Rhode Island Politics - Discussion

[Blue3]

My fellow Rhode Islanders, and anyone who knows about RI politics, what do you think about RI politics right now? Not election-specific, but general discussion.

I was out of the state (in California) from September 2014 to July 2015, came back to a new Governor in Gina Raimondo... I know she had a very competitive election and lots of big promises... and I don't know a single thing that was done in the last legislative session and don't know what they have planned this session. And I've been *trying* to find out. Just a bunch of debate over a single toll bridge, and Pawsox Stadium... didn't the new Governor (and new Speaker too, for that matter) promise a lot of changes to help the economy and education? Has really nothing changed? Is there no one ambitious left (policy-wise, not in corruption, which we still apparently have plenty of)?

I have no idea who else to talk about this with, so I'm hoping for a good thread here.

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This thread will just end in a Lincoln Chafee circlejerk.

[Mike Thick]

This thread will just end in a Lincoln Chafee circlejerk.

Lincoln Chafee for Governor 2018 amirite?

[Classic Conservative]

I don't know a lot about Rhode Island politics but I do love the Pawsoxs

[NerdyBohemian]

Raimando made it impossible for me to get a job. Thankfully I got lucky and scored a job in Massachusetts.

[Vega]

Doesn't it say a lot that some shaggy perennial candidate who spent less than a $100 on his campaign got 20% of the vote?

I didn't realize till last election cycle how corrupt RI politics were.

[The Arizonan]

Doesn't it say a lot that some shaggy perennial candidate who spent less than a $100 on his campaign got 20% of the vote?

I didn't realize till last election cycle how corrupt RI politics were.

Did you ever read about how Dominick Ruggerio got pulled over by police and his friend Frank Ciccone pulled up and threatened to cut their pensions?

[Vega]

Doesn't it say a lot that some shaggy perennial candidate who spent less than a $100 on his campaign got 20% of the vote?

I didn't realize till last election cycle how corrupt RI politics were.

Did you ever read about how Dominick Ruggerio got pulled over by police and his friend Frank Ciccone pulled up and threatened to cut their pensions?

Yeah, I did hear about that.

[The Arizonan]

Doesn't it say a lot that some shaggy perennial candidate who spent less than a $100 on his campaign got 20% of the vote?

I didn't realize till last election cycle how corrupt RI politics were.

Did you ever read about how Dominick Ruggerio got pulled over by police and his friend Frank Ciccone pulled up and threatened to cut their pensions?

Yeah, I did hear about that.

The only way it could've been more Rhode Island is if there were all somehow clams.

[NerdyBohemian]

Doesn't it say a lot that some shaggy perennial candidate who spent less than a $100 on his campaign got 20% of the vote?

I didn't realize till last election cycle how corrupt RI politics were.

Special circumstances. Public sector union members and many progressive Democrats refused to vote for Raimondo so this was largely a protest vote.

[afleitch]

'Talk amongst yourselves, Rhode Island , neither a road nor an island'

[#TheShadowyAbyss]

teeny tiny state in the NE that was governed by CHAFEE not being corrupt? LOL

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teeny tiny state in the NE that was governed by CHAFEE not being corrupt? LOL

But Chafee had no scandals.

[NerdyBohemian]

teeny tiny state in the NE that was governed by CHAFEE not being corrupt? LOL

But Chafee had no scandals.

Except that time talk radio turned him into the Grinch because he said "holiday tree" despite the two previous Republican governors saying the same thing.

[Blue3]

teeny tiny state in the NE that was governed by CHAFEE not being corrupt? LOL

But Chafee had no scandals.

Except that time talk radio turned him into the Grinch because he said "holiday tree" despite the two previous Republican governors saying the same thing.

That remains one of the most stupid "scandals" EVER.

Especially in the state founded by Roger Williams.



But anyways, what has Gina Raimonda and Speaker Mattiello actually done so far?

Disagree with Chafee and feel awkwardly bad for him all you want, but at least he had goals and tried to get them done, like passing gay marriage and changing policies to become more immigrant-friendly, and ideas on tax reform.

I remember Raimondo making big promises, especially on the affordability of college, but what has she even tried to do in her first year? When Mattiello became Speaker around the same time, he promised a lot of new economic development priorities. So what has been done on that? Etc.

[Torie]

I read their pot usage percentage is the highest in the nation. That's my contribution. Oh the state is nominally the most Catholic in the nation too.

[The Arizonan]

Rhode Island somehow manages to have its own culture despite being a "suburb" of Boston.

Here's an interesting fact: Bruce Sundlun was saved by John Chafee as a kid.

[Bakersfield Uber Alles]

This thread will just end in a Lincoln Chafee circlejerk.

Lincoln Chafee for Governor 2018 amirite?

Nah. Robert J. Healey 2018.

[Mike Thick]

This thread will just end in a Lincoln Chafee circlejerk.

Lincoln Chafee for Governor 2018 amirite?

Nah. Robert J. Healey 2018.

Better yet, Robert Healey for Governor and Lincoln Chafee for LG! It's the perfect job for Lincoln Log: somewhat important, but no real media scrutiny or attention.

[Blue3]

I wonder how the politicians will react to Cianci's death...

[The Arizonan]

Why does Rhode Island get made fun of for its size? Why don't they make fun of Connecticut, New Hampshire, or Vermont (which has an even smaller population) for being small?

If they are going to make fun of a state for being small, it should be Delaware. At least Rhode Island has its own distinct culture.

I wonder how the politicians will react to Cianci's death...

I don't think that they like him.

[Mike Thick]

Why does Rhode Island get made fun of for its size? Why don't they make fun of Connecticut, New Hampshire, or Vermont (which has an even smaller population) for being small?

If they are going to make fun of a state for being small, it should be Delaware. At least Rhode Island has its own distinct culture.

They're the geographically smallest state.

[Blue3]

Why does Rhode Island get made fun of for its size? Why don't they make fun of Connecticut, New Hampshire, or Vermont (which has an even smaller population) for being small?

If they are going to make fun of a state for being small, it should be Delaware. At least Rhode Island has its own distinct culture.

They're the geographically smallest state.

Thank you, Ric Olie.

[Mike Thick]

Why does Rhode Island get made fun of for its size? Why don't they make fun of Connecticut, New Hampshire, or Vermont (which has an even smaller population) for being small?

If they are going to make fun of a state for being small, it should be Delaware. At least Rhode Island has its own distinct culture.

They're the geographically smallest state.

Thank you, Ric Olie.

Hey, somebody's got to point out the obvious

[exopolitician]

http://www.providencejournal.com/news/20160129/raimondo-calls-for-higher-minimum-wage