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Chafee unsure of staying with GOP after losing election
Boston.com/AP ^
| November 9, 2006
| Michelle R. Smith
Posted on 11/09/2006 2:45:59 PM PST by youthgonewild
PROVIDENCE, R.I. --Two days after losing a bid for a second term in an election seen as a referendum on President Bush and the Republican Party, Sen. Lincoln Chafee said he was unsure whether he'd remain a Republican.
"I haven't made any decisions. I just haven't even thought about where my place is," Chafee said at a news conference when asked whether he would stick with the Republican Party or switch to be an independent or Democrat.
When asked if his comments meant he thought he might not belong in the Republican Party, he replied: "That's fair."
Chafee, 53, is the most liberal Republican in the Senate and was the sole Senate Republican to vote against the war in Iraq. That was not enough to save his seat against the winner, Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, who shared many of Chafee's views but was a member of the dominant party in a state where Democrats far outnumber Republicans.
When asked whether he felt that his loss may have helped the country by switching control of power in Congress, he replied: "To be honest, yes."
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TOPICS: Extended News; Government; Politics/Elections; US: Rhode Island
KEYWORDS: 2006; airhead; likewecare; lincolnchafee; rhodeisland; rinotodino; senate; traitor; whocares
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To: youthgonewild
Whats the chance of Chaffe every being elected to anything again? Not much I would say. He is just trying to figure a new angle to get in.
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:49:27 PM PST
by
catholicfreeper
(Geaux Tigers SEC FOOTBALL ROCKS)
To: Ben Mugged
hes gonna run again....and not as a (R)...
To: youthgonewild
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:49:29 PM PST
by
The_Victor
(If all I want is a warm feeling, I should just wet my pants.)
To: youthgonewild
Don't let the door hit you in in ass on the way out!
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:49:31 PM PST
by
Pharmer
(How am I supposed to rule the world when I surrounded by freakin liberal idiots!)
To: youthgonewild
Lincoln Chafee said he was unsure whether he'd remain a Republican. note to Chaffee:
You lost.What are you saying? That you won''t register as a GOP voter?
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:49:31 PM PST
by
bill1952
("All that we do is done with an eye towards something else.")
To: youthgonewild
When asked if his comments meant he thought he might not belong in the Republican Party, he replied: "That's fair." Is he talking about the same GOP that gave him national money for his campaign, even though he consistently kneed the GOP caucus in the balls?
See you later Chafee, you scuzball.
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:49:37 PM PST
by
Carling
(It's Danny, Sir)
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To: youthgonewild
""I haven't made any decisions. I just haven't even thought about where my place is"
Like this is some sort of epiphany?
To: catholicfreeper
He is just trying to figure a new angle to get in.Who does he think he is? Joe Leiberman?
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:50:09 PM PST
by
The Blitherer
(In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But, in practice, there is.)
To: youthgonewild
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:50:13 PM PST
by
3niner
(War is one game where the home team always loses.)
To: youthgonewild
Well he can't take his trophy and go home cause he didn't win it, so just go home.
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:50:13 PM PST
by
razorback-bert
(I met Bill Clinton once but he didn?t really talk ? he was hitting on my wife)
To: youthgonewild
Well he can't take his trophy and go home cause he didn't win it, so just go home.
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:50:15 PM PST
by
razorback-bert
(I met Bill Clinton once but he didn?t really talk ? he was hitting on my wife)
To: youthgonewild
Oh No! Say it ain't so Lincoln
(In English - Don't let the doorknob hit you in the a**)
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:50:46 PM PST
by
Thom Pain
(8/14/2006 Israel made a HUGH mistake! On Nov 7th we did worse!)
To: youthgonewild
To: youthgonewild; Howlin
ROTFLMAO, you are kidding right???
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:50:54 PM PST
by
Perdogg
(Democratic Party - The political wing of Al Qaida)
To: youthgonewild
Two days after losing a bid for a second term in an election seen as a referendum on President Bush and the Republican Party, Sen. Lincoln Chafee said he was unsure whether he'd remain a Republican. That's like Jim McGreevey saying he's unsure about whether he'll remain a heterosexual.
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:51:05 PM PST
by
Mr Ramsbotham
(Laws against sodomy are honored in the breech.)
To: MrRights
They did in the primary and the RNC and powers that be pushed Chafee, just like Specter in PA last time around. Why is the RNC picking the most UnRepublicans they can find. They may be identified a R in the NorthEast, but not anywhere else.
To: youthgonewild
To: denydenydeny
This complete nonentity has zero political future in ANY party, so the article is pointless. But he can cause a lot of trouble for the party he is in since he does have some following in RI. Let him switch.
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posted on
11/09/2006 2:51:20 PM PST
by
MNJohnnie
(The Democrat Party: Hard on Taxpayers, Soft on Terrorism!)
To: The Blitherer
Somebody told me McCain was, too, but I'd need proof.
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