World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon took a final comedic jab at wife Linda McMahon's Democratic opponent, Richard Blumenthal Monday on a WWE skit, just hours before the polls opened.  

Blumenthal, the state Attorney General, defeated Linda McMahon anyway. 

Before the election, she was best known as the co-founder of World Wrestling Entertainment.  The pro-wrestling tycoon poured $42 million of her own money into the race, promising to make it the most expensive state election in the nation if that’s what it took to win.  McMahon, however, was never able to gain support with women, consistently polling over 20 points behind Blumenthal among female voters.      

Blumenthal, 64, has served as the state’s attorney general since 1991. Prior to that he was state representative and state senator for Connecticut General Assembly from 1984-1990. The Democrat led consistently in polling since January, and his lead was at eight points when the polls opened. McMahon, a political newcomer, was appointed to the Connecticut State Board of Education by Governor Jodi Rell in 2009.   She resigned in 2010 to run for Senate.

Blumenthal and McMahon lowered campaign standards in Connecticut throughout the campaign, assailing each other’s records and character.  Blumenthal withstood attack ads that accused him of lying about his military service while his campaign treated voters to embarrassing clips of McMahon during wrestling events. 

But Richard Blumenthal, the state Attorney General, was expected to defeat Linda McMahon, who, before the election, was best known as the co-founder of WWE. The pro-wrestling tycoon poured $42 million of her own money into the race, promising to make it the most expensive state election in the nation if that’s what it took to win. McMahon, however, was never able to gain support with women, consistently polling over 20 points behind Blumenthal among female voters.     

World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Vince McMahon took one last comedic jab at his wife's political opponent Monday night on a WWE skit just hours before the polls were set to open.

Blumenthal, 64, has served as the state’s attorney general since 1991. Prior to that he was state representative and state senator for Connecticut General Assembly from 1984-1990. The Democrat led consistently in polling since January, and his lead was at eight points when the polls opened.  McMahon, a political newcomer, was appointed to the Connecticut State Board of Education by Governor Jodi Rell in 2009.   She resigned in 2010 to run for Senate.
  
Blumenthal and McMahon lowered campaign standards in Connecticut throughout the campaign, assailing each other’s records and character.  Blumenthal withstood attack ads that accused him of lying about his military service while his campaign treated voters to embarrassing clips of McMahon during wrestling events. 

The CT Mirror is reporting that the heavily Democratic city of Bridgeport ran out of ballots today. Rep. Christopher Caruso, D-Bridgeport said he counted 47 voters turned away after a polling place in a school found itself ballot-less.  While the secretary of the state’s office was sending over more ballots, officials are concerned that the mishap could add even more confusion to the state’s already close race.