Yeah, having read his positions, he sounds very moderate. These days, hitching yourself to the Republican party is pretty much going to guarantee failure in a state like RI because you're not going to be synonymous with moderate. Baker's the exception, not the rule nationally.

I also totally understand. I've been here for a decade and I always tell people hat politically the state is not on the same candidate quality as MA and similar states. MA just has its act together in a way we never had on a lot of levels and if you decide to stay here long term it's worth resigning to the fact that the state doesn't run all that well (ask anyone who works for the state here haha).