2012 presidentail race

TGIF: 12 things to know about RI politics + media

Ian Donnis — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 16:18:54 +0000

Batten down the hatches for Sandy and get ready for another version of my Friday column. Thanks for reading, and feel free to send me tips, comments, and the like: idonnis (at) ripr (dot) org. Let’s get to it:

Rhode Islanders joining the Obama-Romney fight in New Hampshire

Ian Donnis — Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:34:56 +0000

New Hampshire has just four electoral votes — the same puny number as Rhode Island. Yet the neck-and-neck race between President Obama and Mitt Romney has sparked a situation in which the Granite State, as Politico noted, could punch above its weight in presidential politics.

New Hampshire offers the closest opportunity for Ocean State partisans who want to get involved in Romney-Obama race beyond writing a check.

Duffy: 2000-style presidential cliffhanger possible on November 6

Ian Donnis — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 19:03:00 +0000

Jennifer Duffy of the Cook Political Report says a presidential cliffhanger — like when Al Gore won the popular vote in 2000, but lost the Electoral College to George W. Bush — isn’t out of the question next month.

During a taping today of RIPR’s Bonus Q+A (airing Friday at 6:40 and 8:40 am), she said: