Posted on 11/08/2010 8:26:59 PM PST by Qbert
When a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate sinks $50 million into a losing campaign, it's natural for the less-monied runners-up for the GOP nomination to wonder if they would have performed better.
Neither uttered the specific words "I told you so," but in separate interviews former U.S. Rep. Rob Simmons and economist/radio host Peter Schiff maintained they were better candidates than wrestling executive Linda McMahon.
"There are a number of issue areas where I simply would not be subject to the kind of attacks that (Democratic foe Richard Blumenthal) leveled against Mrs. McMahon," said Simmons, who had criticized McMahon's background running World Wrestling Entertainment and knew Blumenthal would capitalize on it.
"When I look at the results of this race today and realize Richard Blumenthal expended around $6 million and I had raised $3 million and was certainly in a good position to raise at least $3 million more, I just wonder why my party chose the way they did," Simmons said.
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But Schiff argues the very fact that McMahon needed to invest so much money to craft a positive image about herself and WWE further hurt her chances.
"Spending all that money became a negative in and of itself," Schiff said. "Then the impression was she's just buying the election. And that gave Dick Blumenthal his one winning issue -- `It's an election, not an auction.' "
Conservative writer Ann Coulter, whose family lives in New Canaan and who had urged the GOP and conservative media to support Simmons, agreed in a column.
"Republicans had the ideal Connecticut candidate in Rob Simmons," Coulter wrote. "He had won in liberal districts before, was a graduate of Haverford College and Harvard University, was an Army colonel who served in Vietnam and teaches at Yale. He also never kicked a man in the groin for entertainment...
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How about dispensing illegal drugs like steriods. No shame in that I guess. Lets not be like Democrats and ignore our mistakes. The truth is she was a terrible candidate that came out of a sleazy business. The WWE does not have to worry about pensions thou. A lot of their employees do not make it to their 40th birthday.
“Rand Paul is an exception.”
His father gave him experience. He learned what to say, what not to say, how to raise money and organize an election campaign. These other ‘newbs’ don’t know what they are in for and that is why they lose. They might be able to benefit from their other experience after they are elected but first things first.
In my estimation there are only 3 possible outcomes for the next few decades. In order to maintain some semblance of rights under (albeit strained) constitutional law, we either split the minority vote or white democrats moderates completely break from their liberal overlords. The third and seemingly more likely option is that vast numbers of Americans stay stuck on stupid and our country becomes a despotic banana republic within our or our childrens’ lifetimes.
It just seemed comical.
What’s next? “Hi, I’m the CEO of Trojan Condoms and I’d like to be your senator.”
“Hi. My name is Ozzy Osbourne. I’m a famous rock star with many hits and awards and I’d like to be your senator.”
“Hi. I used to appear on SNL wearing diapers and I’d like to be your senator. I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, People like Mme!”
OK that one only works in Minnesota.
One of the things that have taught me in this Conn election, was never brag that I was born there.
CT people never deserved Nathan Hale.
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