Linda McMahon won the Republican party’s endorsement yesterday at the Connecticut Republican Convention in Hartford, getting 737 delegate votes against the 632 for Simmons.

The actual election will be done in November however getting the nod from your party is a major, major win for the once former WWE Chief Executive Officer.

“We are rebuilding and re-energizing the Republican Party in Connecticut,” McMahon told delegates.

Vince McMahon, Shane McMahon, Stephanie McMahon-Levesque and her husband Triple H were all with Linda, one of the very few rare occasions that the whole family has been seen together with Linda during her short political career.

When addressing her potential Democratic opponent, Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, McMahon said, “I venture we’re going to lay the smackdown on him come November.”

Source wrestling-online.com

P H O T O S - thanks Linda

The New York Times ran a big article this weekend on WWE and their celebrity guest host program with quotes from some of the past hosts and WWE stars.

After SNL and MacGruber star Will Forte compared WWE to SNL, Stephanie McMahon made a reference to SNL’s creator Lorne Michaels and her father Vince. “Vince would hate that I said this,” she said. “But he and Lorne Michaels are a lot alike. They both have a clear vision, and they both know exactly how they want you to execute it.”

Source Lords of Pain

A bit late, sorry, but Stephanie appeared at the Shareholders meeting the WWE holds annually. Heavily pregnant, Mrs. McMahon answered a reporter’s question.

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