Democratic senators campaign to have Whitehouse join their ranks
2006-09-18
Source: Providence Journal
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rss feedSen. Barbara Boxer, a California Democrat, serves on the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee with Rhode Island Republican Sen. Lincoln D. Chafee.
Chafee, Boxer said last night, "is a really nice guy. But this election isn't about who is a nice guy or tradition."
"The problem is he votes for people who aren't nice guys," Boxer said last night in an interview at an East Side Democratic fundraiser and pep rally for Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse, who is running against Chafee in one of the country's most watched races this fall.
"He votes for [Tennessee Republican] Bill Frist to be majority leader, he votes for [Kentucky Republican] Mitch McConnell [for majority whip], he votes to put [Oklahoma Republican] Jim Imhofe in as chairman of the environment committee," said Boxer. "Imhofe, the guy who denies there is such a thing as global warming."
Boxer was one of five Democratic senators, all women, who swooped into Rhode Island last night for a $1,000-per-person event to help Whitehouse's campaign, which every Democratic leader in the United States says is crucial if Democrats are to regain the Senate majority.
"We can't do this without Sheldon winning this seat," said Boxer.
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