R.I. Republicans back moderate senator
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Never mind Sen. Lincoln Chafee's opposition to the war in Iraq, his support for abortion rights or the snickering that he is a RINO, a Republican in Name Only.
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The Senate&#39;s top two Republicans expressed support for Donald Rumsfeld yesterday as the defense secretary&#39;s allies sought to outflank increasingly vocal GOP critics in and outside Congress.
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A member of the Chafee family has represented Rhode Island in the Senate for three decades. Sen. Lincoln Chafee and his father were traditional New England Republicans &#151; fiscally conservative and social moderates.
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Senator Lincoln Chafee won the Republican primary in Rhode Island, and Representative Benjamin L. Cardin and Kweisi Mfume lead in MarylandÂs Democratic primary.
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Rasmussen Reports - The GOP establishment forcefully backed Republican Lincoln Chafee in the primary over a more conservative and arguably less-electable Republican. But, perhaps damaged by having to struggle so long for the nomination, it is not clear how electable Senator Chafee remains. The incumbent now lags his Democratic challenger 43% to 51%.
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By ROBERT TANNER  Moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island, his political career at risk from a more conservative challenger, led in early returns Tuesday in a contest that could be crucial in the larger fight for control of Congress.
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One might expect Republican senators to cheer the prospect of a colleague becoming the party's presidential nominee.
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Republican hopes to advance a more conservative agenda in the Legislature picked up steam with key victories Tuesday in Arizona&#39;s handful of competitive districts.
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US Sen. Arlen Specter, a moderate Republican engulfed in a political firestorm fanned by abortion foes, wants to make the case to fellow party members that he should
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Sen. Arlen Specter, a defender of abortion rights, gained the support on Thursday of fellow Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee, effectively winning his fight
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An embattled Senate incumbent in Rhode Island and an open House seat in Arizona gave Republican primary voters a choice Tuesday between moderates and conservatives, as both parties watched the races with eyes on the larger fight for control of Congress.
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Minnesota Sen. Norm Coleman said Thursday he's backing Rudy Giuliani for president, throwing his support behind a fellow moderate Republican and former mayor.
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Republicans who are standing up to Bush range from conservatives to moderates.
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The Rhode Island senator's win in Tuesday's primary over his conservative challenger may boost the GOP's chances for maintaining control of Congress
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By ROBERT TANNER  An embattled Senate incumbent in Rhode Island and an open House seat in Arizona gave Republican primary voters a choice Tuesday between moderates and conservatives, as both parties watched the races with eyes on the larger fight for control of Congress.
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By Raphael Lewis and Benjamin Gedan, Globe Staff and Globe Correspondent | October 31, 2004. Republican state Senate candidate Rod Jane of Westborough woke up yesterday with a plan to grab some attention from
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The New York senator weighs in on whether Republicans would gain an advantage.