Is 2026 the year of the crossover voter in Rhode Island? What the data says.

By: Nancy Lavin

Outlets: Rhode Island Current

Published: August 17, 2026

Words: 1,119

Last Updated: 1 day, 11 hours ago

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Lifelong Republican Joe Paglia recently disaffiliated from the GOP for the first time in his life.

His views haven’t changed. But the Narragansett resident and small business owner sees the registration change, which lets him vote in local and state Democratic primaries, as a way to change the course of a political path he doesn’t like.

“I don’t want anyone who’s too far left, or even too far right,” Paglia, 59, said. “I just want …

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