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HARTFORD, Conn. — State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal, under fire for mis speaking about his military record during Vietnam, won the endorsement Friday night of Connecticut Democrats to fill the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Chris Dodd.
“I have made mistakes. I regret them. And I have taken responsibility,” Blumenthal said.
The New York Times reported Monday that Blumenthal, who was in the Marine Reserve, had distorted his military service by saying he served in Vietnam. But Democrats said they could not ignore his 26 years of political service as a state lawmaker and state attorney general.
Meanwhile, Connecticut Republicans endorsed former wrestling executive Linda McMahon as a candidate for the U.S. Senate.
