Helena Foulkes Defeats Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in Democratic Primary (Gift Article)

The NYT totally ignores socialist @davidmoralespvd.bsky.social's huge Providence mayoral upset & his slate sweeping the council, instead only covering the governor's loss Even there, it doesn't accurately report McKee's defeat as a rejection of do-nothing centrism, but as a squabble over traffic

Rhode Island is so small that its election for governor seems more like a local election. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...

"Helena Foulkes, a former CVS executive, won the Democratic nomination for governor of Rhode Island, defeating Gov. Dan McKee. McKee is the first sitting governor to lose a primary since 2018": https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/us/rhode-island-governor-democrat-foulkes-mckee.html #politics

Helena Foulkes tried to unseat Gov. Dan McKee four years ago, and almost did it. This time, she succeeded -- and overwhelmingly. Both are liberal, but neither is particularly progressive. Foulkes ran on a platform of managerial competence. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...

When will politicians learn that governments are not corporations, and that practices that work in one environment frequently do not work in the other? 🤦‍♀️ www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...

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[NYT] HELENA FOULKES DEFEATS RHODE ISLAND GOV. DAN MCKEE IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY

Helena Foulkes Defeats Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in Democratic Primary www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...

🚨🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨🚨 Helena Foulkes Defeats Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee in Democratic Primary. Ms. Foulkes, a former CVS executive, had hammered Mr. McKee for his handling of a bridge closure that created traffic nightmares. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...

Ms. Foulkes, a former CVS executive, had hammered Mr. McKee for his handling of a bridge closure that created traffic nightmares. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/09/u...