Politics & Government
Campaign Notebook: McMahon, Murphy Seek Female Voters
News and updates from the campaign trail in Connecticut.

Senate
The Nov. 6 elections are almost here, and both Linda McMahon and Chris Murphy are doing what they can to win over female voters.
According to Reuters, McMahon rarely mentions her tenure as CEO for World Wrestling Entertainment. Murphy has described McMahon as anti-abortion, but doesn’t focus on the WWE.
Reuters reports:
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A Quinnipiac survey released this week suggests Murphy might be winning the argument. After weeks of polling neck-and-neck with McMahon, he was ahead 49 percent to 43 percent, and taking a double-digit lead among women.
McMahon's campaign pointed to two other polls that called the race a dead heat.
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Fifth District
Elizabeth Esty doubled down on her support of “Obamacare” in the hopes it will win her the election. According to CT News Junkie, Esty spoke in support of the Affordable Care Act at a press conference.
Her opponent, Andrew Roraback, hopes to repeal the law.
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