Least shocking story of the day: Lincoln Chafee is admitting he is really a Democrat...

Former RINO Lincoln Chafee is switching from Independent to Democrat.  He has to do ,something to get re-elected. Former RINO Lincoln Chafee is now the most unpopular governor in the nation...

Via Politico:

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee has notified senior Democratic Party officials that he intends to switch his party registration and join the Democratic Party, multiple sources familiar with Chafee’s decision told POLITICO.

Chafee, a former GOP senator elected as an independent in 2010, has struggled with low approval ratings. He also faces a difficult reelection fight in 2014.

But the ex-Republican campaigned for President Barack Obama in 2008 and 2012 and earned praise from Obama during his third-party bid for governor in 2010.

He ultimately won a three-way race with 36 percent of the vote.

Chafee “absolutely intends to switch his party registration” ahead of 2014, one national Democrat said.

Interesting: Former RINO Lincoln Chafee is now the most unpopular governor in the nation...

Lincoln Chafee has a net approval of negative 40 percentage points. He plans on running for re-election. Chafee was elected as an Independent after giving up the charade of being a Republican. How is that working out for you Rhode Island?

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) - Rhode Island is finally at the top of a set of national rankings, but Gov. Lincoln Chafee probably isn't too happy about it.

Chafee is the most unpopular governor in the United States who's up for re-election in 2014, according to an analysis published Monday by The New York Times' influential FiveThirtyEight blog, which tracks political polls and projects election outcomes.

Just 28% of Rhode Island voters approve of Chafee's job performance, while 68% disapprove, giving the independent governor a net job approval rating of negative 40 percentage points. The next most-unpopular governor, Illinois Democrat Pat Quinn, has a comparatively healthy net approval rating of negative 24.

Chafee said Tuesday he still plans to run for re-election. "The election's a long way away," the governor told WPRI.com. A WPRI 12 poll last October found only 18% of voters definitely plan to vote for him again.