Obama has pointedly declined to endorse his party's candidate for governor [in Rhode Island].
Obama can "take his endorsement and really shove it," declared Democrat Frank Caprio, battling Republican-turned-independent Lincoln Chafee in a Rhode Island gubernatorial race rated tight in the polls. Chafee endorsed Obama during the 2008 campaign for the White House. . . .
Caprio called Obama's rebuff "Washington insider politics at its worst." Rhode Island's congressional delegation expressed disapproval about Caprio's remarks, but the executive director of the Democratic Governors Association said the president's decision was disappointing.
"Frank Caprio has spent his career fighting for the values of the Democratic Party. He deserves the full support of our party and its leaders," said executive director Nathan Daschle.
If anything, the White House made it clearer that Caprio will not get Obama's endorsement. "Out of respect for his friend Lincoln Chafee, the president decided not to get involved in this race," said White House spokesman Bill Burton. It was the first time the White House had cited Chafee as the reason for Obama's non-endorsement of a Democrat.
http://www.miamiherald.com/2010/10/25/1890571/dark-clouds-for-dems-as-obama.html
What a stupid thing to do in a year when you want your base to hold their noses and vote party line straight down the ticket!
Ironically, if Caprio's fight with Obama gets him a few more Republican votes, Caprio will win.
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