Chafee a victor in Rhode Island
GOP senator defeats conservative rival in key state primary
By Jill Zuckman
Tribune national correspondent
Published September 13, 2006
PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- Sen. Lincoln Chafee snatched victory in the Republican primary here Tuesday, giving hope to the GOP that it might be able to keep the seat--and the Senate--out of Democratic hands.
With control of the Senate and President Bush's agenda
at stake in the midterm elections, the National Republican Senatorial Committee poured more than $1 million into
defending the mild-mannered, moderate Chafee against the conservative mayor of Cranston, Stephen Laffey.
Committee officials said only Chafee could beat
a Democrat in November and promised to abandon the state if Laffey were to secure the nomination.
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Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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