Chafee failed to get much attention for his campaign, as he barely registered in polls and drew minimal fundraising support. In fact, the Republican-turned-Democrat had only 10 major campaign donors , including himself. He raised just $15,000 over all, a total that NPR argued, “would have been an embarrassing number for a state legislative candidate or a city council candidate in a major city.”

The one memorable thing about Chafee’s campaign? His bold call to move the U.S. to the metric system. Perhaps he should have thrown his hat in for a seat in the Canadian parliament instead.