Lincoln Chafee Quits Race for Libertarian Party Presidential Nomination
Coronavirus didn't help, but Chafee was already disappointed his anti-war message wasn't more resonant with the Libertarian establishment.
Coronavirus didn't help, but Chafee was already disappointed his anti-war message wasn't more resonant with the Libertarian establishment.
The former Rhode Island governor and senator said state-level legalization efforts are “interesting, positive experiments.”
Chafee may be the first in an eventual wave of former Republicans seeking the Libertarian presidential nod.
He was an inarticulate has-been running a ridiculous vanity campaign, but he still managed to be better than the frontrunners on a few issues.
Jim Webb finds a small niche, Lincoln Chafee chokes, and Martin O'Malley fails to distinguish himself.
What Martin O'Malley, Jim Webb, and Lincoln Chafee have to say about the issues
Plus an anti-metrification argument from the Whole Earth Catalog's Stewart Brand
Currently polling at one percent
Former R.I. senator really hoping people still care about Clinton's Iraq War vote.
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