National polling shows a tightening race for presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. In Rhode Island, Clinton is expected to win, but Republicans say don’t count Trump out just yet.

To understand Trump’s appeal in a majority Democratic state, we invited three Republicans to join us in the studio: State Representative Joe Trillo, chair of Trump’s Rhode Island campaign, National Republican Committeewoman Lee Ann Sennick and Gary Sasse, from the Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership at Bryant University.

In a conversation with RIPR Host Chuck Hinman, Rep. Joe Trillo begins by explaining why he plans to vote for Trump for president on November 8th.

Morning Edition Host Chuck became part of RIPR in 2012 after a career on commercial radio. He got his broadcasting start as an announcer for Off Track Betting Corporation in NYC. He’s been a news...

Elisabeth Harrison's journalism background includes everything from behind-the-scenes work with the CBS Evening News to freelance documentary production. She joined the WRNI team in 2007 as a Morning Edition...