{"id":3599,"date":"2010-10-15T19:51:55","date_gmt":"2010-10-15T23:51:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/?p=3599"},"modified":"2010-10-15T19:51:55","modified_gmt":"2010-10-15T23:51:55","slug":"rasmussen-blumenthal%e2%80%99s-lead-over-mcmahon-down-to-five","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2010\/10\/15\/rasmussen-blumenthal%e2%80%99s-lead-over-mcmahon-down-to-five\/","title":{"rendered":"Rasmussen: Blumenthal\u2019s Lead Over McMahon Down to Five"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The news media here in Connecticut has been hyping a Quinnipiac poll that shows current Attorney General Richard Blumenthal now has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.quinnipiac.edu\/x1296.xml?ReleaseID=1518\" target=\"_blank\">double digital lead<\/a> in his in Senate race with former WWE CEO Linda McMahon&#8230; Don&#8217;t despair! Rasmussen Reports has a released a new poll which shows <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rasmussenreports.com\/public_content\/politics\/elections\/election_2010\/election_2010_senate_elections\/connecticut\/election_2010_connecticut_senate\" target=\"_blank\">the race tightening<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Democrat Richard Blumenthal now leads Republican Linda McMahon by just  five points in Connecticut\u2019s race for the U.S. Senate in a survey  conducted two nights after their third and final head-to-head debate.<\/p>\n<p>The latest Rasmussen Reports statewide telephone survey of Likely Voters  shows Blumenthal, Connecticut\u2019s longtime attorney general, picking up  51% of the vote. McMahon, the former CEO of World Wrestling  Entertainment, earns the vote from 46%. One percent (1%) prefer some  other candidate, while three percent (3%) are undecided.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Which one is right? We&#8217;ll find out on election day&#8230; I tend to put a little more faith in the Rasmussen poll than I do in the Quinnipiac poll just because I&#8217;m not convinced Dick Blumenthal has opened up that big of a lead at this point&#8230; I suspect this is going be very close race that&#8217;s fought down to the wire. Personally, although I&#8217;m not fan I&#8217;m pulling for Linda McMahon simply because as Ann Coulter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.anncoulter.com\/cgi-local\/article.cgi?article=391\" target=\"_blank\">notes<\/a> &#8220;If the Bush administration ever treated terrorism suspects the way  Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal treats law-abiding  citizens and small businesses, even conservatives would have blanched.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Note: in the spirit of full disclosure I should mention I was one of the 750 likely voters polled by Rasmussen last night.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Previous<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/18\/nyt-blumenthal-lied-about-vietnam-service\/\" target=\"_blank\">NYT: Blumenthal Lied About Vietnam Service<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Related<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052748703691804575254424061921614.html\" target=\"_blank\">The Other Blumenthal Scandal<\/a> &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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&#8230; Don&#8217;t despair! Rasmussen Reports has a released a new poll which shows the race tightening: Democrat Richard Blumenthal now leads [&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_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_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},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[7],"tags":[534,209,993,548,185],"class_list":["post-3599","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-politics","tag-2010-elections","tag-connecticut","tag-linda-mcmahon","tag-richard-blumenthal","tag-senate","entry"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfpI7-W3","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3335,"url":"https:\/\/www.jasetaro.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/19\/poll-blumenthal-loses-ground-leads-mcmahon-by-just-three-points\/","url_meta":{"origin":3599,"position":0},"title":"Poll: Blumenthal Loses Ground, Leads McMahon By Just Three Points","author":"Jeff","date":"May 19, 2010","format":false,"excerpt":"The latest Rasmussen Reports survey of likely voters in Connecticut shows Attorney General Richard Blumenthal'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\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":3599,"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. 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(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":3599,"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":3599,"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. 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