Yesterday several states held their primaries for the upcoming 2010 mid-term elections. The biggest news, however, came as a result of a New York Post article that will pay off big for the GOP. Attorney General Dick Blumenthal is far and away the leading contender to win the Democratic primary in August. A new story broke out yesterday, however, saying that Blumenthal has been lying about his service in the Vietnam War. The New York Times article pointed out several instances on the campaign trail in which he has referred to his Vietnam service, but also brings to light the contradictions in those comments by proving he has not been to Vietnam. Blumenthal was never in Vietnam and his campaign has not corrected newspapers that have written about his service. He claims that the report is an “outrageous distortion” of his comments and that he misspoke. That’s like saying someone with a GED claiming he has a Harvard law degree misspoke. He didn’t misspeak, he blatantly lied. The fact that Democrats are trying to rationalize this behavior by saying they honor his service no matter what is just plain stupid. Completely irrational behavior cannot be rationalized. That’s an important mantra to live by if you don’t want to be an idiot.

A few weeks ago I basically wrote my endorsement for Linda Mcmahon to replace the retiring Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT). In that article I stated that I believed the three biggest things McMahon had to do now in order to win Connecticut’s Senatorial seat were getting past the Republican primary without Rob Simmons exposing her too much, touting her business leadership experience while downplaying WWE controversies, and using her vast resources to continue the media blitz. In the Rasmussen poll taken in March, McMahon was down 29 points to Blumenthal and had lots of work ahead of her in order to win the election. The latest Rasmussen poll taken earlier this month shows that McMahon is now only 13 points behind, gaining more than half the ground she needed in just two months. So even before Blumenthal’s lies were exposed, McMahon was already successfully convincing Connecticutians that she would make the best Senator for the state of Connecticut.

The Connecticut Senatorial race is now getting national attention and Linda Mcmahon has the resources to ensure that this is an issue that will not be dropped. This is not to say that she should stray from her positive advertisements that have touted her own character by call others’ characters into question. However, this is an issue that should not be left alone so finding that middle ground will be crucial for her campaign. Lying about war service is a serious character flaw for someone who will be representing the country on behalf of Connecticut. It is the job of both McMahon and her Republican counterpart, Rob Simmons, to call point out the major character flaws of Dick Blumenthal. They need to ensure this story stays nationally relevant for as long as possible because races that have gotten national attention have tended to favor the conservative Republicans (Paul in Kentucky, Rubio in Florida, etc.).The longer the Republicans can keep this story running on mainstream media, the more likely a current supporter of Blumenthal may switch their allegiance over to Linda McMahon. Instilling the ‘Dick Blumenthal fabricated his own war service’ statement in the minds of every Connecticut resident has just become a top priority in this election. The next few months could prove to be big for the conservative movement, but a big misstep by Blumenthal may cost the Democrats a notoriously liberal seat in the Senate, one that hasn’t elected a Republican Senator since Lowel Weicker, Jr. in 1970.