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Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo beat back a serious challenge from former secretary of state Matt Brown in the Democratic primary on Wednesday.
Brown, who had been endorsed by a group affiliated with U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, was pushing single-payer government health care, among other positions.
Former White House chief of staff Andy Card sees something in Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker no one else has said in public life: a possible future president of the United States.
"I believe Charlie Baker is a – he certainly, I think, would be qualified to be president," Card told reporters after delivering a speech to state legislators, according to video provided by State House News Service. "I shouldn't be announcing what his political plans are because I'm not that close to him. But all I can tell you: I think that he is demonstrating really effective leadership in a challenging time in Massachusetts."