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Election 2012

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Cicilline, Langevin, Whitehouse win Re-Election

Rhode Island voters favor Democrats in election.

It was a good night for Democrats Tuesday in Rhode Island. In Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District David Cicilline was able to win a second term against a tough race fought against Republican Brendan Doherty. The former head of the Rhode Island State Police strongly criticized Cicilline during the course of the campaign over his final leadership of the city of Providence when he was mayor for eight before heading to Washington two years ago. In the 2nd Congressional District James Langevin was able to win a seventh term over Republican Michael Riley. Riley reportedly lent his campaign more than $600,000. Langevin cited as accomplishments his work to maintain submarine production at Electric Boat and efforts to strengthen job training …

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Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Barack Obama Re-Elected President

President Obama defeated Republican Mitt Romney in the 2012 presidential election.

President Barack Obama and Vice-President Joe Biden were re-elected Tuesday night, defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney and his vice-presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan. NBC News called the presidential election for Obama around 11:15 EST. The president sent a message on Twitter at 10:14 saying simply, "This happened because of you. Thank you." The Obama campaign won the most expensive presidential race ever, with both parties raising about $2.6 billion. The race was filled with negative campaigning on both sides, from President Obama attacking Romney’s business experience with Bain Capital to Romney lambasting Obama’s handling of the economy. The race tightened during the final months of the campaign, with gaffes and surges …

David Bouchard

9:57 pm on Thursday, November 8, 2012

Yvette, look, you are attacking my patriotism because I don't think like you do, because you perceive me as, horror of horrors - a liberal. First and foremost, I am a patriot [Definition of PATRIOT (From Mirriam-Webster): one who loves his or her country and supports its authority and interests]. I've served my country during war-time, I've always held a job, paid my taxes, participated in our …   more ›

Rhode Island Election Results 2012

Updates on the 2012 federal and state elections will be posted here throughout the day. Connect with us on Twitter at #PatchElections.

Check back at your local Patch all day for live election updates. In the race for President of the United States, influential Rhode Island political insiders have weighed in regarding who has run the better "ground game" in Rhode Island leading up to the election during our latest Red Rhody/Blue Rhody political survey. According to our results, Democratic influencers felt Obama has run a better ground campaign by a wide margin while a majority of Republican influencers surveyed said the ground campaign up to this point has been even. In 2008, Rhode Island voted Democratic with 296,571 voters casting ballots for the Obama-Biden team. Republican John McCain and Sarah Palin earned 165,391 votes. According to the Rhode Island Secretary of …

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Bob Pop

10:29 am on Thursday, November 15, 2012

yea because bush did such a great job, yay republicans? ;)   more ›

Barack Obama Wins Rhode Island

Voters in Rhode Island on Tuesday cast their ballot for Barack Obama, giving him the state's 4 Electoral votes.

Barack Obama won Rhode Island’s 4 electoral votes on Tuesday, defeating Republican Mitt Romney. The Wall Street Journal along with the Associated Press has called the race in Rhode Island declaring Obama the winner. In the 2008 presidential election, the state voted for the Democratic candidate, and since the 1990s has voted for the overall winner of the presidential race 3 out of 5 times. Romney and Obama did not campaign aggressively in Rhode Island. The state has typically been a Democratic stronghold in recent presidential elections.  The economy was a key issue for many voters in the state.

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Ted Geisel

8:20 am on Tuesday, November 20, 2012

"In celebration of this horribly derailed thread reaching 300 posts:" Take some of the credit Naome, more than a quarter (75+ posts) are yours.   more ›

Live Blog: November 2012 Rhode Island Election

Patch will have a team of editors in our Patch communities covering Tuesday's election in real-time in our live blog.

After more than a year of hype, hundreds of speeches and millions spent on campaign ads, the 2012 election is finally here — and Patch is covering it live in a real-time Election Day Blog. We will have more than a dozen editors throughout Rhode Island in our Patch communities on Tuesday, talking to voters, election officials and others — and providing updates and results in the blog from 2 p.m. until the final races are called. We also want to hear from you, so make sure your post a comment in the blog. Tell us how you voted for and why; share your experiences at the polls; or just weigh in on the big election of 2012. The Election Day blog will launch around 2 p.m. Tuesday...but you can sign up now to receive an email alert once the blog …

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Poll: RI Political Influencers Gauge Presidential Race Run in Ocean State

Rhode Island's Democratic and Republican political influencers take part in our final survey before election day.

