Schiff is in.

U.S. Senate candidate Peter Schiff, a Tea Party favorite known for his gloomy predictions about the U.S. economy, has qualified for the Aug. 10 Republican primary. Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz said today that Schiff gathered enough petition signatures to challenge the endorsed Republican, former wrestling executive Linda McMahon. "We are thrilled to hear the news that our efforts have proved successful," Schiff said in an emailed statement. "Connecticut Republicans now have a alternative: a wrestling promoter or a businessman and economist. Given the state of our economy, I think the choice is clear."Link

Libertarian-minded............

Ron Paul says he hasn’t decided if he’ll challenge President Obama for re-election in 2012, but he does predict that Republicans will be more open than they were in 2008 to nominating a Libertarian-minded candidate. “I think there’s no doubt about it,” Paul said in an interview with The Daily Caller. This year, Libertarian-Republican candidates for the U.S. Senate — like Paul’s son Rand Paul in Kentucky and Sharron Angle in Nevada — have won Republican primaries with the help of the Tea Party support. Noting the “big Libertarian influence in the Tea Party movement,” Paul says Libertarian beliefs are making their way into the lexicon of traditional Republicans.Link