Reached on the phone by Hearst Connecticut Media Group’s Ken Dixon earlier today, here’s how Amanda Bergen, communications director for Chris Shays’ U.S. Senate campaign, said about today’s Quinnipiac poll, which shows Shays getting clobbered by Linda McMahon in a GOP primary matchup and faring worse than McMahon against likely Democratic nominee Chris Murphy:
“We have our work cut out for us. Chris has been in this position before and won. He’s won 18 elections and he has the experience, knowledge and depth to hit the ground running on Day One and have an immediate impact.”