In the race for President of the United States, influential Rhode Island political insiders have weighed in regarding who has run the better "ground game" in Rhode Island leading up to the election. According to our results, Democratic influencers felt Obama has run a better ground campaign by a wide margin while a majority of Republican influencers surveyed said the ground campaign up to this point has been even. Patch surveyed 53 Republicans and 51 Democrats, asking regardless of their partisan preference, which presidential campaign do you think has run the better "ground game" campaign during the general election in Rhode Island? Among those who responded, 55.6% of Democrats said Barack Obama has run the better ground campaign by a …

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J. Lane McMahon

9:10 pm on Tuesday, November 6, 2012

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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Flash Poll: Obama-Romney Final Presidential Debate: Who Won?

President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney squared off in the third and final presidential debate on Tuesday, Oct. 22. Here's how Rhode Island Republicans and Democrats reacted.

As we entered the final presidential debate Monday night, both parties were looking for a clear victory. But according to our Rhode Island political influencers, neither party felt their candidate was the dominant winner in the debate. That's the major finding of the Red and Blue Rhody flash poll sent out to local political influencers immediately after the debate ended Monday night. For the third and final time President Barack Obama and Republican nominee Mitt Romney came face to face for a presidential debate on Monday night in Florida. Obama and Romney faced off on Oct. 22 at Lynn University in Boca Raton, Florida with CBS's Bob Schieffer moderating the debate. The format for the debate was identical to the first presidential debate …

Dan

2:44 am on Saturday, October 27, 2012

Joe, Joe, Joe... you have this lack of insight problem - most Libertarians do. The fact is that you are all in constant denial that your half-baked theories are wrong; wrong for our government, wrong for our society, wrong for this era. You said that you're not partisan? I say you're a liar! Everything you said betrays your partisanship. Libertarians are always Republicans (why is that, I wonder…   more ›

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

FLASH POLL: Who Won the Obama-Romney Debate, Round Two

President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney squared off in the second presidential debate on Tuesday, Oct. 16. Here's how Rhode Island Republicans and Democrats reacted.

  Rhode Island Democrats are more confident this time around in President Obama's debate performance over the first, while state Republicans feel former Gov. Mitt Romney's debate performance was less encouraging than the first.  That's the major finding of the Red and Blue Rhody flash polls sent out to local political influencers immediately after the debate ended Tuesday night. Obama and Romney faced off on Oct. 16 at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y. in a town hall format, with CNN's Candy Crowley moderating a debate that covered both domestic and foreign policy. At the conclusion of the debate, Patch surveyed 52 Republicans and 51 Democrats, asking who they thought won the debate. Among those who responded, 61% of the Republicans …

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8:46 pm on Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Obama is a fraud...read his book, "Dreams From My Father" and then decide.   more ›

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Voter Registration Ends Oct. 7: What You Need to Do Now

With the voter registration deadline drawing close, here are some instructions on how to make sure you don't miss out on getting your ballot cast in East Providence.

If you haven’t yet registered to vote, head on over to the East Providence City Hall and get it off your to-do list. Six million people didn’t vote in the 2008 elections because they either did not know how to register or because they missed the voter registration deadline.  The voter registration deadline for Rhode Island is Oct. 7. Mail ballots may be requested up to Oct. 16. Here’s information on how you can register in time for the Nov. 6 elections: And don't forget — this year, all Rhode Island voters are required to show valid photo ID at the polls. Be sure to review our video on how to get a Rhode Island Voter ID card in case you need one.

Thursday, September 27, 2012

How to Register to Vote in EP

In honor of National Voter Registration Day, we’re giving you all the information you need on how and where to register to vote.

If you haven’t yet registered to vote, head over to East Providence City Hall and get it off your to-do list. National Voter Registration Day this week highlighted the thousands of local, state and national organizations that have mobilized to make sure millions of people don’t miss the chance to cast their vote in this year’s elections. Six million people didn’t vote in the 2008 elections because they either did not know how to register or because they missed the voter registration deadline. The voter registration deadline for Rhode Island is Oct. 7. Mail ballots may be requested up to Oct. 16. Here’s information on how you can register in time for the Nov. 6 elections: And don't forget — this year, all voters are required to show valid …

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