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Post by sh17 on Sept 20, 2009 20:50:42 GMT -6
I think she has a better chance than y'all give her. I'd put a lot of that stuff on Vince more than Linda, if he ever did. She's spent most of her tenure in WWE behind the scenes, and assuming she gets by the primary which I'll definitely agree and say its going to be a fairly risky proposition against Dodd she stands a real chance. A lot of the population of Connecticut is rich white folks, who aren't happy with the tax increases coming out of liberal Washington lately. Go back to a couple of stories earlier this year and late last year about Vinnie being unhappy about the Obama election victory. She's going to pose a stark contrast to the incumbent, which could work out for her in the long run.
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Post by freak on Sept 20, 2009 22:12:15 GMT -6
Like I said. Two words....Chris Benoit.
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Post by sh17 on Sept 21, 2009 12:33:39 GMT -6
Three words: Mary Jo Kopechne.
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Post by Bubba JD on Sept 21, 2009 20:50:58 GMT -6
i've got 3 words: guilty by association.
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Post by freak on Sept 21, 2009 20:58:04 GMT -6
I got three words in response to Shaggy...wrong fucking senator.
I can't believe that anyone is going to take the candidacy of Linda McMahon for Senate as anything more than a publicity stunt. If the Republican Party in the state of Connecticut is that concerned about getting a seat that's held by a Democrat that's slipping in approval ratings then they need to put up a legitimate candidate, one who could actually WIN. She won't be able to.
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Post by sh17 on Sept 21, 2009 21:10:29 GMT -6
I got three words in response to Shaggy...wrong fucking senator. I can't believe that anyone is going to take the candidacy of Linda McMahon for Senate as anything more than a publicity stunt. If the Republican Party in the state of Connecticut is that concerned about getting a seat that's held by a Democrat that's slipping in approval ratings then they need to put up a legitimate candidate, one who could actually WIN. She won't be able to. I wasn't saying Dodd was the one that killed MJ you moron. You missed the allusion completely. Let's not forget, Arnold won the California governorship and Al Franken won a seat in Minnesota. Both have much less to offer as far as business experience and communication with people, yet both of them held or currently hold office. Arnold was a Republican, Franken a Democrat. Let's not forget Jesse Ventura, who actually wrestled and won the governorship of Minnesota as well. A well known conservative public figure, who is very non-threatening and has been in the trenches before so PR is not a problem. |
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Post by freak on Sept 21, 2009 21:17:09 GMT -6
But see, there's a difference between Linda and all the other people you mention. Arnold was heavily involved in politics even before they put him up to run for governor. Same thing with Franken. And Jesse Ventura had actually held elective office before he got elected governor of Minnesota.
I don't think that it's fair to compare Linda Mac's candidacy to those because they were all special cases. I look at her candidacy to be more like Lynn Swann's when he ran for governor of Pennsylvania two years ago.
Like I said, if they want to win the seat, they need to put up someone who can win it. And I don't see how Linda McMahon can or will.
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Post by sh17 on Sept 21, 2009 21:45:38 GMT -6
But see, there's a difference between Linda and all the other people you mention. Arnold was heavily involved in politics even before they put him up to run for governor. Same thing with Franken. And Jesse Ventura had actually held elective office before he got elected governor of Minnesota. I don't think that it's fair to compare Linda Mac's candidacy to those because they were all special cases. I look at her candidacy to be more like Lynn Swann's when he ran for governor of Pennsylvania two years ago. Like I said, if they want to win the seat, they need to put up someone who can win it. And I don't see how Linda McMahon can or will. While I never said Linda will win, I did say she has a better chance than most people give her. What will be interesting is the primaries, if she wins the primary(a coin flip at best) then it's nut cut time as Good Ol' JR would say. What will be key is the conservative and Republican crowd being able to back her in the sense of they've got no one else. There's one Republican, one Democrat so having to make a choice could cause quite a bit of abstaining. Keep an eye on this story, it could be a newsmaker |
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Post by Bubba JD on Sept 22, 2009 20:18:01 GMT -6
But see, there's a difference between Linda and all the other people you mention. Arnold was heavily involved in politics even before they put him up to run for governor. Same thing with Franken. And Jesse Ventura had actually held elective office before he got elected governor of Minnesota. I don't think that it's fair to compare Linda Mac's candidacy to those because they were all special cases. I look at her candidacy to be more like Lynn Swann's when he ran for governor of Pennsylvania two years ago. Like I said, if they want to win the seat, they need to put up someone who can win it. And I don't see how Linda McMahon can or will. even then, Franken was also in a lengthy legal battle with Norm Coleman (Incumbant), who was initially declared the winner. but, since the margin of victory was so close, the State had to automatically do a recount, which ended up in Franken's favor. in Ventura's case, i believe he was mayor of a town in the Twin Cities area. plus, it helped that he had enough time away from wrestling, allowing him the chance to distance himself from the business. also, he at least had the credentials of also being a Navy Seal or some shit. something like that automatically gives many voters a hard-on (the overly patriotic routine). though, i have to say that Ventura's win surprised a lot of people. i don't think anyone expected him to get a decent amount of votes, let alone the win. |
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