"Surveys show Cicilline and Chafee are Rhode Island’s least popular leading politicians, in some ways a mirror image of Taveras, Cicilline’s successor, and Raimondo, whom many speculate could be Chafee’s. A February WPRI 12 poll put their job ratings at 21% favorable for Chafee and 20% favorable for Cicilline."
http://blogs.wpri.com/2012/03/30/chafee-endorses-cicilline-defends-him-as-mayor-with-caveat/
Chafee is a gay marriage booster. Cicilline is an openly gay congressman.