During the House Oversight Committee'sreview of Lehman Brothers, Chris Shays (CT-04) took exception to not being able to deliver opening remarks.
Poll puts Shays in front of Himes: But nearly a third surveyed are undecided
Norwalk Advocate
Christopher Shays is well ahead of his Democratic challenger, Jim Himes of Greenwich, in the 4th Congressional District race, according to a Sacred Heart University poll.
But a large number of those surveyed were still undecided, which some said could be a factor.
The poll, conducted Sept. 22 to 25 by the SHU Polling Institute and WSHU Public Radio, surveyed 400 likely voters in the district.
If the election were held at the time of the poll, 40.5 percent of voters would have voted for Shays and 30.5 percent for Himes. But of those surveyed, 29 percent were undecided.
SHU politics professor Gary Rose said the large number of undecided respondents is interesting, though not unexpected. Last week, a week after the poll was conducted, Congress rejected then passed an expensive financial bailout package. Even before that, voters were concerned about the shaky economy, and Rose said many people still don't know whom to trust......
....One reason might be name recognition. Of those surveyed, about 65 percent of respondents knew who Shays was; 47 percent said the same about Himes. Also, 55.5 percent of those surveyed recalled seeing or hearing Shays campaign ads, compared with 42 percent for Himes....
COMMENT:
Not looking good for Himes, conversely looking good for Shays.
Diane Farrell polled ahead (Reuters/Zogby) of Shays and lost. Twice.
PLEASE ALSO SEE:
- HEADLINE:
- Revolving Door At Himes Campaign During Close Election Against Christophers Shays.
- Insiders Say Internal Himes Campaign Polls Prompted The Sudden And Drastic Change
- Jim Himes Is Going To Need More Than $2.1 Million For His Challenge Against Christopher Shays.
- Can New Campagin Manager Dana Houle Get Back The Momentum That The Static Jim Himes Effort Once Had
- QUOTES:
- "I think it's a good move", said Frank Farricker, a former state Senate candidate who served with Himes on the Democratic Town Committee of Greenwich."I welcome it, personally,"
- "This was a way to take us to the next level where we need to be for the next two months," said Michael Sachse of the Himes campaign. "Maura has done an amazing job, and it's no accident that, thanks to her work, thatthis is a targeted race and Jim is viewed as one of the top Democratic challengers in the country."
- "You don't normally shake up a campaign unless it's in trouble," said Gary Rose, professor of politics at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield. "I think it does raise some questions of probably some divisiveness within the campaign organization, and that's probably not such a great sign this late in the game."
- "If it's a static campaign, it's probably a losing campaign," said George Jepsen, a former state Democratic chairman who is honorary political chairman of Himes' congressional bid. "Modern campaigns are multimillion-dollar efforts. They're very complex and they need certain experience and expertise."
08/24/08 Himes Statement on Obama Announcement of Biden as Running Mate
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by Sarah Darer Littman
The gathered Democrats seemed ready for the fight. Perhaps, because, as Lex Paulson, Fairfield County organizer for the Obama campaign observed, “There’s no-one who fights harder against prevailing winds than Democrats in Greenwich.”
And Please Look At This Other Post:
10/07/08 "Our economy is fundamentally strong," the Jim Himes ineffective ad quotes Shays as saying. "No one can disagree with that."
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