I wouldn't.
Chaffee is good for one vote. The organizing of the Senate.
Beyond that, he can't be counted on.
As Hugh Hewitt said in a recent book "Can you count to 51?"
We need 51 votes to organize the Senate along GOP lines. Let's get the 51 votes and then we'll go from there.
Having said all that, I'm glad Laffey is ahead in the polls. The question is whether he can win in November. Most polls should him performing worse than Chaffee.
We'll have to see what happens...
Aaah, Hugh - the biggest RINO lover of them all. That book of his was easily the most infuriating "conservative" read I've ever had. Sure, give all your donations to the RSNC so they can pi$$ it away on people like Chafee. No thanks. Glad I only spent $4 on it at the local discount store.
Hugh is right about the need to get to 51, he just totally misses how to do it. He thinks we need to continually bend over for the RINO contingent.
Hugh is wrong - dead wrong. Here is the key:
GWB carried 30 states in 2004 (31 in 2000). If there are 30 red states capable of producing 60 GOP senators, why are we spending precious resources defending the Chafees, Snowes, Collins', and Specters of the world? Why doesn't the RNC concentrate instead focus on making sure we never see another 'Rat senator in places like North Dakota and Montana?
By doing so you may take some shortterm losses, but in the longterm you not only increase the # of senators from the current 55, in addition you are no longer held hostage by the RINOs. We have the numbers on our side.
Part of me thinks the GOP has no interest in flushing the RINOs - without them, they would have to govern in as conservative a fashion as they campaign.
Personally, I don't think they have any interest in doing that. They need someone to blame to cover their lack of conservative governance. Holding all three branches of government, the RINOs are their last excuse.
I think you meant to say "ALL polls should him performing worse than Chaffee and worse by a wide margin"
My understanding is that Chafee has broadly suggested he would vote Democrat.
Did you see the debate??? Laffey CREAMED him......he is a very reasonable person.