2022 Rhode Island General Assembly general election ratings 3.0We’re down to the last week of the 2022 election season, with millions of early and mail votes already cast in Rhode Island and around the…Oct 31, 2022Oct 31, 2022
2022 Rhode Island General Assembly general election ratings 2.0Now that we are past Rhode Island’s September primary election, it’s time to revisit (later than I planned, but such is life) my general…Sep 25, 2022Sep 25, 2022
2022 Rhode Island General Assembly general election ratings 1.0Election season in Rhode Island has begun in earnest — high profile races for statewide and Federal office have been in motion for months…Jul 17, 2022Jul 17, 2022
R.I.’s new General Assembly maps are insultingly badWith little fanfare, the Rhode Island General Assembly has signed off on final maps with new boundaries for Rhode Island’s 2 Congressional…Mar 4, 2022Mar 4, 2022
RI Redistricting: Providence City CouncilThe Providence City Council is just starting to undertake the process of redrawing the city’s 15 wards with 2020 census information. City…Feb 24, 2022Feb 24, 2022
Redistricting RI: State HouseThis post is the third and final installment in my in-depth look at redistricting in Rhode Island. Today, I will cover the 75-seat State…Nov 12, 2021Nov 12, 2021
Redistricting RI — State SenateAfter a brief hiatus, today’s second installment of my series on redistricting in Rhode Island turns to the General Assembly, specifically…Oct 29, 2021Oct 29, 2021
Redistricting RI: Congressional MapsToday’s post is the first in a 3-part series on the legislative redistricting process in Rhode Island, starting with the Congressional…Oct 15, 2021Oct 15, 2021
‘Progressive Fighters’ don’t have much fight in themTwo weeks after the Rhode Island Political Co-Op announced part of its slate of candidates for Governor, LG, the General Assembly and more…Oct 8, 2021Oct 8, 2021
Progressives Storm the Gates-Matt Brown is in the race under the Rhode Island Political Co-op banner, which gives this growing far-left slice of the Democratic party…Sep 24, 2021Sep 24, 2021
Rhode Island 2020 presidential election in review: South CountyTo see the first post in this series, which explains the background on the overall project, see here.Aug 31, 2021Aug 31, 2021
Rhode Island 2020 presidential election in review: Kent CountyTo see the first post in this series, which explains the background on the overall project, see here.Aug 19, 2021Aug 19, 2021
Rhode Island 2020 presidential election in review: Providence CountyAfter excluding the two most heavily Hispanic cities in the state — Providence and Central Falls — to examine the rightward trend that madeAug 12, 2021Aug 12, 2021
WATCH: Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza separated from R.I.Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee and Providence Mayor Jorge Elorza have been butting heads on various issues for weeks, but it’s pretty…Jul 29, 2021Jul 29, 2021
R.I. 2020 Election in Review: Providence/Central FallsThis article is the first installment in a series examining Rhode Island precinct level data from the 2020 election, both on its own and…Jul 26, 2021Jul 26, 2021
It’s CNBC “Top States for Business” season. Does it really matter?Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Rhode Island turned in an ugly showing in the latest CNBC rankings of America’s Top States for…Jul 13, 2021Jul 13, 2021
RI Roundup: House Speaker says “Whatever, man” to legal pot, McKee sides with AirbnbFeet continue to drag on the issue of legalizing recreational marijuana sales/use in Rhode Island. With a Senate-approved bill and 2 other…Jul 9, 2021Jul 9, 2021
RI BLM on Rise of the Moors: “These guys have a point”The nation was introduced to the bizarro ideologues from the Rise of the Moors over July 4 weekend, after 11 of the group’s members were…Jul 7, 2021Jul 7, 2021