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# Independent Lincoln Chafee To Attend the Democratic National Convention
- URL: https://ivn.us/independent-lincoln-chafee-to-attend-the-democratic-national-convention/
- Published: 2012-08-20T20:46:54.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:30:28.000Z
- Author: Jane Susskind
- Tags: News

Lincoln Chafee, [the only independent Governor](https://ivn.us/2012/07/12/10-facts-on-independent-governor-lincoln-chafee/) and former Republican Senator, will be attending the Democratic National Convention next month. As reported by [WPRI](http://blogs.wpri.com/2012/08/16/chafee-to-attend-democratic-national-convention-next-month/?ref=ivn.us), Chafee will be in Charlotte to nominate President Obama for a second term. Chafee has a complex political history, and after leaving the GOP, served as a national co-chair of Obama's re-election campaign.

Chafee, who was first introduced to politics by his father in 1964, left the Republican party in 2004, after attending his last Republican National Convention. Politico [reports](http://www.politico.com/blogs/charlie-mahtesian/2012/08/exgop-senator-to-attend-dem-convention-132401.html?ref=ivn.us) that while his appearance won't be a surprise, Democrats will take advantage of his independence from the two parties:

> *But you can bet that as a prominent ex-Republican, Democrats will be hyping Chafee’s appearance as evidence of their claims that Obama has sought to work across party lines but the GOP has taken a hard turn to the right.*

**Does Chafee's attendance at the DNC reflect the president's efforts to work across party lines?**