New Q-Poll shows Blumenthal up 17 over McMahon

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Richard Blumenthal is still in the lead over Linda McMahon in the race for U.S. Senate race.

Attorney General Blumenthal is the frontrunner among the Democrats and former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO McMahon is the frontrunner among the Republicans in the race for the seat Democratic Sen. Christopher Dodd will vacate because he is not running.

According to the Quinnipiac poll released on Friday, Blumenthal leads McMahon, 54 to 37 percent.
"Connecticut voters still trust Attorney General Richard Blumenthal despite the Vietnam controversy.

While Blumenthal remains very popular, Linda McMahon's favorability numbers are only slightly positive," Quinnipiac University Poll Director, Douglas Schwartz, ssid.

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