There is only one question about newly announced Democratic candidate for governor Matt Brown that matters right now: how many of the 39,518 Rhode Islanders who voted for him for the same job in 2018, and how much were genuine supporters? Gina Raimondo, the incumbent, is one of many who just didn't like him.
If you want to believe the Democratic establishment in this state, that includes most of the other candidates in the race and the party leadership, Brown's 33.5 percent performance three years ago was largely a protest vote, and now that voters have plenty of options, he doesn't have repercussions.
However, the establishment has always been wrong as happened last year, when the Rhode Island Political Cooperative took out a whole bunch of long-time legislators. Brown is betting that a combination of his 2018 support, momentum progressives built last year, and he'll continue to campaign will help the state develop revolution.
Were gonna win the entire [expletive] State House, Brown, a former secretary of state, stated in snazzy video revealing his own candidacy on an informal ticket with state Senator Cynthia Mendes for lieutenant governor and dozens of others for legislative seats at the state and local level.
Brown joins a slew of high-profile candidates who already hold retatewide office, including Governor Dan McKee, Treasurer Seth Magaziner, and Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea. Dr. Luis Daniel Munoz is also in the primary, and he has a new progressive platform like Brown. Helena Foulkes, the former CVS executive, is also considering a run.
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