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To: gopwinsin04
One Republican in the state estimates that as many as 60 percent of the primary electorate were not affiliated with the Republican Party. (More than 20,000 Rhose Islanders requested formal disaffiliation forms after voting.)

If I read this right, he won because he got 20,000 dems to cross over to vote for him.

39 posted on 09/13/2006 10:55:07 AM PDT by T. P. Pole
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It makes no sense for dems to cross over for Chafee if the Democratic nominee would blow away Laffey, as I understand would happen.
43 posted on 09/13/2006 11:08:33 AM PDT by Eagles Talon IV
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To: T. P. Pole
If I read this right, he won because he got 20,000 dems to cross over to vote for him.

I was informed last night, that Independents can and did vote in the GOP primary.

45 posted on 09/13/2006 11:10:40 AM PDT by onyx (1 Billion Muslims -- IF only 10% are radical, that's still 100 Million who want to kill us.)
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