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No smackdowns please. But Connecticut voters -- if they wish to -- may wear World Wrestling Entertainment garb to the polls next Tuesday without being turned away as hucksters for Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon.

U.S. District Judge Janet Bond Atherton on Wednesday said WWE togs would not be considered political advertising for McMahon, the former CEO of the professional wrestling organization. She is running against Democrat Richard Blumenthal, the state's attorney general.

Connecticut Republican Senate candidate Linda McMahon with husband, Vince McMahonMcMahon's husband, Vince McMahon, the current CEO of WWE, sued earlier this week to stop poll workers from ordering WWE fans to cover up wrestling apparel when they go to the polls on Nov. 2. State election law bars political advertising within 75 feet of a polling place, but Secretary of State Susan Bysiewicz said her directive on enforcing the law had been misunderstood. She only wanted to bar clothing or paraphernalia that solicits for or against a candidate, or a ballot question, she said.

All of this presumably could benefit McMahon, who no doubt expects to get more votes from pro wresting fans than Blumenthal. She could use a boost. A recent Suffolk University poll showed Blumenthal with a strong double digit lead in the race to succeed Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) who is retiring.

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nkscom

Democrats have had full control of the White House, Senate and House for the last two years. Before that they had control of the House and Senate for two years. Unemployment is nearly double digit, under-employment is nearly 20%, the housing market is in a shambles, food prices are growing, health insurance premiums are growing faster than their historic averages, we are stuck in Afghanistan and the government is concerned about what a voter wears to a voting locaton. Throw the bums out.

October 29 2010 at 8:07 AM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
Ed

LOL. I'd assumed that the people who wanted to wear wrestling clothes were Democrats who wanted to make Republicans look stupid for backing the wife of one of the most outrageous con-men that we've seen in the past 30 years. Of course I'm not really that surprised to find out that they're actually Republicans as many Republicans seem to have some sort of twisted pride that their party has has taken on the mantle of being the party of the easily fooled and the ignorant.

October 28 2010 at 12:42 AM Report abuse -1 rate up rate down Reply
Michael

Ah, yes. But can the father of a sailor serving on the USS GHW Bush Aircraft carrier under the orders of the Commander in Chief keep his union job building a stage for the President's campaign speech if he wears a hat with the carrier's logo? No, he would be fired and treated as an enemy. Sad. No Hope, No change.

October 27 2010 at 7:14 PM Report abuse +4 rate up rate down Reply
watkbl

Why doesn't AOL do a story on voting fraud? Today there have been several arrests of Democratic candidates and their support teams of illegally obtaining some other persons' absentee ballots for fraudulent purposes? Florida , Nevada, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.

October 27 2010 at 6:41 PM Report abuse +1 rate up rate down Reply
bpdarling

BILLIONAIRE Linda Mc Mahon and her husband are trying to BUY that election. But why? WHo would benefit most if she was elected? BIG BUSINESS, WALL STREET, INSURANCE COMPANIES, and Linda Mc Mahon PERSONALLY!!! Notice there is NOTHING about the Connecticut voters in there. They get NOTHING! THis is such a joke that come candidates are playing on voters, and in this terrible economy that is REPREHENSIBLE! Linda Mc Mahon has ALL THE MONEY in Connecticut in her PERSONAL BANK ACCOUTN, and she wants to KEEP IT that way! I would not vote for her.

October 27 2010 at 4:52 PM Report abuse -5 rate up rate down Reply

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