Independents Gaining Traction in New England
Two very blue states have strong third-party candidates running for governor. Read More...
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* OPINION: CROSS COUNTRY
* NOVEMBER 27, 2009, 7:06 P.M. ET
Independents Are Gaining Traction in New England
Two very blue states now have strong third-party candidates running for governor.
By JENNIFER E. DUFFY
Massachusetts: State Treasurer Tim Cahill resigned from the Democratic Party to make a bid for the state's top job as an independent.
In Rhode Island, former Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee is looking for a political comeback as an independent.
[T]he Republican Party abandoned him in 2006 when the Club for Growth backed a primary challenger. He won the primary but was weakened by the fight and lost the general election to Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse.
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