Meet, IMO, our best candidate for U.S. Senate in 2006.

[nickshepDEM]

Sheldon Whitehouse

He has a very warm and honest demenour. His record is amazing and his position on the issues are great.

*U.S. Attorney appointed by President Clinton
*First prosecutor to convict a member of organized crime under Clinton's three strikes law" for organized crime.
*Prosecuted members of the Rhode Island Latin Kings, a violent criminal gang that committed murder, drug dealing, assault, and racketeering

*Attorney General
*Sued to block Bush administration efforts to weaken the Clean Air Act.
*Led the investigation into a devastating oil spill in Rhode Island’s Narragansett Bay, and made sure the fine – the largest in the state’s history – was used for conservation.

On the issues-

Out of Iraq by the end of the year.
Scrap Medicare Part D.
Block all attempts to privatize SS and cut benefits.
Double Pell Grants.
Repeal Bush Tax Cuts.
Supports Windfall Profits Tax on Big Oil.

And the list goes on...

I really like this guy and believe he would be a very effective Senator. His campaign slogan is kind of catchy too. "Sheldon Whitehouse - Finally a Whitehouse in Washington, you can trust."

http://www.whitehouseforsenate.com/

[AX10]

1. Bye Bye Lincoln.

:bye:

:kick:

[Olney Blue]

2. He has a great name for politics!

[rep the dems]

3. Certainly sounds better than my state's candidate: Bob Casey.

Don't get me wrong, I want him to beat Santorum, but from everything I hear he just sounds like another DINO.

[nickshepDEM]

5. He has 2 or 3 conservative positions, but after that he's great on the

issues. Very pro-labor and pro-working families.

[NovaNardis]

12. I voted Penacchio

But at least, at the VERY least, Bob Casey isn't Rick Santorum. And that is still saying a lot.

[rep the dems]

15. Agreed. I think my mom voted for Pennachio too.

[fishwax]

20. casey is still a huge improvement over santorum

and chafee is one of the moderate repubs, so the net gain in each race may be roughly the same :)

[oasis]

4. Got any numbers on the race?

[nickshepDEM]

6. Last poll came out a week or so ago. Whitehouse 44% - Chafee 38%

[rep the dems]

7. How is the other Republican doing? I would hate for him to win

the primary and risk losing Chafee's seat to a more conservative republican.

[nickshepDEM]

9. Laffey is doing 'ok' in the primary, but I doubt he can beat Chafee.

However, if he somehow did, it would be a blessing that words cannot describe for us Democrats.

In a head to head matchup vs Laffey, Whitehouse is crushing him by 20% or so.

[rep the dems]

16. Ok, good. I figured Rhode Island wouldn't be too eager to elect

someone as conservative as Laffey. From all that I know about Chafee, he's probably the least conservative Republican in the Senate, but Whitehouse seems like a great candidate and I hope he wins.

[oasis]

11. Outstanding.

:bounce:

[NovaNardis]

13. It's a shame

that Whitehouse is wasted on a guy like Chafee. Don't get me wrong, any bit helps to get a Democratic Senate. But if there is any Republican to keep in the Senate, it would be Lincoln Chafee. Voted against Iraq is a good vote IMO. Or was it the Patriot Act he voted against?

[nickshepDEM]

14. IWR for sure. Not so sure about the Patriot Act.

[stellanoir]

8. He and his wife are both uber smart

and she's an environmental advocate to the core.

[nickshepDEM]

10. He reminds a bit of Clinton. Incredibly smart, but incredibly soft

and sincere at the same time.

[stellanoir]

17. He is totally sincere

though my deepest fear is that he is too erudite and intellectual for the idiotic masses to get. Much like Kerry.

[wiley]

18. Agreed. Hope he wins.

[fishwax]

19. kick for sheldon

He's got a great shot come november!

:kick:

[nickshepDEM]

21. kick