Race to replace Kennedy may see four-way Democratic primary

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He has yet to make a final decision, but state Rep. David A. Segal's potential candidacy in the race to replace Patrick Kennedy has drawn the interest of a Washington-based political action committee.

The leaders of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee traveled to Rhode Island this weekend to visit with Segal, who would become one of "four or five" candidates nationwide to earn a PCCC endorsement should he decide to run in Rhode Island's 1st Congressional District, according to one of the organization's co-founders, Stephanie Taylor.

"We see David Segal as a stronger fighter for workers, more of a bold progressive, and less of a typical political insider than those currently in the race," Taylor said Monday afternoon. "We think voters will find that very appealing."

Segal confirmed this afternoon that he will make a formal decision "in the next week or so."

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