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.
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hack89
(39,171 posts)restorefreedom
(12,655 posts)to vote against the iraq war
lostnfound
(16,243 posts)FSogol
(45,694 posts)![](/emoticons/happy.gif)
JaneyVee
(19,877 posts)Just kidding. An impressive voting record.
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,729 posts)He put himself in the arena.
msrizzo
(796 posts)![](/emoticons/happy.gif)
DemocratSinceBirth
(99,729 posts)![](http://www.democraticunderground.com/emoticons/happy.gif)
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
(132,222 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
(132,222 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
(65,202 posts)when governor of Rhode Island, he signed a law making same sex marriage legal.