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2012-10-21 -Election 2012

In Connecticut, a Democrat struggles to pull ahead

Late last week, Rep. Chris Murphy, the Democratic contender for Senate in Connecticut, stopped in at El Flamboyan restaurant in Bridgeport.

This is one of poorest sections of the state's most populous city and home to the kind of Democratic Party loyalists Murphy needs in droves if he is to win on November 6.

With time running out before election day, he is locked in a close race with Republican Linda McMahon to fill the Senate seat being vacated by Sen. Joseph Lieberman.

McMahon, a nationally-known former wrestling executive, has emerged as a disciplined, aggressive opponent two years after losing a senate race in this Democratic state.

"Linda McMahon keeps running a race on character attacks, and I'm running a campaign about the issues," Murphy told a crowd of news hounds and a few lunch guests at the Puerto Rican restaurant. "Ultimately, if the campaign is about issues, we'll do really well."

Murphy has been struggling. In a state where Democrats have a 16-point voter registration advantage over Republicans and where President Barack Obama
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, a Democrat, won by 23 percentage points in 2008, recent polls suggest the race is a dead heat.

A Siena College Research Institute poll released on Wednesday found Murphy edging out McMahon 46 to 44 percentage points, and other polls show a similarly close race.

For Democrats, who hope to hold onto their 51-47 advantage over Republicans in the 100-seat U.S. Senate, the tight race in a Democratic state is a nail-biter they could live without. Last month, The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee began running ads attacking McMahon.

Posted by Fred 2012-10-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11150 views ] Top

#1 The Kool-Aid is starting to wear off... Have a Scotch and Soda before you head to the polls Connecticut Dems, you will thank yourselves for voting Republican !

Posted by Waldemar Mussolini7721 2012-10-21 02:21|| 2012-10-21 02:21|| Front Page Top

#2 Not to worry - the cities (especially Bridgeport) will do their 'best' to make sure Mr. Murphy gets elected.

Posted by Pappy 2012-10-21 15:23|| 2012-10-21 15:23|| Front Page Top

#3 Democrats have awoke a giant but not only those of Catholic faith:

Posted by Dale 2012-10-21 15:32|| 2012-10-21 15:32|| Front Page Top

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