/tags/linda-mcmahon Linda McMahon en-US Copyright KUNC/Community Radio for Northern Colorado 2020 Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:21:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-09-28/in-blue-leaning-connecticut-tight-senate-race-has-democrat-on-offense Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon, in her second attempt at becoming Connecticut's first female senator, is close in the polls. If McMahon defeats Democratic Rep. Chris Murphy, she'd also become the state's first GOP senator in decades. Fri, 28 Sep 2012 20:21:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-09-28/in-blue-leaning-connecticut-tight-senate-race-has-democrat-on-offense David Welna /npr-news/2012-08-13/favored-in-gop-senate-primary-linda-mcmahon-faces-critics-left-and-right Former World Wrestling Entertainment executive Linda McMahon is making her second run for a U.S. Senate seat in Connecticut. Once again she is campaigning with primarily her own millions. And her opponents again say she can't separate herself from the controversial side of professional wrestling. Mon, 13 Aug 2012 21:31:00 GMT /npr-news/2012-08-13/favored-in-gop-senate-primary-linda-mcmahon-faces-critics-left-and-right Jeff Cohen