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" Ex-World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon has begun campaigning for the 2010 Connecticut state senate seat as a Republican. The wife of WWE president and current CEO Vince appeared on The View this morning and affirmed that she has a realistic shot at winning, especially now that Ted Kennedy&amp;#039;s longtime Democratic seat in Boston has gone to a Republican. &amp;quot;I believe that the people of Connecticut are looking for a change in leadership in Washington to someone more conservative, who can control spending and is more fiscally responsible,&amp;quot; she said. When asked whether her history in the wrestling ring as an occasional performer and her first-time political experience would hurt her chances, the former businesswoman insisted that voters will still get behind her.  &amp;quot;I think anyone looking at those [WWE] clips will see bad acting and know the difference between acting and reality. I helped Vince build a successful business from the ground up and I believe those leadership skills translate well in the senate,&amp;quot; she said. McMahon also responded to accusations that she&amp;#039;s buying the seat by investing $500m (\u00C2\u00A3308m) of her own money into the race. &amp;quot;This is my own money, I earned it and I&amp;#039;m not taking any money from special interest groups,&amp;quot; she added. She is not the first person from the WWE to enter politics - Jesse &amp;#039;The Body&amp;#039; Ventura was the longtime governor of Minnesota. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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