The last Republican to represent Connecticut in Congress appeared to surprise very few in the political world with his endorsement of Hillary Clinton Wednesday morning.
“Chris hasn’t really been supporting Republicans,” said JR Romano, the Chairman of the Connecticut Republican Party. “He ran for Senate against Linda McMahon and was burned a little bit by it.”
Chris Shays, who represented Connecticut’s Congressional District that encompasses mainly Fairfield County from 1987 to 2009 before he was defeated by Democrat Jim Himes, made the announcement on MSNBC’s Morning Joe Wednesday Morning.
Shays said, "Donald Trump lost me a long time ago. He says everything my mom and dad taught me never to say and do. He doesn't understand the basic requirements to be President of the United States and frankly he's dangerous."
Shays has been quiet in state political circles for some time. He did endorse Ohio Governor John Kasich for president in the run-up to Connecticut’s GOP Presidential Primary back in Ohio. Shays even introduced Kasich at a pair of town hall events in Fairfield and Glastonbury.
"He was my first choice, my second choice, my third choice,” Shays quipped.
Romano said the party has moved on from the influence of Shays.
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“I don’t think there are Republicans around the state waiting with baited breath for what Chris Shays thinks,” he said.
