dropped to third place independent lincoln chaffee leads, 35%, and john robitaille moved into second place and the white house decided not to take sides, citing the president s friendship with the independent candidate, chafee and caprio says it is about more than that. i have the highest level and respect of president obama and he has a tough job and is going about it as best he can however it was not about addressing the president and his official role, it was about politics and this was about back room washington politics at its worst, i was looking for the courtesy of the white house, letting me know what they would do with the endorsement, not letting a reporter call me i m standing up for the rode taxpayer, if you were rhode island tax percent, if you were to be elected, you would not have a good relationship with the president of the united states. bill: and, he did not address the wording, shove it. major