Despite the furor over Blumenthal's misstatement of his Vietnam service, Linda McMahon is going to have a very tough time taking down the state's most popular Democratic politician. These two maps illustrate that point.
In 2006, Blumenthal won all of Connecticut's towns except for high-class New Canaan, in which token Republican opponent Robert Farr prevailed (just). Blumenthal even won over 60% in R+18 Watertown, R+19 Wolcott and R+17 Oxford.
http://img689.imageshack.us/img689/5261/ctattorneygeneral2006.png(warning, Democrat porn!)
In 2002, Blumenthal had a tougher time against Martha Dean but still trounced her.
http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/6138/ctattorneygeneral2002.pngWith greater resources and attention involved in 2010, things will be different. But McMahon has the unusual dilemma of having to convince hundreds of thousands of Republican voters who supported Blumenthal in the past to turn against him.
