Do you know who Lincoln Chafee is and why is he running for President?

2015-10-21T07:08:37-04:00

This guy bombed in the Dem debacle but still says he is the best qualified to be our next president because he was a Mayor, Senator & Governor From Rhode Island. But he doesn't say that he has an abysmal record in all three jobs..

Response by Sgt Tom Cunnally made Oct 21 at 2015 7:10 AM

2015-10-21T07:10:38-04:00

Presidential candidate and former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee struggled to explain during Tuesday's Democratic debate why he voted in favor of deregulating big banks in 1999.

CNN host and debate moderator Anderson Cooper asked Chafee how he could press Hillary Clinton on Wall Street when he voted for a bill repealing the Glass-Steagall Act, a landmark financial regulation bill that separated the banking industry from the securities industry.

"Glass-Steagall was my very first vote," Chafee said. "I'd just arrived, my dad had died in office."

Chafee was appointed to the U.S. Senate seat held by his father, John Chafee, until his death in 1999.

Cooper continued to press Chafee, asking if he didn't understand the bill before voting on it.

"I think you're being a little rough," Chafee replied.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2015 9:11 AM

2015-10-21T09:11:49-04:00

I all know is he is a failed gov. of RI and that's all I need to know! Just like O'Malley...

Response by CW3 Private RallyPoint Member made Oct 21 at 2015 9:48 AM

2015-10-21T09:48:01-04:00

I'm from RI. Lincoln Chafee needs to go away. People from Warwick RI (where he was Mayor) say he needs to go away. He was good as Mayor, failed as Governor, and was lackluster as a Senator.