8 Pieces Of Overwhelming Evidence That Vince McMahon Is Not A Visionary
2. Stupid Ideas, Part IV: Linda McMahons Failed Senatorial Runs
The McMahons are staunch Republicans theres no real surprise there. But why, with the negative publicity and lack of mainstream credibility endemic to the pro wrestling business and WWF/E in particular, Vince and Linda believed that she could deliver a Republican win for a United States Senatorial seat in their home state of Connecticut remains a baffling mystery. Why they tried it twice in two years is one right up there with the Bermuda Triangle. Controversy and poor publicity dogged both attempts one in 2009/2010, one in 2011/2012 and inevitably led to her losses on both occasions. Of course, this was all totally foreseeable by anyone whod heard of McMahon and the WWF/E, and certainly many commentators at the time did foresee the outcome. After all, were talking about a woman with zero political experience buying her ticket via a ton of money earned off the back of the family business: a business which has experienced controversial news cycle after controversial news cycle for years, most of which have involved dead employees and accusations of a culture of illegal drugs. Making matters worse, theres her husband: a man who had been charged with providing anabolic steroids to his roster in 1993 and whod beaten the rap by the skin of his teeth; a man whod regularly displayed open contempt towards the federal government; a man whod voluntarily given evidence to a congressional committee after the Chris Benoit tragedy in 2007 about drug abuse in professional wrestling, and been so obstructive and cavalier in his responses that the transcripts read like a smug lawyered-up drug cartel head being brought in for questioning in a cheesy cop show. Yeah, theres no way any of that was going to be mentioned by the media during a campaign to be elected a US Senator. Apparently the first run at the Senate cost the McMahons $50million, and the second $47million. No wonder Vince looks so emotional and drained in her second concession speech backing his wifes failed political ambitions cost him a literal fortune.
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