Lincoln Chafee files to run for president as a libertarian

CNN ^ | 1-6-2020 | Paul Leblanc

[tcrlaf]

Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has filed to run for President as a libertarian in what appears to be a new long-shot White House bid following his failed campaign for the Democratic nomination in 2016.

Chafee filed paperwork with the Federal Election Commission on Sunday to form the Lincoln Chafee for President campaign committee based in Wyoming. A website linked to Chafee's FEC filing states "Lincoln Leads with TRUTH" along with the phrase "Thirty Years, Zero Scandals." Chafee has spent most of his life as a Republican. He was nominated to his late father's Senate seat in 1999 and then was elected as a Republican in 2000. He served only one term, losing to Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse in 2006, but then successfully ran for governor of Rhode Island as an independent. His 2016 bid for the Democratic presidential nomination, however, was marked by anemic poll and fundraising numbers.

[tcrlaf]

Biden’s “Republican” VP?

“CHAFING FOR CHAFFEE 2020!”

The Media’s new favorite Republican. They will demand that he be included in any debates, as well.

[Trump Girl Kit Cat]

OMG he is worse than Johnson who did so well /s

[goldstategop]

Chaffee, who? Hasn’t got a prayer. No one cared about Mark Sanford and Joe Walsh and Bill Weld have found no takers.

The Never Trumper fan boy club needs to go back to the drawing board.

[Political Junkie Too]

Talk about delusions of grandeur. He was just like Collins.

-PJ

[Equine1952]

Bankruptcy = Democrat Party. I know run as a Libretarin. Send him some Chafstick.

[Widget Jr]

He's a shoe-in for the No Principles Hedonistic Drug Addict Party, formerly known as the Libertarian Party.

[goldstategop]

Just another washed out Gypsy Moth. He and Weld can compare notes on the demand for RINOs in our cancel culture.

[Secret Agent Man]

This changes everything.

/s

[BillyBoy]

When he ran as a Republican, he swore up and down he was "Mr. Moderate" and the mean, nasty, EXTREMIST right-wingers just couldn't tolerate sensible CENTRIST views like his own.

When he ran as a RAT, he swore up and down he was "Mr. Progressive" and that the OTHER Democrats (who were lifelong, card-carrying commies UNLIKE him) just weren't as PROGRESSIVE and left-wing and he was, claiming to be the one TRUE Marxist in the room. (He was pretty much laughed out of those events).

What's he gonna run on now? Show up at the Libertarian convention with a "GUNS=FREEDOM" badge and vow to legalize Crack Cocaine and sex with farm animals, I guess.

This cretin truly has no shame.

[goldstategop]

Peter McWilliams he ain’t.

[AmericanCheeseFood]

I think a wet fart has a better chance than Chaffee ..

[AmericanCheeseFood]

Needles with his chosen campaign slogan given out to members of the audience when he does his rallies in parking structures . .

[JohnBrowdie]

Libertarians should be rounded up and put into camps.

[goldstategop]

Let’s see how many show up to his campaign events.

[rdl6989]

Who?

[Steve Van Doorn]

Lincoln Chafee endorsing Barack Obama in the 2008. Previous Democrat candidate in different elections. Yeah he is going to swing a lot of Republicans to vote for him.

Winning

[Cowboy Bob]

LOL! Do Libertarians have a say in who their candidate is...or does it go to the first person to declare?

[Widget Jr]

The have a convention like the other parties. Then they pick the best looking crazy couple as their nominees.

[McGruff]

I’m waiting for Ross Perot to jump back into the race. Loved those charts.

[kiryandil]

He was nominated to his late father's Senate seat in 1999

Lord Chafee.