Connecticut Senate Race Set to Become Clown Show

Memo to the Conencticut GOP: Put the kibosh on this one right now. While the obvious goal is to rid us of the odious and corrupt Christopher Dodd, the last thing you need is to have a woman with a cattle car of baggage such as Linda McMahon, who as recently as 2006 was giving money to Democrats. If she's anything like her husband you need to distance yourselves as fast as possible.

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 absolute last thing the GOP needs is to have some political neophyte buy herself a nomination and then watch the media and Dodd pose this basic question to her: Why do so many of your employees drop dead at such a young age after rampant steroid abuse?

Is this an image the GOP needs? If that's not enough, consider this:

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.

Sounds like a committed Republican, no?