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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