Blumenthal wins DEM nomination for Senate seat

[bigwillq]

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State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, under fire for misspeaking about his military record during Vietnam, easily won the endorsement Friday night of Connecticut Democrats to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Chris Dodd.

"This week, as you all know, I had a little bit of a tough fight myself," Blumenthal said with a smile. "You all have been hearing what my wife, Cynthia, has been telling me for almost 30 years ... that I am not perfect. That I make mistakes. But you also know that I'm a fighter."

Despite the national attention that Blumenthal's misstatements have attracted, Democrats said they could not ignore his 26 years of political service — six years as a state lawmaker and 20 as Connecticut's omnipresent attorney general — to the state.
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http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jMF5ANvJVvPYsDd7cnmkXkZglGRwD9FRI73G3

[Cha]

1. Hope he wins.

http://richardblumenthal.com/?gclid=CN_04OrY5KECFYd-5Qod4y1gLQ

[bigwillq]

2. Me too.

Thanks for posting the link.

[Cha]

4. That's the first I've seen

his pic..he kind of reminds me of Spitzer in the facial features.

[bigwillq]

5. He kind of does (nt)

[Jennicut]

10. Yeah, they look a lot alike.

I am happy he got the nomination, I think he can get past this. He has always had a really good rep here in Connecticut, actually. I think he made two misstatements that were mistakes. It is just not in his public character anyway to constantly lie or spin. He actually has a rep as being very clean. He has done a lot for us in this state...I think there is a certain loyalty factor there. And Linda McMahon is spiteful and spoiled (ultra rich and thinks she can get away with anything). A lot of people here think she is trying to buy this race.

[gateley]

3. The pundits said he was toast. nt

[Lurks Often]

6. Not for the nomination, but

for winning the Senate election against whoever the Republicans put up against him. McMahon has NOT gotten the nomination yet.

[gateley]

13. Oh - I was wondering about that after I typed it. He seems to have a lot of

constituents who think very highly of him. I hope they GOTV.

[bigwillq]

16. McMahon won the nomination

I think Rob Simmons earned enough delegates to force a primary.

[Lurks Often]

18. Yeah

hadn't seen the news when I posted

[bigwillq]

19. Yeah, I saw it on the news after I left work

and after I posted this thread. Responded with the reply this morning that McMahon won.

[rpannier]

7. Fortunately he has 5 months to fix the damage

and if it becomes clear he can't, he's got plenty of time to 'Spend more time with the family.'

[bigwillq]

8. Better that it happened now

Instead of Sept. or Oct.

I think Linda jumped the gun a bit.

[MadBadger]

9. Rasmussen says at the lowest part of his campaign, hes up by 3..he wins by 10

[Rowdyboy]

11. God help him...glad I'm not on his staff....

Honestly, I wish he would just go away. I understand that what he has done/said is insignificant and no big deal but it was very, very, VERY stupid. Viet Nam veterans take it really personally. We'll probably lose that senate seat because of his narcissistic arrogance.

[allincompassing]

12. + 1000

[CTLawGuy]

15. oh are you from CT?

NT

[CTyankee]

17. Well,you haven't talked to the vets in CT who are well aware of what Dick B. has done

for them. He is a proven quantity. He has kept his promises to vets and their families. And it's the vets in CT, not wherever you are, that matter when it comes to getting the veterans' vote, isn't it?

[CTLawGuy]

14. the people who know him best

have spoken. Go Richard!