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They should have supported Lafee instead

He'd have not had a chance either. No, R.I. should have been a total write off as a hopelessly blue state and any money put into this race should have been spent to save Santorum, Allen, Talent or even Dewine.

139 posted on 11/09/2006 4:03:08 PM PST by MikeA (Where's the media to call the elections a "temper tantrum" by America like they did in 1994?)

(Lafee would) have not had a chance either. No, R.I. should have been a total write off as a hopelessly blue state and any money put into this race should have been spent to save Santorum, Allen, Talent or even Dewine.

Agreed, but supporting Lafee over Chafee would have stuck to principle. Support for Chafee added to the (correct) impression that Republicans this year were more interested in holding on to power than in doing the right thing. That hurt us in other races, including the ones you mention.