Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Republican Congressman Christopher Shays, of Connecticut, defeated for reelection after more than two decades in the House, speaks at Brown University yesterday.The Providence Journal / Steve SzydlowskiPROVIDENCE — U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, who until last Tuesday was the only Republican House member from New England, told an audience at Brown University yesterday that...
The American Conservative (Free subscription) | 10/11/2008
... party away from its core principles So in other words, it’s all Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, and Christopher Shays’ fault! Well, at least after this election , they won’t have Shays to kick around anymore. You can count the number of “moderate” Republicans on Congress on one hand. They are neither Congressional leaders, nor were they in charge in the White House and very few...
My Left Nutmeg - Front Page (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
The first clip is from election night when Brian Williams announced that the last republican congressman has just been defeated in New England. The second clip is from 11.07.08 and features Shays jobhunting in the Obama administration. This is going to be a very exciting administration,'' Shays said in an interview on MSNBC that was quoted by politco.com. "I think obviously I'd be interested...
Political Intelligence (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Representative Christopher Shays of Connecticut, until he lost on Tuesday, held the distinction as the last congressional Republican in New England. Today, he said that the path for the GOP to return from the wilderness in the region -- as...
Star Tribune (Free subscription) | 06/11/2008
Shays, 63, was trounced in Bridgeport, Connecticut's largest city, as well as Stamford and Norwalk, in his failed 11th bid for re-election. When he leaves office in January, there will be no New England Republicans in the House of Representatives.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays was a master at surviving close elections in a diverse Connecticut district that includes some of America's richest towns and deep pockets of poverty.
PoliGazette (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
In what’s turning out to be a bad night for Republicans, the last Republican congressman in my state of Connecticut and in New England, Christopher Shays, has been defeated to housing executive Democrat Jim Himes. In recent days, the 4th district in Connecticut had been tight, and it wasn’t unreasonable to think the Shays might hold [...]
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, the last New England Republican in the House of Representatives, sought to hold on to his seat in Congress on Tuesday as he faced a tough challenge from a former Greenwich businessman.
PoliPundit.com (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
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 loans that caused the mortgage/housing/financial crisis in the first ...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 29/10/2008
Locked in a tough re-election campaign in a district that overwhelmingly supports Barack Obama, Connecticut Rep. Christopher Shays has joined some fellow Republicans in publicly voicing frustration with John McCain's presidential campaign.
Letters in Bottles (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
Christopher Shays, the last Republican Congressman of New England, commandeers the Straight Talk Express. And throws McCain under it, swerving to clip Obama as well.
Connecticut Bob (Free subscription) | 30/10/2008
(Chris Shays with John McCain during happier times) From Scarce at My Left Nutmeg: 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 nails into the McCain-Palin campaign's coffin. Locked in...
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
The race between Republican Congressman Christopher Shays and Democratic challenger Jim Himes in Connecticut's 4th District is a dead heat, according to a poll released Monday.
Boston Globe (Free subscription) | 20/10/2008
New England's lone House Republican is mounting what could be the GOP's last stand. US Representative Christopher Shays, of Connecticut, the last remaining Republican representing New England in the US House, is fighting for his political life against a rising Democratic challenger and a backdrop of generalized voter anger and uncertainty.
The Hot Joints (Free subscription) | 24/11/2008
... Cosponsors [as of 2008-11-07] Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL] Rep. Michael Ferguson [R-NJ] Rep. Christopher Shays [R-CT] Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE] This is an outrage on the 2nd amendment must be opposed vigorously. Visit The Arsenal and take the assault weapons ban quiz. Support the NRA As a result of this news, I had to order this as a Christmas present to myself. -Chris Jones Related...
