It’s not easy being a Republican in Connecticut even when you’re running in a swing district known for being generous to political candidates.
State Rep. John Shaban, a Republican from Redding who is challenging U.S. Rep. Jim Himes in the 4th Congressional District, said the traditional Republican donors stopped giving money when it became obvious that Donald Trump would be the party’s nominee.
“A lot of traditional Republican check writers who raised all that money previously bet hard on Jeb Bush, and when Trump crushed him they took their checkbooks and ran off the field,” Shaban said.
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