Another Incumbent Senator About to Fall?

Political Wire reports that Lincoln Chafee (RINO-RI) is about to take a beating in the Republican primary:

In Rhode Island's U.S. Senate primary, Stephen Laffey (R) is poised to defeat Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R-RI) in the Republican primary, 51% to 34%, according to a new Rhode Island College poll.

Says pollster Vicgtor Profughi: "Since early summer, Senator Chafee has been unable to expand his base of support from roughly one third of the likely Republican primary voters. The Lieberman phenomenon, where a partisan base closes ranks around the ‘true partisan’ candidate, seems to be at work in Rhode Island, as it was on the Democratic side in Connecticut. Laffey’s efforts to link Chafee with the extremely unpopular President Bush also appear to be paying off."

This will likely mean a loss of a GOP seat since Laffey is a heavy underdog to the Dem candidate, but since Chafee rarely voted with the GOP on the important stuff, who cares?