Connecticut Congressman Christopher Shays is the last Republican holding office in a New England Congressional District. Shays won reelection in 2006 by only 3% over his Democratic opponent. It is not surprising that he is using the same tactics as Senator Gordon Smith of Oregon, another Republican in a blue state. Shays never reveals his party in this ad. Instead, he tries to portray himself as a bit Obama and a bit McCain. If he really wants to be independent, bipartisan and effective as his ad suggests, then why not register as an independent?