Punching Bag in R.I.

Laffey Begins Subtle Fight to Counter NRSC

• By Nicole Duran
• Roll Call Staff
• Nov. 8, 2005, Midnight

As the National Republican Senatorial Committee continues to pound on Cranston Mayor Stephen Laffey, accusing the man who hopes to unseat Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R.I.) in next year’s GOP primary of not being a real conservative, Laffey and his supporters say the effort is likely to boomerang on the NRSC and Chafee.