Shays Unsure How to Overcome McMahon Money

Former Rep. Chris Shays has settled on running for Connecticut's open Senate seat, but hasn't yet determined how he'll overcome Linda McMahon's personal resources in a potential GOP primary.

"I don't know. I don't know how you overcome that, I honestly don't," Shays replied when asked by POLITICO about the prospect of facing a multi-million dollar spending deficit in a campaign against the former WWE executive. "I don't have a solution on how you overcome the fact that you need money to run."

Shays, who spoke to POLITICO in a brief interview following his appearance on a panel at the Bipartisan Policy Center in Washington, acknowledged that McMahon will enjoy a natural advantage in a match-up that appears to be increasingly likely.

"The advantage she has is she won't have to spend any time raising money. I'll have to spend time raising money. The time I spend raising money is the time I can't be out there meeting voters," he said...More?

source: politico.com