Senate hopeful Richard Blumenthal has lost ground in match-ups against all [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[7],"tags":[534,209,993,994,548,512,185,288],"class_list":{"0":"post-3335","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-politics","7":"tag-2010-elections","8":"tag-connecticut","9":"tag-linda-mcmahon","10":"tag-peter-schiff","11":"tag-richard-blumenthal","12":"tag-rob-simmons","13":"tag-senate","14":"tag-vietnam-war","15":"entry"},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfpI7-RN","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3599,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/15\/rasmussen-blumenthal%e2%80%99s-lead-over-mcmahon-down-to-five\/","url_meta":{"origin":3335,"position":0},"title":"Rasmussen: Blumenthal\u2019s Lead Over McMahon Down to Five","author":"Jeff","date":"October 15, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The news media here in Connecticut has been hyping a Quinnipiac poll that shows current Attorney General Richard Blumenthal now has double digital lead in his in Senate race with former WWE CEO Linda McMahon... Don't despair! Rasmussen Reports has a released a new poll which shows the race tightening:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4577,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2012\/08\/14\/voters-head-to-polls-in-connecticut-elsewhere-for-primary\/","url_meta":{"origin":3335,"position":1},"title":"Voters Head to Polls in Connecticut; Elsewhere for Primary","author":"Jeff","date":"August 14, 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Voters in Connecticut and three other states -- Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin head to the polls today to select candidates for House and Senate races in November. This year some of the most hotly contested and most closely watched races are right here in Connecticut: HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) \u2014 Connecticut\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/11\/Vote-Here.png?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3319,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/18\/nyt-blumenthal-lied-about-vietnam-service\/","url_meta":{"origin":3335,"position":2},"title":"NYT: Blumenthal Lied About Vietnam Service","author":"Jeff","date":"May 18, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The New York Times is raising questions about Senate candidate and current Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's claims he served in Vietnam: At a ceremony honoring veterans and senior citizens who sent presents to soldiers overseas, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal of Connecticut rose and spoke of an earlier time in\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Culture of Corruption&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Culture of Corruption","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/culture-of-corruption\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3145,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2010\/01\/06\/dodd-dorgan-to-retire-wont-seek-re-election\/","url_meta":{"origin":3335,"position":3},"title":"Dodd, Dorgan to Retire; Won&#8217;t Seek Re-election","author":"Jeff","date":"January 6, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The 2010 mid-term elections are still months, but things aren't looking good Democrats. Two long serving high profile Senators, Chris Dodd of Connecticut and Byron Dorgan of North Dakota have announced that they won't seek re-election: Sen. Christopher Dodd of Connecticut, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee and a Democratic\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Culture of Corruption&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Culture of Corruption","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/culture-of-corruption\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2540,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/07\/25\/this-and-that-dodd-trails-obama-falls-boxer-struggles-perry-ready-for-showdown\/","url_meta":{"origin":3335,"position":4},"title":"This and That: Dodd Trails, Obama Falls, Boxer Struggles, Perry Ready for Showdown","author":"Jeff","date":"July 25, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"It's Saturday, the weather is gorgeous and I have a date with a grill and some steaks so rather than spend my afternoon in front of the computer I thought put together a political blotter of sorts. First up, Chris Dodd trails likely Republican challenger Rob Simmons by 9 points\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Politics&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Politics","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/category\/politics\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":1942,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2009\/04\/17\/only-5-connecticut-residents-donated-to-dodd\/","url_meta":{"origin":3335,"position":5},"title":"Only 5 Connecticut Residents Donated to Dodd","author":"Jeff","date":"April 17, 2009","format":false,"excerpt":"Senator Chris Dodd has a problem, he supposedly represents the people of Connecticut in the Senate but he's apparently having to look elsewhere for campaign cash... 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