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=="Accused" RINOs== | =="Accused" RINOs== | ||
*Former Senator [[Lincoln Chafee]] of [[Rhode Island]] | *Former Senator [[Lincoln Chafee]] of [[Rhode Island]] | ||
| − | *Senator [[Olympia]] | + | *Senator [[Olympia J. Snowe]] of [[Maine]] |
*Senator [[Susan Collins]] of [[Maine]] | *Senator [[Susan Collins]] of [[Maine]] | ||
*Senator [[Arlen Specter]] of [[Pennsylvania]] | *Senator [[Arlen Specter]] of [[Pennsylvania]] | ||
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A RINO (Republican in Name Only), also known as a Reform Democrat, is a person, typically an officeholder or candidate for office, who is serving or running as a member of the Republican Party but holds views that are liberal or otherwise not conservative.[1] RINO's and Reform Democrats typically come from New England states where corrupt Democrat politcal machines do not allow dissent and opposition so reformers have difficulty gaining ballot access. A similar term is cafeteria conservative, for a person who picks and chooses which conservative principles to believe, as a person might choose foods in a cafeteria.[2]
"Accused" RINOs
- Former Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island
- Senator Olympia J. Snowe of Maine
- Senator Susan Collins of Maine
- Senator Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania