Chafee Trys to Recover From R.I. Primary
2006-10-17
Source: Forbes.com
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rss feedBattered from a scathing GOP primary, Sen. Lincoln Chafee has struggled to gain traction in the general election against a well-financed and well-known Democrat in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans more than three to one.
While Chafee's political views are in line with many voters here - he opposed the Iraq war, voted against President Bush in the last election and supports stem cell research and abortion rights - recent polls show him trailing former state Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse.
"Given the current political climate nationally, it seems to me it's Whitehouse's race to lose," said Peter Ubertaccio, a political science professor at Stonehill College in Easton, Mass.
Three weeks remain in a race that could help determine control of the U.S. Senate. Democrats must gain six seats to win control, and they see Chafee's as key to reaching that goal.
Whitehouse, who did not have a serious primary opponent, has had a clear, consistent campaign message in TV ads that have been flooding the airwaves for months.
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