Posted on 10/29/2008 12:42:54 PM PDT by DallasBiff
HARTFORD, Conn. - 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.
Shays told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the Republican nominee's campaign has gone too negative against Obama, and has muted his message of being an independent thinker with the best ideas and experience needed to solve the nation's problems.
With the tone of the campaign and Obama's lead in the polls, McCain will have a difficult time winning the presidency, Shays said, although he believes it's still possible.
"He's taken the thing that is most valuable, his (maverick) brand, and he's not staying true to it," Shays said. "I admire John McCain more than you can imagine. He would make a great president.
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Let Mr. Shays go pound sand..........
Mr Shays - “It’s all about me, not the country.”
Time to cowboy up Mr Shays.
We won’t have Chris Shays to kick around anymore.
Chris Shays is a wuss.
We’d be better off without him.
In 2010, perhaps we can elect real GOPers and not RINOs?
S.T.F.U
After this election cycle RINOs should be extinct.
I remember him bailing on George HW Bush during the 1992 election when his numbers didn’t look good.
I’ll bet the whiney Olympia Snowe and the pitiful Susan Collins are unhappy, too. The sooner conservatives start a new party, the better.
Vichy Republican Shays attacking McCain in order to ingratiate himself with Obamaniacs going into his re-election bid.
Out of touch for a so called Republican.
Yeah, that’s the ticket. Let the marxist win so Shays can hold on. Puleaze.
Shays is the very last House GOPer in New England.
Say goodbye, Chrissie.
Vichy Republican Shays attacking McCain in order to ingratiate himself with Obamaniacs going into his re-election bid.
Shays is a Republican?!
Another phony “Republican” heard from, courtesy of the Democrat Propaganda Media.
Chris is going to be defeated eventually. He has a major target on him. He should take his big fat taxpayer funded pension and retire.
“Shays told The Associated Press on Wednesday that the Republican nominee’s campaign has gone too negative against Obama”,
...uh, yeah. McCain would be MUCH better off if he were still wasting time with his “crossing the aisle”, “bi-partisan” bullsheist. ~sarc
Shut up, Shays..
I’m from Ct. Shays represents the adjacent district. If I lived a few miles south, I could vote against him.
If we get beat, might as well make lemonade. One good thing about this election is that “moderates” like Shay will be exterminated.
Reminder: Shays voted against Clinton’s articles of impeachment.
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