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staelis's avatar

Was there some kind of family drama reason the two Cardillo's ran against each other and split their vote share?

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GoUBears's avatar

Good old-fashioned, generational family feud, with similar results to the 2022 primary (E Cardillo 41%, Coletta 36%, D Cardillo 23%):

https://turnto10.com/politics/edward-dennis-cardillo-johnston-rhode-island-democratic-primary-house-political-election-district-family-feud-august-2-2022

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GoUBears's avatar

It's also worth noting that we could easily lose the seat; it's a Johnston-based seat that went Obama+12 --> Obama +20 --> Trump+12 --> Trump+7. Cardillo's predecessor won by 44 in 2004 and then was unopposed seven times in a similar district; Cardillo won by 1.7% in 2020 and 4.9% in 2022.

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