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That such political mediocrity passes for "far superior leaders" speaks volumes for the sad state of leadership in Rhode Island. I'll withhold any judgement on Magaziner - just happy to see Elorza go away.
At the very least, Magaziner seems the pragmatic sort and somewhat competent. That's probably as much as you folks can realistically hope for.
I will say there is an outside chance Alan Fung resurrects to run again for Governor. He would make a very good captain at the helm of the Ocean State.
And I suspect, despite the GA Democratic Super Majority, he would be able to get along with Shekarchi/Ruggiero. After all, they're not that much of a departure from Mattiello really. (Drives "Progressives" nuts, that does.)
And if he does run, don't doubt his chances. I suspect the Primary between moderate McKee/technocrat Magaziner/and Lefty Gorbea could get pretty competitive.
I mean, break the base apart competitive...and even another Joe Trillo trick couldn't mess that up for Fung.
On the other hand, he may not run at all.
In which case I'll either be voting for McKee or whoever the Republicans nominate. But I don't see any of them being as formidable as Fung. Not in this state.
I will say there is an outside chance Alan Fung resurrects to run again for Governor. He would make a very good captain at the helm of the Ocean State.
And I suspect, despite the GA Democratic Super Majority, he would be able to get along with Shekarchi/Ruggiero. After all, they're not that much of a departure from Mattiello really. (Drives "Progressives" nuts, that does.)
And if he does run, don't doubt his chances. I suspect the Primary between moderate McKee/technocrat Magaziner/and Lefty Gorbea could get pretty competitive.
I mean, break the base apart competitive...and even another Joe Trillo trick couldn't mess that up for Fung.
On the other hand, he may not run at all.
In which case I'll either be voting for McKee or whoever the Republicans nominate. But I don't see any of them being as formidable as Fung. Not in this state.
Allan Fung would be a far better choice than any of the putative Democratic candidates. It's far too much to hope for though for an electorate that put "Gina" in office. You people are really gonna have to think outside the box if you want to move the needle. More of the same will get you more of the same. Trust me when I tell you this Rhode Islanders, Mr. Fung checks all the boxes.
Allan Fung would be a far better choice than any of the putative Democratic candidates. It's far too much to hope for though for an electorate that put "Gina" in office. You people are really gonna have to think outside the box if you want to move the needle. More of the same will get you more of the same. Trust me when I tell you this Rhode Islanders, Mr. Fung checks all the boxes.
Remember, Gina really had no serious Primary challenge.
This time it's any body's race, and the three competitors are actually pretty well contrasted, with different interests backing them up.
That will make for quite the horse race, and it may get scrappier than this state has seen in a long, long time.
And that's a good thing.
Of course, I pretty much agree with all of your post.
I honestly can't think of any contenders aside from Fung, and he unfortunately doesn't really stand a chance (unless maybe he ran against an Elorza).
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