no matter what I say, I mean it in a nice way
The race in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District is finally heating up after the Republican and Democratic nominating conventions, with experts saying that it’s going to be a barnburner. What do you think?
Actually, there is a news source — less reputable than The Onion though it may be — that cares what you think about [...]
Two time challenger to Chris Shays in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District, Diane Farrell, endorsed Jim Himes yesterday. Enthusiastically:
Farrell described Himes as a man “with his finger on the pulse of the needs of families” who “understands the needs of the district.” Noting Himes’ involvement at the local level, as well as his support of [...]
I’m running a bit behind with the news/blogging lately, but I think it’s important to highlight the progress that Jim Himes is making this cycle in his effort to unseat the last incumbent Republican congressperson in New England.
From the Himes campaign announcement of Q1 fundraising numbers:
* Jim Himes raised over $420,000 in the first quarter [...]
As an undergrad in the land of insanely long reading assignments, I’m sympathetic to Chris Shays‘ plight here. It’s OK to skip the reading, or to skim the reading, or whatever as long as you know that it’s going to be on the test. In that respect, skipping the reading doesn’t really save [...]
A barnburner is what Roll Call is calling the race between Jim Himes and Chris Shays in Connecticut’s 4th Congressional District. The article is behind a subscription wall, but the Himes Blog has an excerpt:
The one Connecticut contest that does look like a barnburner this cycle is the Shays-Himes race…..
Democrats here say that Himes [...]
Democratic Fourth Congressional District challenger Jim Himes gave his website a face-lift this past week, and part of the new site is the Himes for Congress Official Blog.
So if you want to keep tabs on the latest goings-on of the Jim Himes campaign, there are three ways to do so:
In person — Go to the [...]