Republicans file FEC complaint against party candidate for Senate (RI)

[MaineDem]

PROVIDENCE, R.I. --A group of national Republicans filed a federal complaint Monday accusing Republican Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey of using city money to support his bid for U.S. Senate.

Laffey is trying to unseat fellow Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee, who is backed by the national party.

The complaint focuses on a letter Laffey sent to Cranston property owners with their tax bills last month. In the letter, he says he ran for mayor to put the city back on its feet and saved it from bankruptcy by creating a $20 million surplus.

"I am happy to say that together, we have succeeded beyond our expectations!" the letter says.

http://www.boston.com/news/local/rhode_island/articles/2006/07/10/republicans_file_fec_complaint_against_party_candidate_for_senate/?rss_id=Boston.com+%2F+News

[Nicholas D Wolfwood]

1. Seems like they know Chafee's their only chance.

I bet this will drive Freeptown nuts!

[skipos]

2. I have said it before and I will say it again

Anyone who wants a Democratic senate majority should support LAFFEY in the Republican primary. Everything indicates that in th general election Whitehouse (D) would easily beat Laffey, but have a tougher time against Chafee.

Some people feel that the RI Repub primary is just as close as the CT Dem primary.

[Tellurian]

4. Whitehouse was a fool to run against Chafee..

He doesn't belong in the Senate. He should have run for Governor again.
This time he would have won and we would have Demo leadership at the State level.

[w4rma]

5. Bullcrap. Chafee is going to vote for the Repug majority leader

if we aren't able to oust him, therefore stopping any investigations into their wrongdoings right at the start. Chafee *must* go for Dems to gain a majority.

[Tellurian]

6. Chafee is a good and fair man. He votes w/Demos most of the time..

We didn't need to change Senators.
We needed to get rid of a Republican governor.
Who is running unopposed!

STUPID-STUPID-STUPID!

[w4rma]

7. He does NOT vote with Demos on who controls the Senate.

Which means he is voting to set up roadblocks against properly investigating Repugs. He knows this, but he's sneaky.

[Tellurian]

8. Look, I know him personally- and I'm fine with him..

Is he your Senator?

[dbackjon]

9. As long as he has (R) by his name

And votes for a Republican to be Majority Leader, then it is a problem. No matter how many other times he votes with us.

[Tellurian]

10. Chafee has threatened to jump ship and go Indy if the R's

threaten or pressure him to vote with them-

No worries here..

[MaineDem]

11. As someone represented by the so-called moderate Republicans...

I agree with you.

As long as these Senators remain members of the Republican Party and vote for Majority Leader and therefore the agenda of the Senate I can't support any one of them. And that would include Chafee and the Bobbsey Twins here in Maine.

[Tellurian]

12. Then you would apply your same theory to Lieberman..

He is a (D) and votes consistently with the (Rs)..

But because he and at least 7 other (Ds) vote with (Rs) consistently

thats ok.. supercilious thinking!

[MaineDem]

13. He is a Democrat and didn't vote for a Republican Majority leader

So I do apply the same logic to Lieberman.

[Tellurian]

15. Lieberman votes WITH the Majority Leader..

and he's NO Linc Chafee!

[Tellurian]

16. Lieberman just filed the papers to run as an independent,

partially shedding his hypocritical skin.

[crossroads]

17. LOL good one! nt

[w4rma]

21. And Lieberman is about to be replaced by a Democrat, also.

So what is your point about Lieberman?

[AlinPA]

20. Agree. Any republican in the next election hurts us all. n/t

[skipos]

19. Rasmussen has Fogarty 41%, Carcieri 40%

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/2006/State%20Polls/June%202006/RhodeIslandGovJune.htm

How about we work to get a Dem in the senate and a Dem in the governor's mansion too? It isn't an either/or scenario.

[Biernuts]

14. So, should Republicans vote for Lamont in the Democratic

primary to ensure a split Democrat vote in the general? How about instead Democrats vote in the Democratic Primary and Republicans in theirs? We got enough on our plates without documenting a gameplan for election dirty tricks.

[skipos]

18. You must not know much about this race

There have been thousands of Democrats who have switch parties recently to either (I) or (R) so they can vote in this Repub primary. Recently switched Republicans and independents can vote in this primary wether you like it or not, and to call it "election dirty tricks" is laughable.

The funny thing is, if only Republicans were voting in the primary Chafee would lose. The theory is that Democrats have switched parties to vote for Chafee, not knowing that Whitehouse would kill Laffey in the general election.

Again, anyone who wants a progressive Democrat in that seat, and a Democratic majority, will support (note the word "support" doesn't mean they have to vote for him :)) Laffey in that Repub primary.

[Ian David]

3. Laffey is being persecuted because he's a Christian. n/t