Another Connecticut Senate Hopeful On The Air

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Yet another Connecticut Republican has launched a television advertisement for a primary that's 10 months away -- a move that underscores how competitive and expensive the contest to oust Sen. Christopher J. Dodd has become.

Former Ambassador to Ireland Tom Foley hit the airwaves Tuesday with his second ad.

He follows fellow Republican and former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon, who went up on the airwaves in September and again last week for just one day, while President Obama was in Connecticut to raise money for Dodd.

Foley and McMahon are two of five Republicans looking to challenge Dodd, a Democrat who is in a tough spot for his re-election according to public polls.

Former Rep. Rob Simmons, state Sen. Sam Caligiuri and businessman Peter Schiff also are running, although none of them have been on the air yet.

Foley and McMahon have personally funded their campaigns to varying degrees, and are attempting to set themselves apart from the pack early with their battling television scripts.

http://blogs.cqpolitics.com/eyeon2010/2009/10/connecticut.html

[rurallib]

1. Maybe we can get Lieberman to endorse the repubs -

that would kill them.

[Jennicut]

2. Schiff is a nut, McMahon is a joke, Simmons is a has been, never heard of Foley.

My mom worked for Schiff's father and I guess she likes the family so would vote for him (my parents are very conservative).

I have met Linda McMahon. She seems okay as a person but I don't want her as my Senator. Ugg. Dodd is way better then any of these idiots.