http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/wp/2012/09/10/connecticut-senate-race-moves-to-lean-democratic/
It's becoming to a concern that the state of Connecticut in the Senate Electoral Map that it changed from "Solid Democratic" to now "Lean Democratic." After a bad year for McMahon in 2010, she has definitely improved with her business, but will her past affect our future? But as of now in the Quinnipiac Polling 47% favor McMahon and 35% aren't. This article also stated that candidate Chris Murphy suffered some hardships in his past? In 2007, Murphy faced foreclosure on his home. In 2003, Murphy failed to pay his rent. So what's the point to this right now? In my opinion, for these reasons, people are afraid of a dramatic moment. For example, what happens if Murphy failed to pay something? Yet, you also have McMahon that had the "edgier footage" past as well. To me, I'm a little confused. I think that the candidates need to prove that their past is over. But can they? As of right now, Republican Party for Senate is rising. It seems that McMahon has been cautious of her decisions. Remember, Murphy can always still have a chance to win.
Questions:
1. Do you see some kind of balance between Chris Murphy and Linda McMahon?
2. If McMahon wins, will the beliefs of CT citizens change?
3. Do both candidates have what it takes to concentrate on our hardships here in the state of Connecticut? What improvement do we need here?
4. Can Connecticut come back to a "Solid Democratic" state on the electoral map? How?
Well honestly, I never really paid any attention to Murphy. But now I do see how they both did things in the past that are not so good. However, everyone makes mistakes so we can't judge them by that, at least that's what I think. A lot of controversy is surrounding politicians' backgrounds.
ReplyDeleteIf McMahon wins, the beliefs of CT citizens probably won't change. People will still think what they think. There is no one person that can greatly change the beliefs of a whole state.
Since both candidates have had hard times, they should embrace them in a way. It shows that they're regular people, not some squeaky clean robots. So they could use their dark past to help them do their job better. For one thing, we definitely need economic improvement here in CT. Idk at the moment what else.
I don't know if CT can come back. It all depends on what people believe. Since it's now more Republican, that change to "Solid Democratic" would be very difficult. A large number of people would have to change their minds all of a sudden.