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R.I.’s independent streak could bring unexpected results

SYMBOLIC FIGURE: The Independent Man atop the Statehouse in Providence symbolizes Rhode Island’s self-image and history of independence. Unaffiliated voters have long outnumbered both registered Republicans and Democrats in the state. / 
PBN PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA
SYMBOLIC FIGURE: The Independent Man atop the Statehouse in Providence symbolizes Rhode Island’s self-image and history of independence. Unaffiliated voters have long outnumbered both registered Republicans and Democrats in the state. / 
PBN PHOTO/PAMELA BHATIA

As symbols go, Rhode Island’s Independent Man doesn’t hold anything back. Looking out over the state from the top of the Statehouse rotunda, the Independent Man is covered front and back by little more than an oversized loin cloth, holding a spear, telling the world that while the Ocean State may be the smallest, it

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