Shays rebellion: GOP seeks retribution for Hillary embrace [View all]

Connecticut Republicans moved to strip former Congressman Christopher Shays of the state party’s highest honor this week, in retribution for his pledge of support for Hillary Clinton against Donald Trump.

GOP leaders briefly entertained a motion Wednesday night to rescind the Prescott Bush Award that was presented to Shays in the early 1990s, Hearst Connecticut Media has learned. The honor is named after the late patriarch of the Bush political dynasty, which has overwhelmingly rejected Trump.

But the unprecedented measure was ultimately withdrawn from consideration by the 72-member Republican State Central Committee, with opponents arguing that it would draw negative attention to the party.

That did not stop GOP leaders from admonishing Shays, who represented the southwestern part of the state in Congress from 1987 until he lost in the 2008 tsunami of Barack Obama.

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