Ken Block
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Oct 20, 2026
Victor BaezHOST
We have recent local, I want to do like a quick recent local politic wrap up here that happened recently here with the governor race, the governor race in Rhode Island.
Victor BaezHOST
There's things that happened back to back that I think deserve to be highlighted, right? We had a Helena on here, Democratic representative, right? But we have also running Ken Block, who's running independently, but he's been getting a lot of more steam recently.
Victor BaezHOST
And aside from him, gaining steam, Ken Block, he's called out Helena, he says here.
Victor BaezHOST
He demands, specifically as a double-layered situation, R.I. election chair, the woman behind the R.I. election chair, he demands for her, her name is Jenny Johnson, to resign over handling Helena Folks' campaign finance violations.
Victor BaezHOST
Right.
Victor BaezHOST
Its CEO donated $1,000 to Folks before her campaign's excessive contributions became public.
Victor BaezHOST
Folks' campaign acknowledged accepting donations exceeding Rhode Island's legal limits.
Victor BaezHOST
Right? Ken Block wants to know why the board's audits failed to catch the violations and why politically connected consult became involved in discussions about the matter.
Mike RaiaGUEST
If you go back and you look four years ago, the WPRI debate was the last one before the primary, where Helena Folks really did have a great moment and probably did propel her to be able to win Election Day.
Mike RaiaGUEST
I think in some ways, the challenging candidates, Ken Block and Aaron McCain, they are basing a little bit of that same challenge that Helena faced four years ago in the primary, in that this WPRI debate, which is very traditionally the one that people turn out for.
Mike RaiaGUEST
It's televised.
Mike RaiaGUEST
Channel 12 does a really good job of being able to promote it across all different platforms.
Mike RaiaGUEST
So they need to figure out in these debates, how are they able to not only try to convert some of the undecideds who haven't pulled the lever yet, but potentially get other people out into the polls.
Bill BartholomewHOST
Right.
Bill BartholomewHOST
Much of this race, at least in terms of an inside baseball track for a few weeks anyway, focused on whether or not the Republican nominee Aaron Gukian would get out of the race, creating an ostensibly creating a head to head matchup between Ken Block and Helena Bonanno.
Bill BartholomewHOST
Folks, that's not going to happen.
Brian ThomasHOST
Maybe she's noticed how high energy costs have become a liability for Democrats next door in Rhode Island.
Brian ThomasHOST
To that, Republican has not won statewide office in Rhode Island since 2006, but a recent Emerson College local news poll there shows Democrat Helena Fulks with 44% of the support in a fight with independent Ken Block, 35%.
Brian ThomasHOST
And the split ticket Republican Aaron Guckian got 10%.
Brian ThomasHOST
The GOP nominee for lieutenant governor, John Laughlin, leads Democrat incumbent Sabina Matos by a point, Rhode Island.
John DePetroHOST
This Jenny Johnson, chair of the Rhode Island Board of Elections, obviously she should not be there.
John DePetroHOST
I'm glad Ken Block is calling for her to step aside.
John DePetroHOST
Ken Block called on her to step down, chair of the Rhode Island Board of Elections.
John DePetroHOST
Her involvement, handling of excess contributions to Helena Folkes' campaign.
John DePetroHOST
Chair of the Rhode Island Republican Party is calling for her to step down.
John DePetroHOST
It sure seems as though the, that right now the, the state...
John DePetroHOST
I mean, between a Rhode Island state trooper now facing DUI charges in Jamestown, coming from Newport.
John DePetroHOST
And now, [sighs] you know, Folkes is revealing her income, uh, going after Ken Block about his income.
John WardHOST
We cannot keep electing this mentality and think that it's progress.
John WardHOST
In my opinion, clearly, John Laughlin for Lieutenant Governor and Ken Block, have the right ideas about how to start to fix the mess that Democrats have made of Rhode Island.
