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2010 Midterm Elections (view source)
Revision as of 07:36, October 31, 2018
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*'''Rhode Island'''
*'''Rhode Island'''
Although Democrats have dominated Rhode Island politics, they have voted Republican for 7 of the last 10 gubernatorial elections. As Rhode Island was hit hard by the national recession, Republican Governor [[Donald Carcieri]] suffered in the polls, and was barred from seeking a third term because of term-limits. [[Lincoln Chafee]], former Senator who was known as the most liberal Republican in [[Congress]], was elected Governor as an Independent, defeating Republican John Robitaille and Democrat Frank Caprio. After President Obama refused to endorse Caprio, he caused controversy by telling Obama to take his endorsement and "shove it." <ref>http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101026/ap_on_el_gu/us_ri_governor_caprio</ref>
Although Democrats have dominated Rhode Island politics, they have voted Republican for 7 of the last 10 gubernatorial elections. As Rhode Island was hit hard by the national recession, Republican Governor [[Donald Carcieri]] suffered in the polls, and was barred from seeking a third term because of term-limits. [[Lincoln Chafee]], former Senator who was known as the most liberal Republican in [[Congress]], was elected Governor as an Independent, defeating Republican John Robitaille and Democrat Frank Caprio. After President Obama refused to endorse Caprio, he caused controversy by telling Obama to take his endorsement and "shove it." <ref>[http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20101026/ap_on_el_gu/us_ri_governor_caprio]</ref>
===Republican Gains===
===Republican Gains===