A bunch of these things are already happening.

> construction of social housing

McKee is doing that now: "...announce a historic investment of more than $80 million to create and preserve more than 875 homes across the state. Of these, over 800 will be affordable units."

> (including for the middle class)

That's happening too: "Middle Income Loan Program: a total of $20 million to finance innovative proposals that seek to develop housing affordable to households with incomes between 80% – 120% AMI. The program addresses the affordable housing needs of households who are increasingly caught in the gap between rising housing costs and ineligibility for other traditional state and federally financed affordable housing."

> extensively equipping workers with the tools and training to establish self directed employee run collectives statewide

Like state-run "how to make a union" workshops? Isn't that kind of like asking Amazon corporate to run union workshops to their floor/field workers? We wouldn't want that; unions need to be independent from management.

> creating a statewide organization of mental health therapy collectives to address the mental health and drug addiction crises

We have that. The state certifies mental health professionals, and pays for people to go to them.

>fostering and building mutual aid networks

If it's organized by the government, then isn't it by definition not mutual aid?

> reworking the public transportation system routes and frequency and fully subsidizing it so that it is free to riders

That's being trialed, all Newport busses were free all summer. There's also the permanent free and reduced fare program that covers seniors, veterans, low-income individuals, people with disabilities, and people who assist the disabled.

>establishing worker representation/councils on municipal/state committees

The state house is currently filled with worker-representatives. That's the whole idea. I am pretty sure our district reps aren't using their $16k stipend as their sole source of income.

> seaweed farming, urban agriculture, vertical agriculture

That's being done

> pedestrianizing more cities and making them more walkable

Isn't Providence doing pretty good, and constantly improving?

Overall, it kinda seems like you're ignorant of the things we're actually doing as a state and are feeling bad that we're not doing the things we're already doing. Simply educating yourself might make you feel more hopeful about our future? But I'm probably reading too far into your psyche now.

Either way, think of the branding. "I want to expand the RIPTA reduced fare program" is better than "I want communist transportation". The former is more descriptive and less offputting, while the latter is just unnecessarily vague and foreboding. So if your question is if is self-branded communist will be elected, then the answer is no. If you're actually asking if someone progressive who wants to expand and build upon the things we're already doing could get elected, then obviously yes. Even McKee is heeding the calls of the people to get more progressive.