2016 Postmortem

grantcart

(53,061 posts) Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:24 PM Aug 2012

Chris Shays endorses McMahon "I think she is a terrible candidate and . . make a terrible senator"

From DailyKos

http://www.dailykos.com/blog/Elections Daily Kos Elections Live Digest: 8/15

Hah, check out Chris Shays' I-guess-you-could-sorta-call-it-an-endorsement of Linda McMahon, who just won Tuesday's GOP primary: He said he'd vote for her in the general election but added "I do not withdraw any comment that I made" during the campaign, which included gems like "I think she is a terrible candidate and I think she would make a terrible senator."

lol

15 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

Chris Shays endorses McMahon "I think she is a terrible candidate and . . make a terrible senator" (Original Post) grantcart Aug 2012 OP

Who's the Democratic nominee Panasonic Aug 2012 #1

Chris Murphy. Here's his website. . . DinahMoeHum Aug 2012 #9

if he thinks she terrible but would vote for her anyway then he has lost all credibility. WI_DEM Aug 2012 #2

Even Mike Castle wouldn't endorse that witch Christine O'Donnell when she beat him LynneSin Aug 2012 #8

The old style Republicans are gone Panasonic Aug 2012 #14

I guess that is what you call a back door endorsement. Repubs never go through the front southernyankeebelle Aug 2012 #10

Shays has always been this way. Dawson Leery Aug 2012 #3

I wish he had not said he will vote for her Inuca Aug 2012 #4

yes, keep it to himself. Like I bet no way Noot will pull the Romney lever, in reality. nt Laura PourMeADrink Aug 2012 #5

So is Linda McMahon gonna drop another 50mil on a race she's gonna lose? LynneSin Aug 2012 #6

That is in the most conservative poll. Dawson Leery Aug 2012 #7

He should be. Panasonic Aug 2012 #13

Yeah, and I don't want her as my Senator. Jennicut Aug 2012 #11

Chris Murphy sounds like a swell guy Panasonic Aug 2012 #12

I haven't seen the latest polls since the primary. He is fairly well known in CT since he CTyankee Aug 2012 #15

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)

1. Who's the Democratic nominee

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:26 PM

Aug 2012

so I can make sure the WWE loser is guaranteed to lose her second straight title shot.

DinahMoeHum

(21,804 posts)

9. Chris Murphy. Here's his website. . .

Reply to Panasonic (Reply #1)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:17 PM

Aug 2012

http://www.chrismurphy.com/content/home

WI_DEM

(33,497 posts)

2. if he thinks she terrible but would vote for her anyway then he has lost all credibility.

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:27 PM

Aug 2012

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)

8. Even Mike Castle wouldn't endorse that witch Christine O'Donnell when she beat him

Reply to WI_DEM (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:43 PM

Aug 2012

He wouldn't endorse anyone and knowing Mike he probably secretly voted for the democrat.

Shays always reminded me alot of Mike Castle. Decent Republicans.

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)

14. The old style Republicans are gone

Reply to LynneSin (Reply #8)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:36 PM

Aug 2012

Lincoln Chaffee was one of the few last left - and he's the governor of RI. And doing a pretty bang-up job, from what I hear.

And I know he went independent.

southernyankeebelle

(11,304 posts)

10. I guess that is what you call a back door endorsement. Repubs never go through the front

Reply to WI_DEM (Reply #2)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:22 PM

Aug 2012

door. He knows she is evil. If I didn't support her I would keep my mouth shut. That alone says it all. Now he looks like a hypocrite.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

3. Shays has always been this way.

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:29 PM

Aug 2012

He was considering impeaching vote to impeach Clinton and nearly lost in 98'. In the end he voted against all four charges.
Still, Shays is a weak person.

Chris Murphy will show McSteroids the door.

Inuca

(8,945 posts)

4. I wish he had not said he will vote for her

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:29 PM

Aug 2012

Shays is relatively decent, from what I remember. The fact that he got completely crushed by that embarassing woman (AFTER she already lost, AND in a state like CT) tells volumes about who votes in these R primaries. It's funny, but also very scary.

Laura PourMeADrink

(42,770 posts)

5. yes, keep it to himself. Like I bet no way Noot will pull the Romney lever, in reality. nt

Reply to Inuca (Reply #4)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:36 PM

Aug 2012

LynneSin

(95,337 posts)

6. So is Linda McMahon gonna drop another 50mil on a race she's gonna lose?

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:41 PM

Aug 2012

Chris Murphy is already up 8 points.

Dawson Leery

(19,348 posts)

7. That is in the most conservative poll.

Reply to LynneSin (Reply #6)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 04:43 PM

Aug 2012

Now that Chris has won the Dem primary, he will be on the offense everyday from here on out.

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)

13. He should be.

Reply to Dawson Leery (Reply #7)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:35 PM

Aug 2012

He should get started today. Not wait for McMahon to fire her negative campaign mode.

Let Linda McMahon defend her so-called "record" and ask _EXACTLY_ how she can respresent Connecticut, not the power elite of the 1% (which the McMahons are part of)

Jennicut

(25,415 posts)

11. Yeah, and I don't want her as my Senator.

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:28 PM

Aug 2012

Chris Murphy will make a much better Senator though I will miss having him as our Rep in Congress (I live in his district).

Shays is not a bad guy for a Republican but he was an old news. He lost his congressional race a few years ago and did not have the money to compete with McMahon.

Panasonic

(2,921 posts)

12. Chris Murphy sounds like a swell guy

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Wed Aug 15, 2012, 05:33 PM

Aug 2012

What are his chances vs. the stupid lady?

CTyankee

(63,912 posts)

15. I haven't seen the latest polls since the primary. He is fairly well known in CT since he

Reply to Panasonic (Reply #12)

Thu Aug 16, 2012, 09:39 AM

Aug 2012

is currently a U.S. Congressman from CT's 5th district. I'm in the 3rd and Rosa DeLauro is my rep but I think Chris is considered good. He is strong on women's issues, outspokenly pro-choice where McMahon says she's "mildly pro-choice," whatever the hell THAT means! She is total garbage and you have to either BE garbage or have a screw loose to vote for her...the WWE videos are incredibly horrible...

Reply to this discussion