good to hear but less than six months left and i have not seen a jim himes yard signs yet i seen some chris shays signs today
Posted by mike on 05/05 at 02:23 PM
Diane Farrell Endorses Jim
Sunday afternoon in Stamford, Fourth District Democrats presented a united front against Chris Shays in advance of the 4th CD nominating convention next Monday May 12th, as two-time Democratic candidate Diane Farrell officially endorsed Jim Himes in front of a crowd of supporters. Here's the Stamford Advocate's report:
Himes, a Greenwich resident who runs a New York City nonprofit housing agency, is attempting what Farrell failed to do in two bids - unseat longtime incumbent U.S. Rep. Christopher Shays, R-Bridgeport, in the 4th Congressional District, the only one in the state held by Republicans.
"It's a huge honor for me to get Diane's endorsement for this race," said Himes, who was joined by his wife, Mary, and two daughters, Emma, 8, and Linley, 5.
"By all rights, Diane should be our congresswoman," he said to applause....
Farrell said Himes will succeed because Shays' continued support for the war in Iraq and Bush's fiscal policies "will give voters pause."
"I think the story of this campaign is Jim's qualifications," she said, "and the closeness of the last two races indicate that voters have looked closely at Shays' record."
More photos from yesterday on the HimesForCongress Flickr page.
Permalink | Posted by Charles on Monday, May 05, 2008 at 8:02am
3 Comments
Chris Shays already has yard signs out? Jeez, he must really be worried.
He oughta be.
Posted by spazeboy on 05/05 at 03:01 PM
Mike—no political candidates have lawn signs out this early! I suppose a person or two might have an old Shays sign out, but no political campaigns are distributing signs this early.
Six months out is really way too early for political lawn signs. Jim, the surest way you’d annoy people is to put out signs this soon—everyone would be mad at Jim Himes for cluttering up their neighborhood this early.
If we come in to volunteer, can we have a bumper sticker, though?
Posted by Ann on 05/05 at 07:00 PM
