Yesterday, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) got a challenger in his bid for reelection from state representative John Loughlin. Loughlin may seem like just another ill-fated challenger to Kennedy (there have been many over the years) but this race is one to watch for two reasons:
- A new poll shows that 60% of voters in his district would choose “another candidate” if an election were held today. That’s pretty bad for an incumbent.
- Loughlin has hired most of the campaign staff that managed Scott Brown’s successful bid for U.S. Senate.
Working for Patrick is that he is a Democrat in Rhode Island and his last name is Kennedy.
Update: It was pointed out to me that I incorrectly cited the poll done in RI. The poll stated that 60% of voters would consider another candidate, not choose another candidate as I originally stated.
