[Clintonfatigued]

I wouldn't be surprised for this district to fall to the 'Rats.

[solitas]

I wouldn't be surprised for this district to fall to the 'Rats.

Sh_t - HE's the next-worst-thing to a 'rat NOW (speaking as one of his constituents who doesn't get phone calls or emails answered, BUT does get all his bullsh_t junkmail).

He does next to NOTHING for us now, is only elected to keep a definite democrat out of the job, f_cks-around in front of every tv camera he finds, and people pray against his health.

[zbigreddogz]

Won't happen. They have been trying to beat Shays forever. Every year they say they are gonna do it, and they never do.

He'll also be helped by Jodi Rell, who is going to win in a landslide.

[Osage Orange]

I wouldn't be surprised for this district to fall to the 'Rats.

May as well..........

Shay's....is just another Rat in Rino clothing.

[AuH2ORepublican]

"I wouldn't be surprised for this district to fall to the 'Rats."

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Shays is a liberal-to-moderate Republican (I'm being charitable) in a district that is, by Northeast standards (not to mention New England standards), quite Republican. The district gave Bush 43% in 2000 and 46% in 2004, so all Shays needs to win is get 4% from Kerry's 53% in the district (i.e., 7.5% of Kerry's voters). A Democrat winning this seat in a congressional race would be the equivalent of a Republican beating a moderate-to-conservative Southern Democrat Congressman in a district in which Kerry got 46% in 2004, such as John Tanner's 8th CD in West TN, Allen Boyd's 2nd CD in North FL, and Sanford Bishop's 2nd CD in SW GA (guys who usually win with over 60%); it is much easier said than done. Shays will survive.