Projo Politics Blog

Former Governor Lincoln Almond, the face of the anti-casino campaign, released a statement thanking his supporters for the apparent defeat of the casino measure.

Channels 10 and 12 have projected the failure of the casino proposal based on exit polls.

Almond's statement:

“To the donors, supporters, volunteers, SOS employees and all who donated their time and talent – I give my heartfelt thanks. We were always confident that Rhode Islanders would take a good, hard look at the casino deal and realize it for what it was – a bad deal for our state.

"This is the opinion shared by people from all walks of life, all political parties, all age groups, all incomes, and from all over this fine state. Though we are different, we are united in our belief that we voted the right way today. With the defeat of Question 1, we hope that we won’t have to fight this fight again. The voters spoke in 1994 and have spoken again today – we don’t want a casino in our beloved state.”

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