Linda McMahon Trades Body Slams for Ballots, Wins CT Senate Primary

by John Beattie on Wed, Aug 11, 2010 at 8:55AM

In a big step for the GOP, but an even bigger step for “crotch kickers,” former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon won the Connecticut Senate primary on Tuesday.

The former CEO of the WWE, who spent around $20 million on the primary and is expected to spend another $50 million on the race, doesn’t seem to be a serious threat, according to the Democrats.

“Today the party of Bob Dole, Jack Kemp and Dick Lugar nominated a candidate who kicks men in the crotch, thinks of scenes of necrophilia as ‘entertainment,’ and runs an operation where women are forced to bark like dogs. This is what has become of the once grand old party,” said Hari Sevugan of the Democratic National Committee.

A steel cage match is set up with Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal in November for Connecticut’s U.S. Senate seat.

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Linda McMahon Trades Body Slams for Ballots, Wins CT Senate Primary

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