19 Days to Election Day: Rhode Island

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  October 18th at 07:09 AM  | 

Rhode Island is a solid blue state and should be again this year. In 2008, Obama took 62% of the vote here. In fact, looking back at past elections, even when the Republican won in this state, it was never by double digits after the 1956 election. Thus, one can safely say that Obama will take this state’s 4 electoral votes. Sheldon Whitehouse- the incumbent | Read More »

Around the U.S, in 50 Days: Rhode Island and Connecticut

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  February 6th at 07:12 AM  | 

Deeply blue Rhode Island saw just enough population growth to justify its two House seats. And in a state so small, there was some controversy in redistricting as David Cicillene’s 1st District was redrawn to his benefit. It shed some rural, marginally Republican areas for other areas south of Providence. The rationale was that Providence had to be split between two districts to receive adequate | Read More »