The long, silly season

The Connecticut U.S. Senate race has started early — really early.

Sen. Chris Dodd, a longtime Democratic incumbent who holds the seat once held by his father, is under attack (with some cause) and facing a serious challenge.

This probably explains the TV ad I’ve seen several times over the last couple of days. It is from Linda McMahon, former CEO of the WWE — the wrestling empire. She’s not the frontrunner — not even in the top four, acccording to all the major campaign sites and most polls — but she’s already opening her wallet.

And that means that Connecticut voters — and those of us as far away as the northern half of New Jersey who share a television market — are in for a long, drawn out campaign season.

Author: hankkalet

Hank Kalet is a poet and freelance journalist. He is the economic needs reporter for NJ Spotlight, teaches journalism at Rutgers University and writing at Middlesex County College and Brookdale Community College. He writes a semi-monthly column for the Progressive Populist. He is a lifelong fan of the New York Mets and New York Knicks, drinks too much coffee and attends as many Bruce Springsteen concerts as his meager finances will allow. He lives in South Brunswick with his wife Annie. View all posts by hankkalet