Little news from the little state…

Recount troubles for State Sen. Stephen Alves. Alves and his attorneys filed an appeal to the Rhode Island Supreme Court asking it to overturn the Board of Elections and host another primary in the race he lost. They expect a verdict early this week.

Obama need an ego boost? Drop by Rhode Island. Up double digits in this week’s polls it looks like the state will vote for a Democrat for 9 of the last 11 elections.

McCain suspended his campaign this week putting “country first” during these difficult financial times. The campaign effectively slowed the media giants coverage of the campaign evidance by CBS field producer Arden Farhi’s blog posting "Sparce Attendance on Air Biden" stating that there were a mere 11 members of the press with the VP nominee Thursday evening.

Week in review

She’s baaaack! Hillary Clinton made her first public appearance in Rhode Island since ending her Presidential campaign over the weekend.

This trip centered on economic troubles. The afternoon pastry party was held at Alan Hassenfeld’s home in Bristol. Hassendeld is the chairman of Hasbro Inc and hosted the event for Clinton’s political action committee. According to the Federal Election Commission, as of July Clinton was almost $24 million in debt.

Obama’s lead in the state remains secure over Sen. McCain. The Congressional Quarterly’s state-by-state rundown cited the latest Rasmussen Reports where Obama is up 58 to 39.

And the state goes to...

STRONG Obama

The Democrats dominate this section of the New England basin. The last four election cycles have painted the state blue and by all accounts the trend will hold true in 2008. 

Despite a Republican Governor all of the Congressional representation is Democrats. 

Fivethirtyeight.com’s current polling shows Obama at 98% to McCain’s 3%... Need I say more?!?

Sen. Jack Reed clinches Democratic Primary

According to the Boston Globe, Sen. Jack Reed beat out a long-shot opponent in Rhode Island's only contested races.

Rhode Island's other senator, Whitehouse, is not up for re-election until 2012, and Congressmen Jim Langevin and Patrick Kennedy did not face primary opponents.

Primary Election

Rhode Island, 1 of 7 states to hold primaries Tuesday, will decide nominations for congressional seats and state officials.

Welcome

Welcome to the state of Rhode Island's page for the Southern Methodist Election Project. The Corporate Communication and Public Affairs department's Political Communications class will be charting all 50 states in the Union during the 2008 Election Season.