HARTFORD, Conn. -- The New York Yankees, thin-crust pizza, the death penalty and Chris Dodd's future -- that's what Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and World Wrestling Entertainment chief Linda McMahon agree on.
As for the rest -- the two candidates vying to replace Dodd in the U.S. Senate could find very few other areas for cooperation during Monday night's debate hosted by Fox Connecticut and the Hartford Courant. Fox News' Bret Baier participated as moderator.
Even when asked to find a point of agreement with the other side, McMahon struggled to pin down a positive about her opponent.
Calling Blumenthal a lifelong government employee, she said that her Democratic counterpart should understand that CEOs are successful because they give a little to get a little. Otherwise, "you are going to wind up at the negotiating table or back in court."
Blumenthal, appealing to working families, said he can agree with Republicans who opposed the Troubled Assets Relief Program -- or TARP -- which Blumenthal called a boon to Wall Street at the expense of Main Street.
"Connecticut is a small state but I've boxed above my weight by reaching out to Republicans as well as Democrats," Blumenthal said, adding that Washington isn't listening because it suffers from too much acrimony and partisanship. He said he would "bring the qualities of leadership that my opponent has never shown" by working for the public interest by standing up to special interests.
"Would those be the special interests funding your campaign?" McMahon asked, noting that she would have voted for TARP "holding my nose" because when the treasury secretary says it's time to do something or collapse "we move."
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