Favorable or Unfavorable #143: Lincoln Chafee

[vcczar]

Lincoln Chafee of RI has a lot of actions, but they're almost entirely party switching or voting against the GOP while as a member of the GOP. While not an action, he did vote for Bush in 2000, so his routine deviation begins in 2002. He framed himself to be more fiscally conservative than most people in the GOP, but he seemed to be a Democrat in almost all other ways. His reason for leaving the GOP is because he said the party wasn't fiscally conservative, but then he strangely backs Obama twice. In 2020, he makes no endorsement, not even a Libertarian, which was his new party. 

His actions:

Chafee, Lincoln	2002	Only GOP Senator to vote against resolution for war in Iraq
Chafee, Lincoln	2003	Votes against Medicare expansion bill
Chafee, Lincoln	2003	One of three GOP Sen to oppose Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act
Chafee, Lincoln	2004	Votes Against Federal Marriage Amendment Act
Chafee, Lincoln	2004	Refuses to vote for GW Bush for pres, instead writing in Bush's father's name
Chafee, Lincoln	2006	Only GOPer in Sen to call for Iraq troop withdraw, along with Dems
Chafee, Lincoln	2006	Lone GOP Sen to vote against Alito Confirmation
Chafee, Lincoln	2006	One of the only GOPers to oppose Military Commissions Act
Chafee, Lincoln	2007	Leaves GOP Party, becoming an Indep
Chafee, Lincoln	2008	Endorses Obama over McCain
Chafee, Lincoln	2013	Joins the Democratic Party
Chafee, Lincoln	2016	Cand for Pres in Dem Primary
Chafee, Lincoln	2019	Switches from Dem to Libertarian Party
Chafee, Lincoln	2020	Runs for pres in Libertarian Primary

[ConservativeElector2]

I didn't see that coming, but he endorsed RFK Jr. 

[Pringles]

3 hours ago, ConservativeElector2 said:

I didn't see that coming, but he endorsed RFK Jr. 

Yikes

[Pius XIII]

I am not a fan of Chafee do to my distaste of libertarianism, but I have to say, his over-the-top portrayal on Saturday Night Live was one of my favorite political portrayals.