Rhode Island’s Ten Most Divisive - 2016
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
At a time when most Rhode Islanders think the state is “on the wrong track,” residents are impassioned and often inflamed. In a year in which Donald Trump won the GOP primary and Bernie Sanders won the Democratic primary, it is clear it is a period of political unrest in Rhode Island. Only 6.5% of Rhode Islanders believe Gina Raimondo is doing an "excellent" job as Governor, according to a Brown University poll that is criticized for overweighting with Democrats. The argument is her approval rating may be much lower.
The last two Governors won their respective General Election battles with approximately 40 percent of the popular vote. No mandates there.
Needless to say this is not a time of great consensus and some leading Rhode Islanders fan the proverbial political flame.
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They are loved and hated.
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