R.I. Gov. Chafee, an independent who was a Republican, plans to become a Democrat

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee, an independent, has notified senior Democratic officers that he intends to change his registration to the Democratic Birthday Celebration earlier than an expected difficult re-election combat in 2014. The Democratic National Committee released a observation from President Barack Obama praising Chafee as “an unbiased thinker and chief who’s unafraid to reach throughout [...]