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i WANT TO HEAR MORE LOCAL TOPICS LIKE CORRUPTION IN THE GOVERNMENT OR UNEARTHING SOME SCANDAL IN THE STATE HOUSE. WHERE ARE THE GOOD OLE DAYS OF RADIO? STUFF YOU COULD SINK YOUR TEETH IN TO AND COULDNT WAIT UNTIL THE NEXT DAY TO LISTEN ALL OVER AGAIN!
 
And this is what I want...for you to please stop typing in all caps. There is no need to "yell" on a message board.

As far as "local topics" go, I feel the talk local talk shows on WPRO and WHJJ (Yorke, Violet, etc) cover a bevy of local topics. What else do you want?
 
There has been a plethora of recent discussion about the Chafee-Laffey U.S. Senate primary. Moreover, I am sure WPRO, much of WHJJ, and Channel 10 on the TV side will be pulling for Governor Carcieri in the governor's race.
 
Does anyone think there is any chance in hell that Lt Gov Fogarty will beat Carcieri? Do you think the Dems will actually vote for him?
 
Not to get too off-topic, but I think that as weak a candidate Fogarty is, he will come within a few points of Carcieri. There are several reasons:
1. Rhode Island is an overwhelmingly Democratic state in which President Bush has a 22% approval rating. Any Democrat has a more than a 50-50 chance in Rhode Island.
2. There is a huge anti-incumbent and anti-Republican mood, given Bush's unpopularity and the lack of progress in Iraq. The mood is similar to the anti-incumbent and anti-Democrat mood in 1994.
3. Carcieri is a far Right governor. His views are out of touch with those of the majority of Rhode Islanders. Examples include his support of the Iraq war, his anti-gay marriage stance, his pro-life stance (pro-choicers do make up a majority of Rhode Island voters), his pro-gun stance, and his support for President Bush.
4. As much as Fogarty often comes off as dim, Carcieri often appears to be out-of-touch with the common folk. Carcieri, an extraordinarily wealthy East Greenwich businessman, can seem aloof and unconcerned with the plight of the poor.

All in all, I think Carcieri will win, but not by much.
 
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