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Democrats sweating Connecticut Senate race
9/18/12 11:20 PM EDT
Democrats have no business losing a Senate race in deep blue Connecticut, a state where the Republican candidate lost by double digits two short years ago and Democrats have a commanding voter registration advantage.
But now the party is sweating that possibility thanks to a cascade of setbacks for its standard-bearer, Rep. Chris Murphy — and the surprisingly strong general election campaign of former World Wrestling Entertainment magnate Linda McMahon.
Murphy’s problems of late are forcing the national party to send staff and money to the state to help counter the near-constant onslaught of negative ads from the McMahon campaign. It’s a small ad buy — only $320,000, a fraction of McMahon’s spending — but an indication the national party is paying close attention to the state.
“We’ve been 100 percent behind Chris Murphy, we were going to make sure he had whatever resources he needs to win this race,” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesman Matt Canter said. “She peaked at this exact same time in 2010, in August and September, and we believe the end result will be the same” in November.
Still, Murphy has been on the defensive virtually nonstop since the Aug. 14 primary.
But now the party is sweating that possibility thanks to a cascade of setbacks for its standard-bearer, Rep. Chris Murphy — and the surprisingly strong general election campaign of former World Wrestling Entertainment magnate Linda McMahon.
Murphy’s problems of late are forcing the national party to send staff and money to the state to help counter the near-constant onslaught of negative ads from the McMahon campaign. It’s a small ad buy — only $320,000, a fraction of McMahon’s spending — but an indication the national party is paying close attention to the state.
“We’ve been 100 percent behind Chris Murphy, we were going to make sure he had whatever resources he needs to win this race,” Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesman Matt Canter said. “She peaked at this exact same time in 2010, in August and September, and we believe the end result will be the same” in November.
Still, Murphy has been on the defensive virtually nonstop since the Aug. 14 primary.
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0912/81373.html
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