As a former, though admittedly not current, fan of pro wrestling, I can think of a great political ad to take down Linda McMahon. I think this is better done by the DNC or DSCC rather than Blumenthal's campaign. Tell me what you think...
Starts with a narrator who says, "Linda McMahon boasts about her business acumen and how she can bring those skills to Washington. Well let's look at those business skills..."
Then a montage of pictures of a bunch of the pro wrestlers who have died prematurely begins...
Eddie Guerrero...
Chris Benoit...
Nancy Benoit...
Curt Hennig...
Miss Elizabeth (don't know her real name)...
Owen Hart...
Go through as many of these as fit in the ad with some fitting music, then the narrator comes on for the closing comment...
"Linda McMahon's company had 25 (fill in correct number) wrestlers die either during or shortly after their time in WWE. How many employees have died working for your company?
Linda McMahon's business skills are the kind we DON'T need in Washington!"
Someone could obviously dress this up to be really effective.
What do you think?
Update: Let me address one of the comments saying that this may be beneath us and that maybe this isn't Linda McMahon's fault. First of all, I will start by saying I don't celebrate anyone's death. I also don't believe in all the misleading propoganda that both sides generally use in political ads. In my opinion, it is rare the political ad that is not misleading at best, and I wish things were better.
Funny thing, though. In this case, there is a lot of smoke here. Even though the WWE has been a very successful business, it also well known to be a really dirty business. Steroid and drug abuse where WWE looks the other way. Disregard for the health of pro wrestlers who kill themselves (figuratively) to line the pockets of the company. Encouraging minor leagues that pay wrestlers almost nothing while only the very few who make the WWE make any real money.
I am no expert at what happens behind the scenes, but there is obviously lots of belief that WWE has created an environment that has proven very dangerous to pro wrestlers. I am an actuary, and I would guess the mortality rates of pro wrestlers is probably bigger than ANY other industry!
And I believe this ad does a great job of highlighting a narrative that is already out there and very germane to Linda McMahon's business. Her company cares a lot about profits, but has watched wrestler after wrestler die without having done a whole lot about it.
I don't want this to offend anyone, and I am sorry if it does.