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CEO of WWE probably running for the Senate

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WWE's Linda McMahon prepares Senate run
By Aaron Blake - 09/14/09 06:01 PM ET



World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO Linda McMahon appears primed to run for Senate in Connecticut and should make an announcement very soon, according to sources with knowledge of her deliberations.

“A decision is imminent, and she will likely make a decision over the next couple of days,” said a Republican strategist. “It will be made sooner rather than later.”

One well-placed source said McMahon is “99 percent” in. Another said the announcement could come as early as Wednesday.

The second source noted that she has done polling on the race and hired consultants Mike Slanker and Patrick Sullivan. She has also brought on former National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) spokesman Ed Patru to help with early communications.

Patru said McMahon hasn’t made a decision yet.

“She is taking into consideration a number of factors, including resources and the time commitment it would take to win,” he said. “She plays to win, so if she gets in, she’s in all the way. She has the capacity to bring considerable resources to the race, and she has an established record.”

McMahon, the wife of WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, would throw a big wrench into the race against Sen. Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) simply by virtue of her ability to spend potentially tens of millions of dollars of her own money on the race.

The GOP favorite so far is former Rep. Rob Simmons, but former Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley is also raising good money for the race, and state Sen. Sam Caligiuiri is also running. Investment banker Peter Schiff has raised more $1 million for his exploratory committee, meaning Simmons could potentially have to overcome two very well-funded opponents.

No stranger to Connecticut Republican politics, McMahon has been an active supporter of GOP causes and politicians. But she has also given to Democrats over the years, including to the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) in 2006 when it knocked off two Connecticut Republicans in the House.

McMahon has been a top contributor to Gov. Jodi Rell’s (R) campaign and last year was nominated by the governor to the state Board of Education.
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http://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/58653-linda-mcmahon-senate-announcement-imminent
 
cooltrainer said:
I can just imagine the political ads...
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I'm no expert on American politics, but there's been some pretty shady shit going down in WWF/WWE over the years - won't that affect her chances? I mean things like the alleged murder that Jimmy Snuka commited, and so on.
 
alistairw said:
I'm no expert on American politics, but there's been some pretty shady shit going down in WWF/WWE over the years - won't that affect her chances? I mean things like the alleged murder that Jimmy Snuka commited, and so on.
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A lot of that minutiae is so insider-ish it would never come up. Plus they have more relevent problems in their background like marriage infidelity and drug use although even that stuff isn't the scarlett letter it use to be and it happened a good while back.

The real challenge for any celebrity or public figure is for them to convince voters they are "serious" and to sort of turn their former profession into at least a credible job. Wrestling has sort of a shabby, shady image, but it may be viewed as more of a straight up business in this instance especially with the headquarters being based in that state and creating jobs.
 
Wow, so the GOP is actually going to nominate Vince McMahon's wife to go up against Chris Dodd? Stupid fucking Republicans. :lol
 
alistairw said:
I'm no expert on American politics, but there's been some pretty shady shit going down in WWF/WWE over the years - won't that affect her chances? I mean things like the alleged murder that Jimmy Snuka commited, and so on.
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure the WWE have a few skeletons in its closet that would undoubtedly come up one way or another in a senate race, especially one that will be this high profile.
 
Not even Dodd can defeat the power of HHH and HBK and John Cena campaigning for her.

Who needs debates when you can have Steel Cage Match
 
web01 said:
I would rather that Vince Mcmahon ran.
He might need to change his theme music though.
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Oh man...Senator Vince McMahon...that would be beyond awesome.
 
Benjillion said:
Couldn't of said it better myself. I wondered if parts of this film were possible, scary thing is that some of it could come true.
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You could have said it better.
 
Just wait until she goes face (if you're a Democrat) or heel (if you're a Republican).

John McCain will storm her press conference and piledrive her, and dance around for a few moments before Al Franken runs out of a back room somewhere and chases him off.
 
damn, beaten to the "Face-Heel turn on a crucial vote" blast :lol :lol :lol
 
SickBoy said:
Just wait until she goes face (if you're a Democrat) or heel (if you're a Republican).

John McCain will storm her press conference and piledrive her, and dance around for a few moments before Al Franken runs out of a back room somewhere and chases him off.
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It'll be too late because Shane will have bought out the Democrats.

#1 Presidential contender Vince stares in pretend shock
 
alistairw said:
I'm no expert on American politics, but there's been some pretty shady shit going down in WWF/WWE over the years - won't that affect her chances? I mean things like the alleged murder that Jimmy Snuka commited, and so on.
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wrestling is fake dude
 
xbhaskarx said:
wrestling is fake dude
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The actual term for that is a "mark;" a person who believes wrestling is real or idolizes/follows it as though it were real :lol
 
McMahon has been a top contributor to Gov. Jodi Rell’s (R) campaign and last year was nominated by the governor to the state Board of Education.
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I love how politics work. She hands over the money and in return gets a position in the Board of Education. Was she qualified? Probably not. Were there more qualified people? Most likely. Who gives a fuck though, it's only education.
 
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