Embattled US senator, wrestling exec, face voters

US Senator Michael Bennet of Colorado faced the judgment of unhappy Democratic voters on Tuesday, not quite 90 days before November mid-term elections defined by a volatile anti-incumbent mood.

In Connecticut, meanwhile, Republicans seemed prepared to anoint millionaire professional wrestling executive and political novice Linda MacMahon their champion for the seat held by retiring veteran Democratic Senator Chris Dodd.

Voters in Georgia and Minnesota were also heading to the polls, poised to give observers and candidates nationwide more clues about how US public anger at the sour economy and Washington might affect the main contest, just months away.

Bennet, backed by President Barack Obama and the party's leaders in Washington, faced a tougher-than-expected challenge from former state legislator Andrew Romanoff, endorsed by former president Bill Clinton, and could be the latest Washington incumbent to fall.

Clinton, expected to criss-cross the country to stump for Democrats, has reportedly declared Romanoff, not Bennet, has "the best chance to hold this seat in November," when Republicans hope for big gains in the US Congress.

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