CT-Sen: McMahon Incorrectly Claimed She Had No Lobbyist

The claim from the Republican Senate nominee in Connecticut, Linda McMahon:

"[I]n terms of lobbying dollars in Washington, I have not spent lobbying dollars in Washington."

The facts, per Congressional Quarterly:

But lobbying disclosure records show that's not true.

Between 2001 and 2008, McMahon's company paid at least $680,000 to lobby Congress and federal agencies over such issues as the defense authorization bills of 2002 and 2003, which included taxpayer-funded advertising programs during wrestling programs. McMahon's company also sought lobbying help during a Congressional steroids investigation.

Considering that the thrust of the McMahon campaign appears to be that her Democratic rival, the state's Attorney General Dick Blumenthal, will say anything to get elected (his comments about his service in the military during the Vietnam era came under serious scrutiny earlier this year), the revelation that McMahon was not forthright about her company's substantial lobbying expenses could be a real problem for her candidacy. So while the polls do show McMahon cutting Blumenthal's lead down to about 6 percentage points, I would not be at all surprised to see a real momentum shift in the race.