October 7, 2004: Headlines: COS - Fiji: Politics: Humor: Election2004 - Shays: Congress: Hartford Courant: He is adamant he will not run for governor. And, flat out no, one of the most popular Republicans in Connecticut will not run for U.S. Senate. "No," Rep. Chris Shays says to both frequently posed questions. But what if he loses the competitive race for his Fourth District seat next month? Will he just fade into an early retirement? Hmm. The eight-term congressman leaned into the table during a lunchtime discussion with reporters in Washington on Wednesday. "You know what I'd like to do?" he said. "I'd like to run for mayor of Bridgeport."

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He is adamant he will not run for governor. And, flat out no, one of the most popular Republicans in Connecticut will not run for U.S. Senate. "No," Rep. Chris Shays says to both frequently posed questions. But what if he loses the competitive race for his Fourth District seat next month? Will he just fade into an early retirement? Hmm. The eight-term congressman leaned into the table during a lunchtime discussion with reporters in Washington on Wednesday. "You know what I'd like to do?" he said. "I'd like to run for mayor of Bridgeport."

He is adamant he will not run for governor. And, flat out no, one of the most popular Republicans in Connecticut will not run for U.S. Senate. No, Rep. Chris Shays says to both frequently posed questions. But what if he loses the competitive race for his Fourth District seat next month? Will he just fade into an early retirement? Hmm. The eight-term congressman leaned into the table during a lunchtime discussion with reporters in Washington on Wednesday. You know what I'd like to do? he said. I'd like to run for mayor of Bridgeport.

He is adamant he will not run for governor. And, flat out no, one of the most popular Republicans in Connecticut will not run for U.S. Senate. "No," Rep. Chris Shays says to both frequently posed questions. But what if he loses the competitive race for his Fourth District seat next month? Will he just fade into an early retirement? Hmm. The eight-term congressman leaned into the table during a lunchtime discussion with reporters in Washington on Wednesday. "You know what I'd like to do?" he said. "I'd like to run for mayor of Bridgeport."

Shays' Focus On The Race At Hand
October 7, 2004
By JANICE D'ARCY, Courant Staff Writer

WASHINGTON -- He is adamant he will not run for governor. And, flat out no, one of the most popular Republicans in Connecticut will not run for U.S. Senate. "No," Rep. Chris Shays says to both frequently posed questions.

But what if he loses the competitive race for his Fourth District seat next month? Will he just fade into an early retirement?

Hmm. The eight-term congressman leaned into the table during a lunchtime discussion with reporters in Washington on Wednesday. "You know what I'd like to do?" he said. "I'd like to run for mayor of Bridgeport."

Staff members looked at each other. The two reporters there - one from Bridgeport's Connecticut Post - perked up. "I could be helpful," he said about the city to which he moved five years ago. "Bridgeport has unbelievable potential."

It seemed to be fanciful musing by Shays, who is more apt than most politicians to offer unexpected candor. He later repeatedly reminded those present that he is focused on winning the district race against Westport First Selectwoman Diane Farrell. He twice said that his congressional post was his favorite job.

But the digression was enough to set his staff on edge and for the Post reporter to ask a series of follow-up questions.

More pressing, Shays said, is the Fourth District race. He said an internal poll in April found him "in sync" with the attitudes of his constituents. Another a week ago, he said, showed his opponent's attacks - which have sought to portray the generally independent thinking representative as a tool of the conservative Majority Leader Tom DeLay - have been ineffective.

He said the polls also confirmed his suspicion that the district is deeply divided in its opinion of the Iraq war, which he adamantly supports.

Farrell campaign spokesman Adam Wood questioned Shays' research and said, "Diane's message is clearly resonating ... people are ready for change."

Shays said that this weekend he plans to return to the district and campaign full time until Election Day. Though he claimed Farrell's portrayal of him had no impact, Shays himself was angered by it. "I'm more than willing to lose on my record. But I don't want someone to invent my record."

Then again, his mere status as a Republican may be troublesome in one place close to his heart. Even Shays conceded that he is not likely to carry heavily Democratic Bridgeport in this race.





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