Oct 2 2010

Frank Caprio and Lincoln Chafee Locked in Toss-Up Race for Rhode Island Governor

The three-way race for Rhode Island governor is a toss-up heading down the stretch with Democrat Frank Caprio holding a 33 percent to 30 percent lead over Republican-turned-independent Lincoln Chafee, with Republican John Robitaille a distant third at 19 percent, according to a poll conducted Sept. 22-26 for WPRI-TV and WNAC-TV. Fifteen percent are undecided. [...]


Sep 22 2010

New Poll Gives Democrat Frank Caprio the Edge in Rhode Island Governor’s Race

A new poll on the three-way governor’s race in Rhode Island shows a very different result than one we published Tuesday, with Democrat Frank Caprio holding a 12-point lead over Republican-turned-independent Lincoln Chafee. A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Sept. 16 had Chafee with a statistically-insignificant 33 percent to 30 percent lead over Caprio, with Republican [...]


Sep 22 2010

New Poll Gives Democrat Frank Caprio the Edge in Rhode Island Governor’s Race

A new poll on the three-way governor’s race in Rhode Island shows a very different result than one we published Tuesday, with Democrat Frank Caprio holding a 12-point lead over Republican-turned-independent Lincoln Chafee. A Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Sept. 16 had Chafee with a statistically-insignificant 33 percent to 30 percent lead over Caprio, with Republican [...]


Sep 7 2010

Barney Frank Foe is Onetime Town Hall Tormenter

Rep. Barney Frank, the brainy but abrasive chairman of the House banking committee, is facing a Democratic primary challenge from a woman who decided to take him on after they had a nasty exchange at a town hall meeting last year. When Rachel Brown asked the Massachusetts congressman in 2009 about the “Nazi policy” of [...]


Aug 22 2010

Frank Caprio Moves Ahead of Lincoln Chafee For First Time in R.I. Governor’s Race

Democratic state Treasurer Frank Caprio has moved into the lead over Republican-turned-independent Lincoln Chafee for the first time in the Rhode Island governor’s race, according to a Rasmussen Reports poll conducted Aug. 17. The seat is currently held by Republican Donald Carcieri who can’t run again because of term limits. Caprio leads Chafee by 38 [...]


Aug 14 2010

Lady Gaga Is Sen. Frank Lautenberg’s Kind of Entertainer

Sen. Frank Lautenberg may be 86, but he can still rock. The New Jersey Democrat, who isn’t up for re-election this year, is holding a fundraiser in Washington on Sept. 7 that may leave some contributors (or more likely their kids) gaga. No, it’s not the five-term lawmaker who’s ginning up the excitement. That would [...]