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Koinos

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Tue Jun 2, 2015, 08:05 AM Jun 2015

Lincoln Chafee to Announce His Candidacy on June 3

Lincoln Chafee to announce presidential run on June 3

Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee will officially enter the presidential race on June 3, a source with knowledge of his plans told POLITICO.

He’ll make the announcement in a speech he’s scheduled to deliver next Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at the George Mason Center for Politics & Foreign Relations in Arlington, Virginia. Following the announcement, Chafee will travel to New Hampshire on June 4 for a previously scheduled event with local Democrats in Grafton County.


Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2015/05/lincoln-chafee-2016-presidential-run-118415.html

More here: http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150601/NEWS0605/150609925
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Lincoln Chafee to Announce His Candidacy on June 3 (Original Post) Koinos Jun 2015 OP
Hard pitch to make. Blue Dogs won't like him, and ideologically that's his only shot Recursion Jun 2015 #1
He has some support in New England. Koinos Jun 2015 #2
YES!!! ScreamingMeemie Jun 2015 #3

Recursion

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1. Hard pitch to make. Blue Dogs won't like him, and ideologically that's his only shot
Tue Jun 2, 2015, 08:48 AM
Jun 2015

Outside of the South, maybe, particularly in the west now that Schweitzer isn't a factor. Still, I just don't see any feasible winning strategy like I do for O'Malley and Sanders.

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