Reply #34: As was the case with Chuck Robb's last campaign for the senate...

[Captain Hilts]

it was his wife, not he, who really wanted him to stay. Chaffee is a decent, and good guy, who would read Sports Illustrated during Warwick city council meetings while mayor.

He's just not that motivated. The people on his campaign were much like he was: all gatherers and no hunters. It was obvious that he would have won his last election had he switched parties, but Reed was/is a good guy, and Rhode Islanders put two and two together and realized Chaffee's status as an R, helped keep Sunblet creeps like Lott, in charge.