If Laffey was such a bad candidate in the general election, why did so many Democrats do so much to defeat him?
Yes...but for one time, they might be right. I'm usually on your side, I supported Specter over Toomey, for example. But in this case, Chafee really ISN'T really better then his opponent.
Chafee isn't good on ANY issue, AND he's threatened to leave the party before. I've been saying he makes Arlen Specter look like Helms, and that's a very accurate description.
I guess he's better then the other guy, because he'll 'probably' vote for an R majority leader, and he'll 'probably' not fillibuster judges. But so far, those are the only things he's done right, and he doesn't have to keep doing them.
But he is literally worthless on everything else. He didn't even vote for Bush in 2004 and said so publically (he wrote in GHWBush, saying he was a 'great president' because he violated his 'no new taxes' pledge and signed the clean water act).
I don't really care much who wins in RI. The only way I'd care is if it'll split 50/50, then we are going to have to have some major gut checks, hoping Chafee won't switch.