Can we learn anything about the 2026 midterms from Rhode Island?
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Can we learn anything about the 2026 midterms from Rhode Island?

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August 6, 2025

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Days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025) - 6
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A wild overperformance in Rhode Island

There's not much you can glean about what might happen in the 2026 midterms from a special election to fill a vacancy in the Rhode Island Assembly, but what happened on Tuesday night is eyebrow-raising nontheless.