2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumPositive Lincoln Chafee thread
There used to be a tradition on DU where threads were started exclusively to talk positively about our candidates for president. I will start by saying something positive about Lincoln Chafee.
He had enough sense to leave the GOP.
hack89
(39,171 posts)restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)to vote against the iraq war
lostnfound
(16,189 posts)FSogol
(45,514 posts)JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Just kidding. An impressive voting record.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)He put himself in the arena.
msrizzo
(796 posts)DemocratSinceBirth
(99,710 posts)Rosa Luxemburg
(28,627 posts)I really had not heard much about him. He seems nice.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)He wrote in George H W Bush. Couldn't bring himself to vote for W.
O"Malley encouraged him to switch parties before it was even a serious thought.
Voted for Obama twice and served as his campaign co-chair in '12.
Voted against the authorization of force with respect to Iraq.
Opposed Alito.
Supports a woman's right to choose.
Supports stem cell research.
elleng
(131,051 posts)is good, considering the several matters you mention. He IS a good guy, and Governor O'Malley is BETTER, considering his extensive executive experience.
NCTraveler
(30,481 posts)I might not be a big Chaffee fan, but I like many of his votes and his words are often in support of people I care about.
elleng
(131,051 posts)Noticed him years ago.
Snotcicles
(9,089 posts)iandhr
(6,852 posts)Like your style.
awoke_in_2003
(34,582 posts)gaspee
(3,231 posts)Good person. He was mayor of my city before he became a Senator (appointed to his father's seat by the governor)
DanTex
(20,709 posts)Cheese Sandwich
(9,086 posts)He seems like a nice guy.
morningfog
(18,115 posts)mvd
(65,179 posts)when governor of Rhode Island, he signed a law making same sex marriage legal.