CNN: McCain a Drag on Down-Ticket Republicans

Senator Barack Obama strong position in the polls may be helping down-ticket Democrats send entrenched Republicans packing this November. CNN takes a look at Chris Shays in Connecticut.

Shays is just one of many GOP candidates trying to win by outperforming Sen. John McCain's underwhelming performance in congressional districts nationwide.

McCain, R-Arizona, trailed Illinois Sen. Barack Obama by 21 points in Connecticut's 4th District, according to an October 13-14 SurveyUSA poll for Roll Call newspaper. A just-released University of Connecticut poll and a mid-September survey by the Democratic Feldman Group also had Obama winning by at least 20 points. By comparison, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry won the district by just 6 points four years ago.

Recent public and private polling shows Shays either tied with or trailing his Democratic opponent Jim Himes. In 2004, Shays got 6 more points than President Bush, but the congressman will need a significantly larger number of Obama voters to cross over this year.

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Newspapers here all have this in every day.

Shays says this is the worst fight he has had.

Time to get rid of the LAST Republican in the House from New England! I will be so happy to see him go.

Jim Himes is a terrific guy. Throw him a buck if you got any left.

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PamB on October 21, 2008 at 06:25 PM

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