The last Republican House member loses. As CNN just said, moderate Republicans used to be the Northeast but they are all gone now.
New England's last remaining Republican in the U.S. House of Representatives was swept out of office Tuesday, largely by Democratic surge in his hometown of Bridgeport and an Obama wave throughout the 4th Congressional District.
U.S. Rep. Chris Shays conceded defeat about 9:45 p.m. and made an appeal to his colleagues in Congress to hire members of his staff.
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