Richard Blumenthal Takes Dive in Poll After Story About His Military Record [View All]

[Liberation Angel]

Source: Politics Daily. Com (Poll Watch)

The revelation that Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal had told audiences he served in Vietnam when that wasn't the case has had an immediate impact on his standing in a new poll, cutting his advantage over one of his strongest potential challengers from 13 points to three.

Blumenthal had been cruising in the polls since putting on the Democratic mantle in place of Sen. Christopher Dodd, whose growing unpopularity in the state made him decided not to seek re-election.

But following the story about his military record -- Blumenthal actually stayed out of combat zones through five deferments and then getting a stateside spot in the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve -- that broke in the New York Times late Monday, he found his lead over Republican Linda McMahon, the former chief executive of World Wrestling Entertainment, down to 48 percent to 45 percent with 4 percent preferring another candidate and 3 percent undecided, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted May 18. The survey was taken Tuesday evening.

In early May, Blumenthal had led 52 percent to 39 percent.

Read more: http://www.politicsdaily.com/2010/05/19/richard-blumenthal-takes-dive-in-a-poll-after-story-about-his-mi/

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I suggest that folks send some DU love to Merrick Alpert, the former Al Gore staffer and antwar candidate who is trying to get a primary against Blumenbthal at this weekends Connecticut Delegate Convention.

He needs 15% of the delegates to support a primary.

So far the rules committee has been too chickensh*t to even let Alpert speak.

Contact the campaign and see how you can help.

My own view is that Blumenthal is toast but that the Dem Town Committees and delegates need a huge push from the left to help them justify a primary So any calls you make may get us an actual progressive in Dodd's Senate seat and not a careerist Lieberman protege.