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brooklynite

(93,840 posts)
Wed Jun 5, 2019, 03:07 PM Jun 2019

Make that four political parties for Lincoln Chafee

Boston globe

PROVIDENCE — Lincoln D. Chafee, the Republican-turned-independent-turned-Democrat who served as Rhode Island’s governor and as a US senator, is now a member of the Libertarian Party.

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In 2013, Chafee joined the Democratic Party. But months later, amid low job-approval ratings, he announced he would not seek reelection. In 2015, he ran for president, seeking the Democratic nomination, but he failed to gain traction and withdrew from the race.

Now, Chafee is a member of the Libertarian Party. “They are against capital punishment, pro-choice, against war, strongly for the Fourth Amendment, no torture,” he explained. “All these things that American has gotten away from.”


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Make that four political parties for Lincoln Chafee (Original Post) brooklynite Jun 2019 OP
He seems to have fallen for what they claim to be... TwilightZone Jun 2019 #1
republicans that want to smoke dope rurallib Jun 2019 #3
Yeah, I'm officially done with Chafee now... Blue_Tires Jun 2019 #2
Him and William Weld are both strong supporters of gun-control Polybius Jun 2019 #4
Would that be Metric System Chafee? peggysue2 Jun 2019 #5
I guess it's a news story stillcool Jun 2019 #6

TwilightZone

(25,342 posts)
1. He seems to have fallen for what they claim to be...
Wed Jun 5, 2019, 03:15 PM
Jun 2019

and not what they actually are.

Of late, they seem to be mostly Republicans who are ashamed to still call themselves Republicans or nutty conspiracy theorists. Or both.

Polybius

(15,235 posts)
4. Him and William Weld are both strong supporters of gun-control
Wed Jun 5, 2019, 03:29 PM
Jun 2019

That is a major conflict with the Libertarian Party. Both can call themselves whatever they want, but they are far from Libertarians.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
6. I guess it's a news story
Wed Jun 5, 2019, 04:27 PM
Jun 2019

that he moved to Wyoming and changed his registration, although I'm not sure why. I always liked the guy. Hope he's having a great life

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