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Why so little Chaffey/Laffey coverage compared to Lieberman/Lamont?
Both races involve moderate incumbent Senators facinig a challenge from within their own party by more "hard line" candidates? Lieberman/Lamont was big news and heavily analyzed, yet I've heard very little about the Chaffee/Laffey race in Rhode Island?
Why did the Democratic race attract so much attention, but the nearly identical situation with Republicans has recieved so little attention? (If Chafee loses today, I assume that will change).
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- Anonymous1 decade agoFavorite Answer
Parts of Connecticutt are serviced by the NY broadcast stations so they played Lieberman/Lamont up big time. That set the ball rolling. Well that and the Israeli war. If Israel hadn't invaded Lebanon around the time this was occurring it may have passed a little quieter.
On top of that Lieberman saw he was being "Borked" by his own party and he has always been a favored liberal of the media.
- Thomas SLv 41 decade ago
Even in Rhode Island it has been fairly quiet. I think you will hear more when Chaffey faces off with Whitehouse the Democrat. I think if Laffey wins it will be a major upset and Whitehouse will crush him. All three of them are running half-a**ed campaigns. I have talked to the three of them and none of them are all that great. We need more regular citizens running for office instead of more spoiled brats.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The News Media wanted to help Lamont defeat Lieberman.
They felt that it was necessary for them to use their influence.
