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Linda McMahon may run for Senate.

And we thought Joe Wilson was making politics uncivil: Word Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon may be running for Senate in Connecticut, The Hill reports, challenging incumbent Chris Dodd. McMahon's decision on whether to run on the GOP ticket is "imminent" according to a Republican strategist, while an unnamed source said McMahon is "99 percent" in. She's already done polling on the race, hired consultants, and brought in former National Republican Congressional Committee spokesman Ed Patru to hone her early communications. McMahon's vast personal fortune could be a game changer, as she'd potentially be able to spend tens of millions of dollars to pile-drive Dodd into submission.

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