district court in new orleans, our senior correspondent allan chernoff will join us shortly with additional details. >>> time now for cnn equals politics. markpolitical team in television. mark joins us live from washington, d.c. what is crossing right now, mark? >> reporter: well, tony, you know, we have accountants in congress, and lawyers and doctors. what we don't have represented in congress is wrestling executives, and right now, linda mcmahon is running for senate up in connecticut. in fact, right now, a new poll out this morning shows she is within six points of richard blumenthal, the democratic nominee. linda mcmahon says she can spend up to $50 million of her own money to win the seat. republicans hope to pick off the seat right now held by chris dodd, the democrat. john boehner is in the sights of the democratic national committee. the democratic national committee already has a television ad on air attacking john boehner and are going up with a second ad. let's listen to it. >> this november, john boehner wants to welcome you to boehner-land. get in the door for 37,000, jet across the country with lobbyists, pass out campaign ch