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Wednesday, September 13, 2006

Chafee Win Bad News for Bush Clones

Steven Clemons at The Washington Note tells us that Lincoln Chafee's win is bad news for the robot clones:

Lincoln Chafee has triumphed in his primary vote count tonight. While
many will groan about Chafee's victory because it makes the Rhode
Island contest a greater hurdle for the Democratic challenger, I am
pleased that Chafee has knocked out the far-right Laffey.

This Chafee victory is also a potential sign that Republicans who
"look like Bush" are in trouble -- and that Republicans who are
pragmatists and not ideologues may be on the comeback. This, in the mid
to long run, is very healthy for the country -- just like the return of
strength on the Democratic Party ledger is healthy for democracy.

source

Chafee's pretty much nothing like the GOP elsewhere, so it's not likely that he's a bellwether for a republican turn around.

Expect the media to spin otherwise, though...

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