With less than two weeks to go before the election and most public polls showing she is lagging, Republican U.S. Senate candidate Linda McMahon has a new ad linking Democrat Richard Blumenthal to the failed mortgage giant, Countrywide.
The McMahon camp is clearly hoping the scandal that dragged down the political fortunes of Chris Dodd will also hurt the aspirations of the Democrat who wants to succeed him.
In one of the harshest ads of an already ugly campaign, McMahon alleges Blumenthal "took care of Countrywide -- and took care of himself, just like Chris Dodd."
The 60-second spot uses code words such as "sweetheart deal" and plasters an old headline "Countrywide's many friends" over a sepia-toned photo of Dodd and Blumenthal.