Tea Party activists in the state took a while to warm to Linda McMahon, but there are indications their initial coolness may be thawing.
McMahon will be the featured guest at a fundraiser in Milldale tomorrow night for Tea Party activist and state Senate candidate Joe Markley of Southington.
Like many Tea Party conservatives, Markley initially backed Peter Schiff in the Republican U.S. Senate primary. "I supported Peter Schiff at the convention and I still think he would have been a remarkable addition to the US Senate, but he was a poor candidate and ran a poor campaign,'' Markley wrote on his blog.
"He has no relish for pressing the flesh, and his team never seemed to have a vision of what they needed to do. With all due respect to Peter's intellect and his commitment, conservatives looking ahead to 2012 should seek another candidate."