“Oh, that’s not gonna happen. That’s not gonna happen. Hang up on them.”
— Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee (D) declining a concession call from Helena Foulkes (D).
Raimondo Barely Leads In Re-Election Race
A new WPRI 12/Roger Williams University poll in Rhode Island finds Gov. Gina Raimondo (D) is clinging to a slim re-election lead over possible challenger Allan Fung (R), 38% to 36%, as barely one in three voters say they approve of the job she’s doing.
Chafee Mulls Run for Governor as a Democrat
Former Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee “is still mulling whether to challenge his successor Gina Raimondo in the 2018 election, but he has made one decision – there would be a ‘D’ next to his name if he jumps into the race,” WPRI reports.
Said Chafee: “I’m a Democrat.”
“Chafee won election to the U.S. Senate as a Republican in 2000, then won the governor’s office as an independent in 2010, only to join the Democratic Party in 2013. He declined to seek re-election as governor in 2014, but surprised many the following year when he decided to seek the Democratic presidential nomination.”
