Login  /  Register  | 3 premium articles left before you must register.
Join | Rewards | Advertise

Tired of the marketing of Linda McMahon

John Bitters Waterford

Publication: The Day

Published 10/12/2012 12:00 AM
Updated 10/11/2012 05:25 PM

The Day has reported that the senatorial race in Connecticut has been particularly negative this year. Indeed it has.

Ads from both campaigns maligning the other side load the airwaves. Republican Linda McMahon, with her wrestling macho fantasy world background, is better at this than Democrat Chris Murphy.

Mrs. McMahon is seemingly spending more of her own money on this campaign than she did in the last.

My mailbox has been full of Mrs. McMahon's campaign literature, portraying Rep. Murphy as some sort of adult Ferris Bueller, enjoying a carefree lifestyle at the taxpayers' expense. I must belong to a demographic seen as susceptible to this message.

In a recent television ad, Mrs. McMahon states, "I can't be bought." Clearly, she is doing the buying.

The state has been pummeled with an airbrushed view of Mrs. McMahon since the last Senate campaign. There is no rationale to her candidacy, except her desire to be a senator and her willingness to spend as much as it takes. All she presents is an expensive PR campaign appealing not to the better angels of our nature, but to the baser angels of our nature.

Is anyone else as tired of Linda McMahon as I am?

Popular on theday.com

Town News

Visit Zip06
what is zip06? | my profile
Submit Your:  Submit Your News Submit Your Photos Submit Your Events
Most Recent Poll
Mitt Romney and other conservatives have called for the end of government subsidies to public broadcasting. Do you think tax dollars should go to PBS and NPR?
Yes, it's a public service that enriches our lives and deepens our understanding of issues.
19%
Yes, it's a minuscule fraction of our budget. This is a silly conservative talking point, not a real issue.
27%
No, my tax dollars shouldn't go to paying the salaries of liberals at NPR and PBS.
18%
No, I love public broadcasting but I think these organizations are capable of supporting themselves.
36%
Number of votes: 1184

No current items found

MORE QUERIES

No current items found

MORE QUERIES
The Day on Facebook

In the past two weeks our Facebook fans have won tickets to the CT Tigers, Newport Winefest and Mystic Seaport. Become a fan of The Day on Facebook for access to these contests, breaking news, TheDay.com's best features and more!

Facebook.com/thedayct