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Jim Himes to Challenge Chris Shays in 2008

Jim Himes, on the very first official day of his campaign, will be live-blogging at My Left Nutmeg:

An announcement fresh off the griddle, Greenwich DTC Chair Jim Himes has just announced that he’s filed to run in 2008 against Chris Shays in the 4th CD.

What’s more, he’s agreed to come by My Left Nutmeg on his first day as a candidate to talk with Connecticut voters and activists to share his thoughts on the upcoming campaign, talk about his professional and public service experience, and answer questions about his goals as Connecticut’s next Democratic Congressman!

Jim will be joining us from 1:30 to 2:30pm, and I’d like to encourage lurkers and first-time-visitors to register with the site to participate in the liveblog event: it’s free, but it usually takes 15 minutes or so for your password to arrive, so you might want to sign up early to avoid disappointment.

And if you like what you see after today’s live blog, Jim Himes is also fundraising on ActBlue. I’m impressed by his ‘net savvy.

Background on Jim Himes:

• Jim Himes: “Out of the Dark: Time for Democrats to Lead” (Greenwich Citizen, October 2005)
• Jim Himes: “Time for Honesty on Iraq” (Greenwich Citizen, March 2007)
• Jim Himes: “Mr. Himes Goes To Washington?” (Greenwich Post, March 2007)
• Jim Himes: “CT-04: Mike Richter Out, Jim Himes In?” (March 2007)
• Jim Himes: “Ned Lamont on Jim Himes” (CT Bob, March 2007)
• Jim Himes: “Guest Post by Jim Himes” (CT Local Politics, March 2007)

Background on Christopher Shays:

• Christopher Shays: “Is Chris Shays Losing It?” (March 2007)
• Christopher Shays: “Chris Shays Flip-Flops on Iraq Timeline” (March 2007)
• Christopher Shays: “Rep. Shays, Who Supported Withdrawal Before Election, Now Backs Escalation” (ThinkProgress, February 2007)
• Christopher Shays: “Shays: We Should Have Invaded Iraq ‘Sooner,’ And ‘Not For WMD’” (Election Central, October 2006)
• Christopher Shays: “Shays: Abu Ghraib ‘Wasn’t Torture,’ Just A ‘Sex Ring’” (Election Central, October 2006)
• Christopher Shays: “Shays: ‘I Support the War in Iraq’” (Newsmax, September 2006)
• Christopher Shays: “Shays Says Support of War Has Not Waned” (TownHall.com, September 2006)
• Christopher Shays: “Barbara Bush Praises Shays” (Hartford Courant, September 2006)