TMI on the campaign trail for the 4th CD. Obsitnik’s afraid. Himes says GOP will hold U.S. House of Reps

At their separate-but-equal appearances this afternoon before the Stamford Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Rep. Jim Himes and Republican challenger Steve Obsitnik each had their Too Much Information occurrence. Even Chamber Chairman Hamid Malakpour of TD Bank had a moment or two, or three, or four, in mispronouncing Obsitnik’s name a bunch of times while introducing him. Malakpour went for the “OBS-it-nick” way, while the Naval veteran pronounces it “ob-SIT-nick.”

Obsitnik: “…I don’t want Washington to change me. That’s my biggest fear….”

Himes, asked whom he would like to support for the next speaker: “If the choice were solely mine I would choose between one of the top leaders of the Democratic Party today… (U.S. Rep) Nancy Pelosi and (U.S. Rep) Steny Hoyer.”

Of course, for that to happen, Democrats would have to regain a majority in the 435-seat chamber. Himes candidly said it’s unlikely. But since at this moment it appears President Obama will win re-election, he has some amount of confidence in a new budget agreement occurring in the opening months of 2013. “I actually do think that President Obama and (Republican) Speaker John Boehner can get a deal done.”