SgtRockyWalrus t1_j01uebf wrote on December 13, 2022 at 1:55 PM

Reply to comment by Locksmith-Pitiful in Just a person who cares by AGirlsThoughts_

The alternative was a non-RI transplant con-artist who had no business trying to run for Governor.

McKee was an extremely weak candidate, but RI repubs ran a garbage candidate.

Locksmith-Pitiful t1_j01wa8u wrote on December 13, 2022 at 2:10 PM

There were many other candidates other than Mckee and Kalus. It's unfortunate that most RI'ers only saw them.

Fgw_wolf t1_j02bii4 wrote on December 13, 2022 at 4:04 PM

This is really the thing that needs fixing.

Locksmith-Pitiful t1_j02c7h1 wrote on December 13, 2022 at 4:10 PM

It's weird. When I voted, I saw many other names... Folks seem to think McKee was the only democrat running.

Proof-Variation7005 t1_j02vnhj wrote on December 13, 2022 at 6:13 PM

There is not a single person in the state that thought McKee was the only Democrat running. People who've been in comas for years could still name "the CVS lady with all the commercials" if you pressed them.

Hence why McKee barely squeaked out a plurality in a low-turnout primary against a field of 4 flawed candidates who didn't really have great campaigns.

Locksmith-Pitiful t1_j02xew3 wrote on December 13, 2022 at 6:24 PM

My experience was "if you don't vote for mckee, another person might get elected and lose to the Republican" and "there's others besides mckee? I don't know or care."

Proof-Variation7005 t1_j032vla wrote on December 13, 2022 at 6:58 PM

I'm sure people had opinions but I think nearly 7/10 democratic voters not voting for McKee spot volumes and just the low turnout in general.

McKee was about as vulnerable as any primary candidate could be. He just rode a slow wave of indifference past weak competition. If Foulkes had even 10 seconds worth of public policy experience or 1 of the 2 no-chance protest candidates realized the stakes and drops out? I don't think McKee wins.