Following a New York Times report that he exaggerated his military record, Democratic Senate hopeful Richard Blumenthal has lost ground in match-ups against all his potential Republican challengers in Connecticut.And this is before the ads start running. Blumenthal hopes he made this issue go away with his press conference at that VFW yesterday, but it's only just beginning.
The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey of Likely Voters in Connecticut finds Blumenthal with just a three-point advantage over Linda McMahon, 48% to 45%. Two weeks ago, he led the former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment by 13 percentage points. The New York Times story broke late Monday; the survey was taken Tuesday evening.
When matched against former GOP Congressman Rob Simmons, Blumenthal leads by 11 - 50% to 39%. Two weeks ago, the longtime state attorney general held a 23-point lead over Simmons.
Blumenthal now leads Peter Schiff, a high-profile Wall Street investment banker, 53% to 37%. In the previous survey, he posted a 54% to 29% lead over Schiff.
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Blumenthal's Lying Costs Him 10 Points on the First Day
Connecticut Dem Senate Candidate Richard Blumenthal's lies about service in Vietnam have cost him 10 points against every one of his potential rivals on just the first day since the lies were revealed:
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Blumenthal is a representative of what has been going on in Congress.
We have people who are not afraid of lying in order to gain something for themselves. It is no wonder our country is in the sad mess it is in. This action is from the very top to the bottom of those holding political offices, and some of them appear to be proud of it. Voter's have a BIG job ahead of them when November 2010 and 2012 roll around. Kick out the dishonest along with other's who have not been doing their job.
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