Chris Shays blew it when he said he wouldn’t vote for Linda McMahon in the general and made himself look petulant. It’s quite an accomplishment to make McMahon look like a stateswoman. I have heard she’s improved as a candidate since 2010, but she’ll still lose to Congressman Christopher Murphy.
Republicans have a chance at winning Murphy’s Congrsesional district, but that relies on a Lowell Weicker-style liberal winning the nomination. I don’t envy our Nutmeg state peers.
Here are the results of the race to succeed Christopher Murphy in Congress:
Dems- Elizabeth Esty defeated state House Speaker Christopher Donovan, who had ethics problems, with Dan Roberti finishing third. In a sad event, Roberti’s mother passed away Saturday night.
http://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-5th-district-dems-0815-20120813,0,6883495.story
Repub- Republicans have a chance at winning, as RINO state Senator Andrew Roarback won a competitive, four-candidate primary. If elected, he’ll return the district to the liberal Republicanism of its previous GOP Congressmen (Chris Shays, Stewart McKinney, and Lowell Weicker). You’ve heard of needing a noseplug to vote for some candidates? We’ll I’d need a barfbag for this one, but I’d do it anyway.
http://www.courant.com/news/politics/hc-5th-district-gop-0815-20120814,0,7447999.story
Cf, are you nutz?
we will be working here to undermine Roraback who will crash and burn. Esty is the next congressperson. We come back in ‘14 with a conservative against her.
Roraback is not a possibility. Must be flushed.
There is a libertarian guy running around with petitions.
Chris Shays doesn't like the First Amendment. Chris Shays is a Traitor!