Lincoln Chaffee (? Rhode Island)...the newest DINO.

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68. You seem to miss the point entirely

We can quible about the exact nature of LBJ's departure, but Bobby wasn't running because LBJ was so darn popular. Yes, it would have been brutal as you suggest, and yes, it is very likely he wouldn't have survived the term, or would have had to quit.

And exactly how many years did Warren spend voting for the GOP leadership in the Senate? And SHE did switch in the Newt days. What did Chafee do over that same time period again? Remember it was NEWT'S party that served Chafee best.

Talk about having your own facts.

It isn't a "purity test". It is the plain observation that the democratic party, as you acknowledged, has moved so far to the right, that even Chafee can now easily fit under the tent, and in fact be considered quite "liberal". We shouldn't be cheering these people joining us, we should be lamenting that they don't fit in the party where they should belong. This is after all a progressive/liberal site.