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WWE fans to be turned away at the polls

Discussion in 'Alley of Lingering Sighs' started by starfox64, Oct 23, 2010.

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    [​IMG] Here's WWE's press release. I actually can't find anything on the Internets on Connecticut Secretary of State, Susan Bysiewicz barring fans from polling stations. It could just be a wrestling storyline or a poor stunt to get fans to the voting booths.

    Apparently, a law in the state prevents any kind of political advertising within 75 feet of voting polls, and according to sources, since Linda McMahon is so closely affiliated with WWE, any form of WWE merchandise would be considered as political advertising.

    Anyway, for backstory, Linda McMahon, former CEO of World Wrestling Entertainment, is currently the Republican nominee in the 2010 race for U.S. Senator from Connecticut. She's distanced herself from WWE during her campaign even though the media and other candidates like to keep bringing it (and all the stupid wrestling storylines, wrestlers' drug problems, injuries, and every other ugly thing associated with wrestling) to the front. Recently, WWE programming started running an ad on television and at live events, "Stand Up for WWE".

    In the end, we all know that laws will be broken, if they're not already. I can't imagine fans being turned away from the polls for showing up in a Stone Cold Steve Austin shirt though.
     
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    Here's more on the story. Yes, this is perfectly legitimate, and people are over-reacting. I also read a story recently about a Texas woman being turned away from early voting for wearing an Obama T-shirt. Obama is the figurehead of the Democratic party, so his image is considered an endorsement of the Dems. Likewise, since one of the Republican candidates was the (very public) CEO of WWE, WWE merchandise is considered an endorsement of her.
     
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    Kind of makes you wonder where Pennslyvania's Secretary of State was during the "New Black Panther" incident?
     
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    Whether or not they are turned away will have very little impact on the results IMO. I cannot recall the name of the Democratic candidate, but Linda McMahon trails her by a significant margin. Connecticut doesn't appear anywhere on the Republicans' much heralded "path to 51" in the quest to take over a Senate Majority. (Incidently, I'm standing by my prediciton I made months ago - I think the probability of R's taking over the House is high, and the probability of them taking over the Senate is low.

    EDIT: Found this on, where else? fivethiryeight:

     
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    Vince McMahon, Chairman and CEO, World Wrestling Entertainment's latest press release.

    Breaking News:
    Break out your Stone Cold Steve Austin shirts and go vote.
     
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    If I was living there and could vote, I'd want to do it in a RoH or UFC T-shirt, just for the joke.
     
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    Odd. I thought they had real grounds, but as quickly as they folded, it sounds like this actually may have been a political stunt all along.
     
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    Linda McMahon lost anyway. End of story.
     
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