Posted on 04/21/2006 12:50:42 PM PDT by neverdem
Sen. Chafee's Wife Tries to Save Re-Election Campaign
by Ivy J. Sellers
Posted Apr 21, 2006
Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee's re-election odds are looking so bleak his wife Stephanie has sent a letter asking friends registered as Democrats to switch their party affiliations to Republican or Independent in order to support him in the Republican primary.
Chafee, who has continually voted with Democrats on key issues, has been the subject of attack from his first days in office as he refuses to support initiatives important to his GOP constituents.
I guess that chafes Chaffee's RINO butt that his wife must stoop to such pleading.
I like the guy running against him. I think Chafee might be out.
She's begging Democrats to negate the votes of Republicans in the Republican primary.
And "Linc" doesn't have the balls to sign his own name to the appeal, so he hides behind his wife's skirt.
In that couple, which one is the wife?:P
I know Chaffee is a Dem in disguise, but isn't his vote important to make sure the Republicans hold the committee chairs, etc.? Does his Republican opponent have any chance of winning?
Seems like the wife's got bigger stones than that pissy little man.
But I must admit the liberal republicans are an abomination. The bottom line is that unless we get a bigger majority, tossing out all the libs from lib states would probably mean losing control of the Senate.
Big signal being sent here....RINO's can become unemployed, despite the party powers that be, check book republicans, and even the President.
The "instinct" of the northeastern RINO.
Chaffee's got to send his wife out to fight his battles. What a wimp! Why don't you just form your own party, the RINO Party, Linc?
I know Chaffee is a Dem in disguise, but isn't his vote important to make sure the Republicans hold the committee chairs, etc.? Does his Republican opponent have any chance of winning?
It’s a chance you take, but if you’re going to start suggesting that conservatives shouldn't even vote for like minded candidates in GOP primaries, you may as well just announce the end of conservatism.
In this case, I heartily support the poaching of an endangered RINO. At the ballot box of course, not with an elephant gun.
what a load...
I don't know. It's a judgment call. But this should be where RINOs get dumped, in the primaries, not in the general election.
The electorate deserves a clear choice, not some dem-light. I'm tired of this too smart by half, calculating BS.
Yep. it's an object lesson.
No sympathy here. The man's a demoncRAT wearing a pubby title. He can take the turncoat Vermonter, who shall be nameless, with him out the door.
I am very worried about losing this seat to a Dem. I am surprised we have held onto it as long as we have.
My understanding is that not only did his wife tell Democrats how to change their voter registration to Independent, she also explained how they can change it back to Democrat the day after the primary. Those Chafees sure believe in building the RI GOP!
It's not Chaffee vs Laffey, it's Daffy vs Laffey
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