Rhode Island: CNN says it's another pickup for Democrats

Sheldon Whitehouse projected to beat Sen. Lincoln Chafee.

Published November 8, 2006 2:27AM (EST)

CNN is now projecting that Democrat Sheldon Whitehouse will defeat Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee in Rhode Island. If the result holds, Democrats now need three more pickups to take control of the Senate.


By Tim Grieve

Tim Grieve is a senior writer and the author of Salon's War Room blog.

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