In recent weeks, Swift has drawn approval ratings as high as 66 percent.

Though Linsky says “We’re really looking for something not too complicated — talented people with integrity who would be good partners” for Swift, the search hasn’t been without controversy. Earlier this year, former GOP party chair and millionaire James Rappaport announced that he would seek the lieutenant governorship against the wishes of Swift, who would prefer to choose her own running mate for the Republican convention to confirm.

“My own view is that she ought to be able to choose her running mate,” Linsky says. “Certainly some people have mentioned him, sure, but I think she’s made it known that he’s not at the top of her list.”

Speculation now is centered around Kennedy School senior fellow Marshall Carter after Swift’s first choice, Suffolk District Attorney Ralph Martin, announced he would resign to become a partner in a Bingham Dana, a high profile law firm.

Linsky anticipates that his search will be done by “the start of the new year.”

He says that he would like to have another part in Swift’s campaign, but that “it’s up to her.”