Yeah. Renominating Fung wasn’t a smart idea by the RIGOP. 1) Rematches never really work out 2) Raimondo enjoys incumbency advantage this election 3) This midterm is poised to be very Dem-friendly.
Ehh, they can. However, for them to work out, both candidates need to have obtained Incumbency from a previous period. Examples being Dold v Schneider, Shea-Porter v Guinta. Both candidates in these situations can claim to be the true incumbent. In situations where its a loser rematching after just losses, well...s/he just looks pathetic.