Massachusetts Democrats Want Warren As Vice President; How Would That Affect the U.S. Senate?

Massachusetts Democrats Want Warren As Vice President; How Would That Affect the U.S. Senate?

A plurality of Massachusetts Democrats would like to see U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren serve as vice president — a move that would have consequences for the party in the U.S. Senate.

An Emerson College poll conducted from May 4 to May 6 found that 29 percent of Bay State Democrats had Warren as their top pick to be Joe Biden's running mate. After her, California U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (21 percent) and Minnesota U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar (17 percent) followed.

Rhode Island Talk Show Host Writes Coronavirus-Sendup Song
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Rhode Island Talk Show Host Writes Coronavirus-Sendup Song

Matthew McDonald

Rhode Island talk show host John DePetro has published a video of a song he wrote poking fun at the coronavirus experience in the Ocean State.

The song, called "Rhode Islanders Spring 20," describes isolation, weight gain, lack of haircuts, the governor's press conferences, the invasion of New Yorkers, and curbside liquor deliveries, to the tune of Leonard Cohen's 1984 song "Hallelujah."

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