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- Voted for George W. Bush in the 2000 electionTampa Bay.com: Ex-Republican senator ...for Obama (September 3, 2008)
- The only Republican Senator who voted against the Iraq War ResolutionTampa Bay.com: Ex-Republican senator...for Obama (September 3, 2008)
- Lost his seat in 2006 to a DemocratTampa Bay.com: Ex-Republican senator...for Obama (September 3, 2008)
- Registered as an independentTampa Bay.com: Ex-Republican senator stumps for Obama now (September 3, 2008)
- Voted for Barack Obama in the presidential Democratic primaryTampa Bay.com: Ex-Republican senator...for Obama (September 3, 2008)
- On a tour in Florida in September 2008 to convince Republicans and Independent voters to vote for Barack Obama in the Election 2008Tampa Bay.com: Ex-Republican senator... for Obama (September 3, 2008)
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Lincoln Chafee is a former Republican member of the U.S. Senate. He was appointed to the Senate on November 2, 1999, to fill the vacancy after his father, Senator John H. Chafee, died. He was elected to the U.S. Senate in 2000 and served for 1 term, or six years. He ran for re-election in 2006, but failed.United States Congress Biography: Chafee, Lincoln Davenport
On Sarah Palin
Chafee recently caused a controversy when he called Republican vice presidential candidate in the Election 2008, Sarah Palin a ‘‘cocky wacko’’. The comment was made at a meeting of the New America Foundation in Washington D.C. It was a response to an audience question if John McCain's choice of Palin for vice presidential candidate poses a political threat to the Barack Obama campaign.You Tube Video: Lincoln Chafee on Sarah Palin (Time: 2:34)
"People were coming into my office, phone calls were flooding in, e-mails were coming in, ’I just sent money to Obama, I couldn’t sleep last night’, from the left. To see this cocky wacko up there..."You Tube Video: Lincoln Chafee on Sarah Palin (Time: 2:34)
— Chafee on the effects of Sarah Palin's 2008 Republican Convention Speech
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Lincoln Chafee Questions
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What are the Lincoln Memorial summer hours? 1 AnswerLincoln Memorial HOURS OF OPERATION: Open Daily 8 a.m. to midnight Closed: Dec. 25 ADMISSION: Free Getting Around PARKING: Parking spaces are difficult to find... read more -
Was Abraham Lincoln a racist? 4 AnswersIt seems that there are books on the subject, and they tend to lean towards the idea that he was somewhat racist, although holding quite different opinions than... read more -
Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth President of the United States. What would you ask him? 7 AnswersWow. I've been wanting to talk to this guy for a while. Like many others, I do not believe Lincoln was a great man, or a great president. Lincoln was a deeply t... read more
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