Shays says Senate needs a New England centrist

By Susan Haigh Associated Press March 25, 2012 BOLTON, Conn. (AP) – In his bid for a political comeback, Republican Senate candidate Christopher Shays of Connecticut is hoping voters will support a dying breed in Washington, D.C. – a fiscally conservative, socially moderate, so-called “New England Republican.” Despite the recently announced retirement of moderate Republican [...]

Poll: Shays Shows Some Strength in Conn. Senate Contest

By Andrew Grossman Wall Street Journal March 22, 2012 Former wrestling executive Linda McMahon is favored to win the GOP Senate primary in Connecticut, but a new poll shows her rival in the primary contest, former Rep. Christopher Shays, appears to in a better position to win the general election, our colleague Andrew Grossman at [...]

Poll: McMahon leads Shays, trails Dems

By the Associated Press The News Times March 22, 2012 A new poll shows former wrestling executive and Greenwich resident Linda McMahon still leading in Connecticut’s Republican Senate primary, but former U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays has gained some ground and fares better against potential Democratic challengers in a general election. The Quinnipiac University survey, released [...]

McMahon Leads In GOP Senate Primary — And Trails Badly For General Election

By Eric Kleefeld Talking Points Memo March 22, 2012 The new Quinnipiac poll of the Connecticut senate race shows that former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon has an edge over former Congressman Chris Shays in the Republican primary — but remains absolutely unelectable in the general election, compared to Shays who would at least [...]

Poll shows Shays competitive in Senate race

By Mark Pazniokas CT Mirror March 22, 2012 The Senate campaign of former U.S. Rep. Chris Shays got a boost today in a Quinnipiac University poll that shows him pulling to within 9 percentage points of former wrestling executive Linda McMahon among Republicans and running even with leading Democrats in general-election matchups. The results feed [...]

Q Poll: McMahon Leads Shays, But Weaker Against Dems

By Steven Shepard National Journal March 22, 2012 CORRECTION: The previous version of this post incorrectly stated Bysiewicz’s title. She is the former secretary of state. Linda McMahon would lead former Rep. Christopher Shays in the race for the Republican nomination to succeed retiring Sen. Joseph Lieberman, ID-Conn., but McMahon would trail the two top [...]

Poll: Shays Shows Strength in Connecticut Senate Race

By Andrew Grossman Wall Street Journal March 22, 2012 A new poll could boost Republican hopes of picking up the Connecticut Senate seat being vacated by Joseph Lieberman — but not with the candidate currently favored to win the party primary. Former Rep. Christopher Shays, a Republican from Bridgeport, is virtually tied with Rep. Christopher [...]