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\nFirst exchange + Blumenthal with his “plan” to “target tax cuts” w\/out “holding hostage to top 2%.” McMahon also strong. Substantive.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2nd round, dueling negative ads: Blumenthal “takes accountability” for Vietnam misstatements, uses to put McMahon on defensive on min. wage.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blumenthal continues to take a scalpel to McMahon’s business-growing rhetoric: small businessman or corporatist?<\/strong><\/p>\n

McMahon tries to say her “review” of minimum wage was to consider an INCREASE. But says she doesn’t know if current min. has a sunset date.<\/strong><\/p>\n

McMahon: “stop counting my money” & I won’t talk about how your family owns Empire State Building. Who told her that was a good comeback?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blumenthal is coasting right now: questions about bailout allow him to play “outsider” to senators who voted for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blumenthal cites 2 programs he’d end and integrates it with his AG experience (Big Pharma, etc.). McMahon vamps, unconvincingly.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blumenthal: “I boxed above my weight” by reaching out to both parties. Great, subtle use of existing rhetoric in the water supply.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I’m biased, of course, but I don’t think McMahon’s vague riffs about being a consensus-builder in business impress voters.<\/strong><\/p>\n

McMahon: WWE’s $1 million lobbying expenditures were for “Smackdown the vote” and “Tribute to the troops.” What a crock!<\/strong><\/p>\n

McMahon blames outsourced merchandise manufacturing on WWE licensees. She challenges Blumenthal, “How DO you create jobs?”<\/strong><\/p>\n

McMahon strong w\/ “more govt.” contempt for Blumenthal policy proposals. But Blumenthal stronger: I won’t legislate “like an entrepreneur.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

McMahon testy about minimum wage “lie” & simply calling more attention to her gaffe. Shut up, Linda, and cut your losses on that one.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Health care reform question to McMahon. Will Blumenthal kill her in his response? WWE CEO & health care are oil and water.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blumenthal: “No American should go bankrupt paying for health care.” (Subtext: McMahon went bankrupt on Evel Knievel stuntcast.)<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blumenthal wins health care round 10-8. He slips in WWE lack of health care & investigation of “independent contractor” misclassification.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And Blumenthal does so with wonkish correction on Medicare & health care bill. McMahon is rattled. She’s defending her “wellness policy.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blumenthal makes easy pad save on McMahon insinuation that state investigation of WWE is politically inspired. Stiff Linda: “No comment.”<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blumenthal manages to avoid a Danny Thomas spit-take when McMahon says, “The people of Connecticut can’t be bought.” More than an LOL…<\/strong><\/p>\n

“Lightning round”: what a dud. But at least moderator Blaier didn’t Foxize the debate.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Summary: I’m surprised by how well Blumenthal wove his public-service narrative in & out of the q’s in this forum. Will people in CT agree?<\/strong>
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