Posted on 09/05/2006 7:46:48 AM PDT by TitansAFC
Um...
That's ain't gonna change with Steve Laffey, though.
That's my whole point! If Laffey were a true Conservative, then I'd be all over this replacement. But given the choice between two non-Conservatives, yes I'll take the one who can beat the Democrat.
Just replacing one winnable RINO with a losing RINO makes no sense.
---"Hypothetical question:
If he were running, would you vote for Democrat Zell Miller over Chaffee, even though it meant "losing a seat?"---
Good question.
It depends on the state of the Senate. If Miller could be the deciding vote that makes Harry Reid Majority Leader, then I probably would suck-it-up and vote for Chafee. In probably every other case, I'd vote Miller.
Zell is great, and I'd be willing to sacrifice a Senate seat for him, but not control of the whole Senate.
You want people to vote for a Democrat?
Who cares if Laffey loses the General.
I see no reason the GOP should provide workers and funds to save a Liberal seat for a guy that would flip to the Dems if the Senate were divided in a heartbeat.
Better those funds go to races we can win AND achieve some conservative gain.
Sorry, but no. Voting for the Liberal DEMOCRAT, which is Chafee, doesn't make sense at all. I prefer the RNC do the RIGHT thing and concentrate on Talent, santorum, Burns, Steele, Bouchard, Irey etc...
If Rudy's the candidate, I'm voting third party (probably Constitution) for president.
If I were from RI I could never vote Democrat: AND that means CHAFEE! Just becase laffey has caused a taboo on the issue of the day doesn' give the advantage to CHAFEE that has a 20 year record of VOTING DEMOCRAT In The SENATE! :-/.
Because it sends "moderates" a lesson: if you are Rep. vote republican, not democrat!!
Hold your nose, vote Hillary. If Chafee's voting record (12% conservative rating last year) is acceptable, then you'll be fine with the Hilderbeast.
Chaffee is so bad he voted MORE liberal a dozen or so RAT Senators.
Laffey is solidly pro-life and anti-tax. On one hand you guys whine that RI will never elect conservatives, on the other hand you whine that Laffey isn't conservative enough. You can't have it both ways. Laffey might not be a Tom Coburn clone but he is about as conservative as you're gonna get in RI. And Chafee is so bad I could locate just about ANY "R" who would make a better Senator than him.
The biased media keeps referring to communist liberals as "moderates". Guys like Jeffords and Chafee were never "moderate", they're liberals. Laffey really IS a moderate. I'll take a moderate over a liberal anyday. I'd rather have someone who votes my way 50% of the time than 10%.
Lots of RI Dems are pro-life. Thus, Chafee votes to the left of many DEMOCRATS in this "liberal" state. Right now, Laffey is unknown outside the city of Cranston. I don't want to hear this crap that he can't win because he's 20 points behind a statewide official. Well duh, being a local Republican mayor running against a well-known statewide Dem in a Dem state automatically gives him an uphill battle. It won't be easy but he has plenty of time to get his name out. Hell, Katherine Harris is polling twice as bad as Laffey in a "red" state and she STILL has a bunch of freepers who worship her and insist she can "beat Nelson"
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