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STAMFORD, Conn. — Several small-business owners in Stamford learned that they have more in common with Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Linda McMahon than they might have expected when the former chief executive officer of World Wrestling Entertainment shared a few of the hardships she went through before finding success.
Before building the wrestling company from a small business with a few employees into an international organization, McMahon and her husband, Vince, had owned three businesses, all of which went south, she said. In addition to having to file for bankruptcy, their home was auctioned off and their car was repossessed, she said.
“We felt down, we felt embarrassed, but never defeated,” McMahon said during her talk Monday at the Third Street Stamford Chapter of Business Networking International’s meeting at Atria Senior Living facility.
The Greenwich resident also told the group how she became pregnant with her son, Shane, right before her college graduation, and how Vince had to work in a rock quarry about 90 hours a week. To do her part, she went to work as a secretary at a law firm six weeks after Shane was born, she said.
McMahon is vying for the Republican nomination for one of the state’s seats in the U.S. Senate against former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays. The winner of the nomination will most likely run against U.S. Rep. Chris Murphy, D-5th District, to replace Independent Sen. Joseph Lieberman, who will be stepping down.
The Republican Party will be nominating its candidates for November’s election at the 2012 Republican State Convention on Friday, May 18.
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Being able to spend freely can be an advantage for a candidate who can claim the money came from a lot of working class supporters, but it can cost votes when the public believes the candidate and a few wealthy supporters are trying to buy an election. It didn't work for her last time and there is no reason to think it will work this time. She would win more votes if she spent more doing good for people. If she was better known for her good works, it would be a lot easier to get people to vote for her.
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