Hard feelings: Some Republicans missing from trail after primary battles

•In Connecticut, investor Peter Schiff, who had the support of a number of Tea Party groups in his unsuccessful run for the GOP Senate nomination, says he’ll “likely” vote for the winner, Linda McMahon. She faces Democrat Richard Blumenthal in the fall. In an interview with USA TODAY, however, Schiff added, “I doubt I’ll be working for her.” He said he’s not sure what his supporters will do in the November election. “Some of them might write my name in,” he said.

•In Nevada, where Sharron Angle became the GOP nominee with Tea Party support and defeated several primary candidates. Sue Lowden, a former state GOP chairwoman who was among the losers, has been absent from the campaign trail. “There’s no doubt Sue has not come out in support of Sharron as fully as the Republican Party would have hoped,” said Danny Tarkanian, another losing Senate candidate who is campaigning for Angle. He said Lowden’s snub “could hurt” in the fall as Angle tries to defeat Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.

•In Colorado, Sen. Michael Bennet embraced his rival, Andrew Romanoff, on the state Capitol steps after winning their bruising Democratic primary. Meanwhile, Republicans passed on their traditional post-primary unity rally. “We don’t need it,” GOP state Chairman Dick Wadhams said. Former lieutenant governor Jane Norton, out of public view since losing the Republican Senate nomination to Tea Party favorite Ken Buck last week, e-mailed supporters Wednesday to urge that they back him. “This election is bigger than Ken or Jane,” Norton wrote.