I personally want to thank the people of Rhode Island for keeping a far right challenger from taking Chafee’s place this fall. We need all the Moderates in this country we can get, both Republican and Democrat.
The majority of Americans are neither far right or far left. Let’s hope Chafee’s primary win sets a national trend that will purge our government of the extremes from both sides.
You agree?
2006-09-12 17:02:46 · 4 answers · asked by Doc Watson 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
The republicans becoming moderates is what are keeping conservatives from the polls. They look at a lesser of 2 evils and don't care to vote for either.
A strong conservative would garner many votes from those who choose to stay home. Pandering to the middle just makes people dislike the Republican party. As the Democrats move farther left...Republicans moving "towards the middle" will end them up where the Democrats started. The only hope for the Republican party is to head back to the right.
2006-09-12 17:23:03 · answer #1 · answered by asafam23 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Chafee's win shows that even Republicans want out of Iraq and don't like Bush. It doesn't matter anyway, since Chafee will lose to Sheldon Whitehouse this November.
2006-09-12 17:20:03 · answer #2 · answered by Duffman 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it's funny as hell that Republicans ran from Laffey like the plague.
Chafee votes with Democrats-
He's pro-choice
He's against ANWR drilling
He didn't vote for Bush
He believes in civil unions
And he's more LIBERAL than many, many Democrats
Yet KKKarl Rove was terrified of him losing.
Hyprocrites ... LOL !!!!
2006-09-12 17:06:35 · answer #3 · answered by HockeyGirl 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What you don't mention is that you are part of the far left, and what you really prefer is far left democrats and moderate Republicans. Isn't that a more accurate depiction of what you really think?
2006-09-12 17:17:04 · answer #4 · answered by slyry75 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