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Rhode Island Primaries See Governor Ousted, Pro-Palestinian Candidate Wins Providence Mayor Race
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By Daniel Edelson, New York
First reported by Ynet · 1 hour ago
What happened
Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee was defeated in the Democratic primary, and David Morales, a pro-Palestinian candidate backed by Bernie Sanders, won the primary for mayor of Providence, unseating incumbent Brett Smiley.
- 01Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee lost his primary election.
- 02David Morales won the Providence mayoral primary.
- 03Morales supports a referendum on divesting from Israel.
- 04Providence could become the largest U.S. city to divest from Israel.
- 05Helena Foulkes defeated Governor McKee.
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