Ex Republican Holiday Tree Rhode Island Governor Lincoln Chafee Is Becoming a Democrat – AP
Former Republican and Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee is changing political parties and becoming a Democrat, Politico first reported Wednesday.
Chafee served in the U.S. Senate as a Republican before winning the Rhode Island governorship as an independent in 2010. He campaigned for President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012, but held off on making his alliance with the Democratic Party official. Now, Chafee “absolutely intends to switch his party registration” before facing re-election in 2014, a source told Politico.
Source: The Blaze