John WardHOST
Just listen to this debate and hear how stark the differences are and how clear it is the solutions can be found if we just stop doing the same thing and expecting different results.
John WardHOST
I urge you to go to Bartholomew's thing at the, I believe it's under the title of Bartholomew Town.
Ted NesiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ted, we'll start with you.
Ted NesiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Why? Well, because Ken Block is putting together a coalition, and even though he and Aaron Kukian are splitting the not folks vote.
Ted NesiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Erin Goukian's support is so weak in this poll that it is creating something closer to a two-way race than what we thought, which would be a three-way split.
Ted NesiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
In the previous polling, we'd seen Erin Goukian and Ken Block both around 20 percent, one up, one down, something like that.
Ted NesiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Then they'd be much closer.
Ted NesiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
But right now, Ken Block is gaining on her because we see he's improved his—the voters' views of Ken Block have improved.
Ted NesiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Kara, were you
Tim WhiteSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
surprised by how well Ken performed in this poll?
Tim WhiteHOST
Democrat Helena Foulkes has 44% of the vote with likely, uh, voters.
Tim WhiteHOST
Ken Block, independent, coming in at 35%, Aaron Goukeian at 10%.
Tim WhiteHOST
9% of the voters here are undecided.
Tim WhiteHOST
Look, obviously almost a double-digit lead for Helena Foulkes, solid lead for her, but she is not running away with it in a deep blue state during an unfriendly midterm for conservatives.
Tim WhiteHOST
Ted, we'll start with you.
Tim WhiteHOST
Why?
Ted NesiHOST
Well, because Ken Block is putting together a coalition, and, uh, even though he and Aaron Goukeian are splitting the not Foulkes vote, Aaron Goukeian's support is so weak in this poll that it is creating something closer to a two-way race than what we thought, which would be a three-way split.
Ted NesiHOST
In the previous polling, we'd seen Aaron Goukeian and Ken Block both around 20%, one up, one down, something like that.
Jim HummelHOST
Well, now it is a race.
Jim HummelHOST
Independent Ken Block has gained significant ground against Democrat Helena Foulkes-
Patrick AndersonGUEST
That's correct
Jim HummelHOST
...
Jim HummelHOST
Foulkes has 44%, Block has 35%, and Republican Aaron Goukeian comes in at 10%.
Jim HummelHOST
Just 9% remain undecided.
Jim HummelHOST
Uh, surprised by this poll or not? Ken Glo- Ken Block has, uh, made up some ground.
Patrick AndersonGUEST
Maybe a little bit.
Pat CrowleyGUEST
Yeah.
Pat CrowleyGUEST
Let, let me start by trying to say something positive about at least one thing I agree with Mr. Gookin on, and that is that Ken Block is an absolute charlatan and is not being honest with the people of Rhode Island.
Pat CrowleyGUEST
I mean, last week he stood in front of the AFL-CIO convention, like Aaron, and asked for our support.
Pat CrowleyGUEST
A day later, when he didn't get our endorsement, he was criticizing Helena Foulkes for accepting our endorsement.
Pat CrowleyGUEST
I mean, she's the candidate that is qualified to run the state of Rhode Island.
Pat CrowleyGUEST
Aaron Gookin has no business trying to run the bureaucracy and the administration of this state.
Pat CrowleyGUEST
Ken Block has no idea how the state government really works.
Pat CrowleyGUEST
He's recycling rhetoric from years past that never worked when it was Don Carcieri's idea.
John DePetroHOST
And I wanna just set the stage.
John DePetroHOST
This is Helena Foulkes, Ken Block, and Republican Aaron Goukeian.
John DePetroHOST
And the question is about trans boys playing in girls' sports.
John DePetroHOST
So I haven't heard anyone ask this.
Helena FoulkesSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Yes.
Gene ValicentiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Okay.
Gene ValicentiSOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
Ken Block.
John DePetroHOST
Wow.
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