The complicated dynamic in Rhode Island's 2010 governor's race -- with Democratic, Republican, independent, and Moderate candidates -- makes more significant the matter of just who's running for the Mods. Under the right circumstances, the Mod candidate might draw from some combination of the other entrants in the race.

The Moderate Party of RI has said it's waiting until April to unveil its gubernatorial candidate, but some hopefuls will be announced later this month:

After only five months of official recognition as a political party, the Moderate Party of Rhode Island is proud to announce we have recruited great candidates for local city councils, the General Assembly, and several state wide offices, including the office of the Governor.

Amid a keynote address by Steve Laffey tomorrow evening to a meeting of the Rhode Island Tea Party, speculation continues about whether the former Cranston mayor is planning a late entry to the governor's race. Democratic activist Matt Jerzyk puts it more definitively:

The Rhode Island Statewide Coalition has a bone to pick with gubernatorial candidate Patrick Lynch regarding his campaign's criticism of RISC and Frank Caprio:

Harry Staley, Chairman of the Rhode Island Statewide Coalition (RISC) today is issuing the following response to a press statement released by the campaign of Attorney General Patrick Lynch: 

As the Rhode Island Republican Party prepares for a state central committee meeting tomorrow evening in Newport, Rasmussen Reports has some potentially inauspicious news for the GOP near and far (h/t Talking Points Memo):

The ProJo's Steve Peoples today catches up with a story unearthed last week by Pat Crowley at Rhode Island's Future -- how the Moderate Party of Rhode Island is using a fundraising approach that, depending on your perspective, doesn't pass the sniff test or is a creative way of helping a fledgling third party:

The rubber will meet the road in November 2010. For now, though, the Moderate Party of Rhode Island continues to demonstrate a nascent form of muscularity.

Here's a further sign that the Moderate Party means to seriously compete in next year's election cycle:

Warwick, RI - The Moderate Party of Rhode Island (MPRI) announces their continued success in outreach to voters across the state with the formation of 17 Moderate Party Town Committees.

The DNC-sponsored Organizing for America has a healthcare event planned tomorow in Providence, as part of a national effort:

Shannon McDonald, the lead organizer for Rhode Island ACORN, says an e-mail supposedly sent on behalf of the liberal advocacy group is a fake.

Here's the text of the e-mail, as provided yesterday by Colleen Conley, president of the Rhode Island Tea Party (the location for the meeting has been changed to Warwick City Hall):