A recent DCCC poll also shows good news for Senator Sheldon Whitehouse. He’s leading his challenger Barry Hinckley 64 to 27 percent in the First Congressional District.
This shouldn’t surprise anyone – except maybe Nate Silver – as Whitehouse is a popular incumbent who has consistently outperformed his unknown opponent in polls. In a February WPRI poll Sheldon was at 50 percent and Hinckley was at 27 percent.