Linda Mcmahon

20100818-195050-pic-916728980.jpg

Linda McMahon

20100811-223745-pic-590016053.jpg

Linda McMahon chats with Scotty's Diner owner Scotty Vincent as she campaigns in North Haven, Conn., on Wednesday, the day after winning the Republican U.S. Senate nomination in Connecticut. (AP Photo)

Wealthy Candidates_Star.jpg

ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this May 21, 2010 file photo, Connecticut Republican Senate Linda McMahon, right, and family members wait as delegate vote totals are tallied in Hartford, Conn. In the midst of one of the worst recessions in decades, a host of former corporate titans are spending millions in the quest for elective office, using their big bankrolls to push past the political machinery and overcome their own lack of experience.

20100804-190539-pic-95160603.jpg

ASSOCIATED PRESS "I think I have a better chance and I have a qualification to beat him that she doesn't have," Rob Simmons said, referring to Richard Blumenthal and Linda McMahon.