New poll shows R.I. Governor Dan McKee's approval rating at 19 percent
The bigger picture:
McKee announced plans to
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If you're Foulkes, you do you. You keep raising money, and you cross your fingers that McKee stays in the race and any other top tier contenders take a pass.
If you're Shekarchi, this is when you ramp up behind-the-scenes talks with union leaders to suggest that it's time to nudge McKee into retirement with the old 'for the good of the Democratic Party' argument. Translation: Your point is, 'If you don't want Foulkes, you need me.'
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If you're Neronha, you capitalize on your moment. Your
But campaigns don't magically come together, so you have to start raising money and building a team.
If you're McKee, you brace yourself and buckle in. You and your team have always known this campaign was going to be a slog.
Yes, but:
The poll asks relatively generic questions that offer voters the ability to vent their frustrations, but it doesn't demonstrate the decision they'll have to make between the candidates, which McKee has consistently won during three successful campaigns for statewide office in the past.
Still, McKee is in desperate need of a spark.The UNH poll shows President Trump's job approval at 37 percent – nearly twice McKee's.
He might get a boost in the next week or so because
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