courant.com - 11/5/2008
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"Tonight, we lost an election, but we didn't lose our souls," his wife, Betsi, told the crowd at the Norwalk Inn. Shays, a 21-year incumbent, held off tough challenges in 2006 and 2005, but this year the Obama wave appeared to be taking a toll. With 40 percent of the district's precincts ...
dailykos.com - 11/8/2008
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dailykos.com —
The Seattle PI has called the race in
WA-08 for Reichert . Republican U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert
has won re-election in Washington's 8th Congressional District, defeating two-time Democratic challenger Darcy Burner in a close race. With almost 80 ...
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WA-08: Burner Concedes
yaledailynews.com - 10/29/2008
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yaledailynews.com —
NEW CANAAN, Conn. — The first ballot has
yet to be tallied, but some Republicans are already
hammering nails into the McCain-Palin campaign’s coffin. Locked in a tight congressional race, Rep. Chris Shays of Connecticut’s 4th district is the latest in ...
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Shays concedes McCain defeat
politico.com - 10/29/2008
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Taylor Marsh —
BY TAYLOR MARSH
Nina Easton on Fox News Channel gives a terrific analysis. The silence was deafening.
Obama wins Iowa... Twirl the champagne, we’re almost there.
Rep. Chris Shays concedes.
Carol Shea-Porter wins. ...
Christopher Shays, New England's Last House Republican, Goes Down
TPM Election Central —
... New England is now a House Republican-free zone, with Rep. Christopher Shays (R-CT) defeated by Democrat Jim Himes after 22 years in the House. After the 2006 elections, Shays was the last House Republican left from the six New England states. ...
Shays Concedes; Jim Himes Wins
Firedoglake —
No more Republicans in the House in the North East.
If Tad Devine hadn't screwed up Tom Allen's campaign, could've been a sweep.
Congratulations Jim.
Chris Shays of CT loses
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth —
The last Republican House member loses. As CNN just said, moderate Republicans used to be the Northeast but they are all gone now. New England's last remaining Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives was swept out of office Tuesday, largely by Democratic surge in his hometown of Bridgeport and an Obama wave throughout the 4th Congressional District. U.S. Rep. Chris Shays conceded defeat about 9:45 p.m. and made an appeal to his colleagues in Congress to hire members of his staff.
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The last
Maggie's Farm —
... Our friend Chris Shays (R-CT), the only Republican Congressman left in New England, was swept out of office in a wave of Obamania emanating from his home town of Bridgeport. ...
In one 11-state swath, House Republicans are a vanishing breed
Top of the Ticket —
... Since the Democratic surge in the 2006 midterm election, Shays had been the last man standing -- the sole Republican House member from any of the six New England states. With his defeat, the tally for the congressional districts in his state plus Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island now stands at Democrats: 22, Republicans: Zip. ...
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Shays Lashes Out At Voter Who Is Losing Everything
firedoglake.com 10/21/2008 —
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 ...
CT-04: Himes and Shays Tied at 44
dailykos.com 10/21/2008 — 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 ...
Poll: Shays and Himes in dead heat -
newsday.com 10/20/2008 — 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 ...
Chris Shays Fails to Understand (video)
youtube.com 10/21/2008 — A Fairfield resident who just lost his job asks Chris Shays (R-CT) what he can do to meet his mortgage. Shays leafs through his own handout to find answers....
I'll Sort of Miss Chris Shays
corner.nationalreview.com 11/5/2008 — David Freddoso suggests a few silver linings. I disagree with this one:
9) Rep. Chris Shays (R., Conn.) finally lost.
Shays was no conservative, of course. His ACU rating was a measly 45 percent. But he got a few things right: He favored the ...
Chris Shays gets off the Straight Talk Express
videocafe.crooksandliars.com 10/31/2008 — Virtually certain now of McCain's imminent defeat Chris Shays effectively tosses McCain under the bus. In an interview with the Yale Daily News: NEW CANAAN, Conn. - The first ballot has yet to be tallied, but some Republicans are already hammering ...
McCain concedes
dailykos.com 10/24/2008 — Crazy . John McCain's election night watch party might be missing John McCain. Instead of appearing before a throng of supporters at the Biltmore Hotel in Phoenix on the evening of Nov. 4, the Republican presidential nominee plans to deliver ...
Chris Shays bites the dust
polipundit.com 11/5/2008 — Sorry to see another Dem seat, but it's nice to see the back of Christopher Shays. The Connecticut Republican voted for the Wall Street bailout, and also took contributions from the real estate industry to push to re-legalize the zero-down-payment ...
House Rivals Himes, Shays Pledge Action on HIV/AIDS Epidemic
onthehillblog.blogspot.com 10/29/2008 — Both Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.) and his Democratic rival, Jim Himes, candidates for the seat House seat from Connecticut's 4th district, have signed a pledge to support a comprehensive strategy to fight HIV/AIDS in the US and around the world, according to the Global AIDS Alliance Fund.
McCain beats Obama in Kentucky: media —
Reuters: Politics 11/5/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican John McCain defeated Democratic rival Barack Obama on Tuesday in presidential voting in Kentucky, scoring a victory in a state that has backed the winning candidate for more than 40 years, media projected.
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