[ConservativeMind]

My understanding is that the RNC supported Chafee in the primary, over the challenger, but I may be wrong. I just seem to recall something about this in the news and getting really uptight at that time.

[Madame Dufarge]

You are correct.

Rhode Island Senator Battles for Seat

"Laffey has no chance of winning a general election. The only thing he can do is disrupt this race and try to pull off an upset in the Republican primary. We'd be giving away the seat to a liberal Democrat (if we supported Laffey)," Nick of the RNSC said. "We'd much rather work for a Republican."