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Chafee aims for comeback in RI
Chafee hopes to win governor seat as independent
Updated: Monday, 01 Feb 2010, 2:44 PM EST
Published : Monday, 20 Apr 2009, 6:16 PM EDT
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Republican former Sen. Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island hopes to join the handful of independent politicians who have won a governor's seat.
Many independent candidates struggle to get noticed. But analysts and former independent governors say Chafee can mount a serious run. They say he has name recognition, a fundraising network and a political resume.
No sitting governor of a U.S. state is independent. Only about a half-dozen have been elected since the beginning of the 20th century.
The list includes former professional wrestler Jesse Ventura, who served a single term as Minnesota governor. Maine has elected two independent governors. And Lowell Weicker Jr. was elected Connecticut governor in 1990 after leaving the GOP.
(Copyright 2009 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
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