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BB is joined by Dan McGowan for a final-week look at Rhode Island’s primary races. They unpack turnout, the Providence mayoral contest, the governor’s race, and the down-ballot battles for lieutenant governor and attorney general.
In this episode
- Why turnout and early voting may decide the election
- The momentum behind David Morales in the Providence mayoral race
- Whether Brett Smiley’s incumbent coalition can hold
- How Morales has broadened his appeal beyond progressive voters
- The Washington Bridge and opioid crisis as central issues in the governor’s race
- Why Dan McKee’s closing message may matter with undecided voters
- The crowded lieutenant governor race and its two apparent front-runners
- The attorney general contest, campaign dynamics, and the importance of endorsements
- Where to subscribe to Dan McGowan’s Roadmap newsletter
Timestamps
- 00:00 — Final-week election outlook and the importance of turnout
- 01:07 — Why the Providence mayoral race is the most compelling contest
- 02:09 — Early voting, new voters, and the Morales coalition
- 04:34 — Can David Morales expand beyond democratic-socialist support?
- 05:05 — Morales’s positive campaign and voter perceptions
- 06:44 — How a Morales administration could work with either governor
- 09:36 — Why Brett Smiley could still narrowly win
- 10:59 — The governor’s race: Washington Bridge vs. opioid crisis
- 11:41 — Why the bridge issue may be dominating voter sentiment
- 12:52 — Could McKee have made a stronger working-families case?
- 14:37 — McKee’s “grandfatherly” appeal and undecided voters
- 16:20 — Polling, closing ads, and the race for late deciders
- 18:04 — Lieutenant governor: who has a real path to victory?
- 20:18 — Why campaigning for lieutenant governor is uniquely difficult
- 21:25 — Attorney general race: the leading candidates and challengers
- 22:37 — Money, institutional support, and the East Side dynamic
- 24:44 — Candidate temperament and what voters may value in an attorney general
- 25:53 — The potential impact of Peter Neronha’s endorsement
- 27:00 — How to subscribe to Roadmap and final election-week thoughts
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