Posted by Matthew Gertz | Mar 2, 2006 |
Diane Farrell is one of our top challengers in the upcoming midterm elections. After losing a close election against nine-term incumbent Chris Shays in 2004, she’s back for a second run. With over half a million in the...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Gertz | Nov 16, 2005 |
It’s been a bad year for Chris Shays. Last November, the Connecticut congressman from the 4th district barely staved off his Democratic challenger, Diane Farrell, winning 52-48 in the first competitive election of his...
Read MorePosted by Matthew Gertz | Oct 14, 2005 |
Cross-posted to My Left Nutmeg
Chris Shays (R-04) might want to start cleaning out his office and packing up his bags.
His district voted 52%-46% for John Kerry in 2004, one of the most Democratic districts held by a Republican in the country. A 17-year incumbent, he was re-elected 52%-48%, a margin of just over 13,000 votes.
Now, with his back against the wall, his 2004 opponant, Diane Farrell, is coming after him again. And this time, she’s out-raising him.
Read MorePosted by Matthew Gertz | Oct 5, 2005 |
Last Sunday, the theoretically “moderate” Congressman Christopher Shays (R-CT) appeared on Late Edition with Wolf Blitzer.
You may remember Shays from his brutal excoriation of failed former FEMA head Mike Brown:
“What would you like for me to do, congressman?” Brown asked the Connecticut Republican.
“That’s why I’m happy you left,” Shays said, “because that kind of, you know, look in the lights like a deer, tells me that you weren’t capable to do the job.”
While Shays collected accolades from the local media, those of us who had heard this faux-moderate song-and-dance before waited for the music to stop.
Read MorePosted by Matthew Gertz | Oct 4, 2005 |
Down in the halls of Washington, Rep. Jim Matheson (D-UT)is fighting a lonely battle:
According to the Matheson, given the high costs of the Iraq War, the rebuilding effort on the Gulf Coast, and the rising energy prices, Congress should waive the 1.9 percent cost-of-living increase schedued to go into effect on January 1st.
More on the flip…
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