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dailykos.com - 10/21/2008
CT-04: Himes and Shays Tied at 44
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This U Conn poll is 10/9-15 MoE +/- 4.4, no trends. Jim Himes (D)    44 Chris Shays (R)  44 Incumbents should not be at 44. And given that Chris Shays (R) is the last Republican House member still standing in New England, this is not good news for Shays, who was first elected ...
newsday.com - 10/20/2008
Poll: Shays and Himes in dead heat -
— newsday.com — HARTFORD, Conn. - The race between Republican U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays and Democratic challenger Jim Himes in... Connecticut 's 4th District is a dead heat, according to a poll released Monday. Shays and Himes both received support from 44 percent of ... (more) Poll: Shays and Himes in dead heat -

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dailykos.com - 10/17/2008
CT-04: SUSA Shows Himes Lead
— dailykos.com — SurveyUSA for Roll Call. 10/13-14. Likely voters. MoE 4%. (No trendlines) Shays 45 Himes 48 Recent internal... polling from the Himes campaign had shown the race tied . As you surely know, Shays is the last Republican left representing New ... (more) CT-04: SUSA Shows Himes Lead

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Shays Lashes Out At Voter Who Is Losing Everything
firedoglake.com - 10/21/2008
Shays Lashes Out At Voter Who Is Losing Everything
— firedoglake.com — A new University of Connecticut/Hearst Newspapers poll shows Chris Shays and Jim Himes tied at 44 percent... each in CT-04. Which is probably good news for anyone in the district hoping for constituent services from their Congressman. Watch ... (more) Shays Lashes Out At Voter Who Is Losing Everything

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CT-04: Himes & Shays Tied
Swing State Project — University of Connecticut for the Hearst Newspapers (10/8-15, likely voters, no trendlines): Jim Himes (D): 44 Chris Shays (R-inc): 44 Other: 2 Undecided: 10 (MoE: ?4.4%) As DemFromCT says, 44 is an ugly, ugly place for an incumbent to be - especially when Barack Obama is leading John McCain by a 54-34 margin. ...

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