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Welcome, Democrats! Please say hello to Lincoln Chafee, the former governor and senator from Rhode Island. Despite never having run in a Democratic primary — he’s been an independent and a Republican — Chafee is announcing Wednesday that he’s running for the Democratic nomination for president. Why? He seems to be focusing his bid on Hillary Clinton’s vote for the Iraq War and his vote against it.

Former Rhode Island Governor and U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee is expected to announce he is running for president today. Bloomberg Politics reports the following:

Lincoln Chafee Set to Enter Democratic Presidential Field

Lincoln Chafee, a former Republican-turned-independent who became a Democrat while he was governor of Rhode Island, is expected to formally launch his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination on Wednesday.

Chafee has scheduled an afternoon speech at the George Mason University School of Policy, Government, and International Affairs in Arlington, Va. A staffer with knowledge ... Read More >>

Chafee, a Republican-turned-independent-turned-Democrat, and his close cadre of volunteer advisers are mapping out his possible long shot presidential bid in a dimly lit, windowless office in the basement of an airport strip mall in Warwick, the town he represented as mayor.

The rain fell relentlessly on the convention center in Columbia on Saturday morning as Democrats from all parts of South Carolina flooded their party’s state convention to see Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee and former Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley speak.

The 2016 Presidential Candidates and Their Scandals

As more presidential candidates begin to campaign for 2016, the gloves are starting to come off. New scandals are being unearthed or created, and old controversies are undoubtedly going to be pulled out of the closet time and time again.

In an effort to organize the obloquy, we’ve put together a simple info graphic outlining the major scandals attached to each candidate in each party, starting with the Democrats.

Lincoln Chafee is officially running for president. … Or is he?

Lincoln Chafee, the former Rhode Island Governor who was a Republican and then an Independent and now a Democrat, announced on Thursday he is running for president.

Or did he?

Potential Democratic challengers to Hillary Clinton offered direct and veiled response to the dominant frontrunner’s presidential announcement on Sunday.