GINA RAIMONDO is most likely to be your next governor. Up until yesterday I was prepared to offer all sorts of fluid analysis fresh off this week’s primary. I was ready to tell you that ALLAN FUNG had a real shot based on the wheeling and dealing and outside money that would be coming into the race. But not now.
BOB HEALEY will disrupt this race. The Cool Moose has been recruited by the Moderate Party as a fill-in designee to be the nominee. And he will take most of his votes from Allan Fung. Dissapointed KEN BLOCK voters will give Healey a close look given his “austerity” message. Now you may feel like this is dirty pool. A last minute health issue for the Moderate candidate James Spooner allows for this replacement. House of Cards fans will see this as a plot all along. But no matter…Fung will not be able to withstand the impact given one he was at best a one on one upset winner.
WATCH THE DEALS THAT Gina makes now. Securing the union vote is a goal and the teacher unions and she will hold each other’s noses and come to an agreement…could be CLAY PELL in a Gina administration role, education focus.
That presents a problem for DAN McKEE…since the surprise winner in the Lt. Governor democratic primary is a charter school leader..and the unions hate that. He still has a battle with GOP candidate Catherine Taylor in November.
RALPH MOLLIS , Secretary of State, needs a real job now..
AND BUDDY CIANCI is now in full go. JORGE ELORZA will not be easy to beat..but he better have his helmet on.
More notes on the general election as we go.
ARAB STATES are coming to the idea that they better get into this ISIS battle. This coalition may come together..but this president has to be ready to act decisively..and stop with the promise of “no boots on the ground”.
RAY RICE is the poster boy for an NFL with screwed up priorities. But we will keep watching. We can’t help it.
Have a good weekend!
