RedState Radio: Steve Laffey On Why He'll Win
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Perhaps the most controversial race in the nation from a Republican perspective is Steve Laffey's race in Rhode Island. The race has thoroughly divided Republicans and has hurt NRSC fundraising efforts. Some Republicans think Laffey can't win in November and the NRSC has been so hateful in its attacks of Laffey, a lot of people who would otherwise contribute to the NRSC, including me, have refrained from writing checks. Conservatives have become big supporters of Mr. Laffey's. In addition to running against Lincoln Chafee -- the only U.S. Senate Republican not to vote for Bush in 2004 -- Laffey is supported by the Club for Growth and promises to fight wasteful government spending in Washington.
Steve Laffey, the Mayor of Cranston, RI, not only looks like he will beat Lincoln Chafee in the September primary, but he does have a solid shot at becoming Rhode Island's next United States Senator.
Mr. Laffey sat down this morning and talked to RedState about why he is running, the odds of him winning, and why Republicans are not that popular right now. You can listen here or download the podcast via iTunes.
You can contribute to Mr. Laffey here.
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I am probably going to scrape together a small contribution to the NRSC. I was going to stay on the sidelines, but Coulter's latest column changed my mind.
Because Chafee is generally worthless while Laffey sounds like a very decent guy. Unfortunately he has almost no chance but if Chafee wins the general and it's 50/50 I wouldn't be surprised if he jumped ship.
"To discuss evil in a manner implying neutrality, is to sanction it." AR
the policy of supporting RINO incumbents in primaries because they are incumbents - Chaffee in 2006, Spectre in 2004 etc (I personally don't agree with it but that's a different topic), I would prefer to see the NRSC run ads etc in support of the RINO, rather than to run negative attack ads against the conservative. It divides the party and makes post primary reconciliation a lot more difficult.
Why is it the NRSC has taken the attack approach vs. the strong support approach?
following Reagan's 11th Commandment (Thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow Republican)
I did see a little of the Laffey-Chaffee debate. Chaffee appears somewhat challenged in the charisma department, which is part of his problem.
I would rather have a RINO who was wrong on 75% of the issues that a Democrat who was wrong 100% of the time.
Although Rhode Island Rep. James Langevin, a pro-life Democrat in the House throws a wrench into that whole line of thinking.
I might vote for a DINO over a RINO. Would you?
Chaffee is a RINO who is wrong nearly 100% of the time. I challenge you to name a single important issue on which he and his Democratic opponent would vote differently.
One nation, in the courtrooms, with litigiousness and judicial activism for all.
I probably could find something better, but off the top of my head:
*Voting for cloture in the debate for Roberts and Alito.
*Voting for John Roberts.
*Supports Free Trade
*Supported some Tort Reform
A 50-50 Senate with Chaffee might as well have a Democratic majority.
One nation, in the courtrooms, with litigiousness and judicial activism for all.
Thats not true, because Chafee caucuses with the GOP, which essentially leaves us in charge of the Senate.
Jim Jeffords used to caucus with the Republicans, too.
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If you're seeing shades of gray, it's because you're not looking close enough to see the black and white dots.
But Jeffords could easily leave because he had nothing to loose. If Linc wins reelection this time around, he'll owe it to the Conservative Republicans who held their nose and voted Chaffee in the Republican primary.
Likewise, Specter owes his reelection to Bush and Santorum for campaigning with him in Primary '04.
That and Chaffee has a name to live up to, the late John Chaffee a moderate Republican Senator whose untimley death helped propel Lincoln to the US Senate.
But a Democratic Senator is certainly not going to caucus with the GOP. A liberal Senator who caucuses with us is better than a liberal one that does not in a 50-50 split.
name a single important issue on which he and his Democratic opponent would vote differently.
Senate Majority Leader.
Frankly, I would be happy with him, if he just showed up every 2 years (or however often it comes up) to vote for the Republican ML, and then went on vacation until the next ML vote.
Frankly, I would be happy with him, if he just showed up every 2 years (or however often it comes up) to vote for the Republican ML, and then went on vacation until the next ML vote.
We can't be that lucky.
I would never contribute to a conservative candidate who trailed this far in the polls in a liberal state.
However, I think that its wrong for the NRSC to take sides in a primary.
I'm on the sidelines for this one.