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How Calamari Became Rhode Island's "Comeback" Hope

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Last week at the Democratic National Convention, Joe McNamara, the Chair of the Rhode Island State Democratic Committee, captured the nation's attention with a plate of calamari.

But what's the real story behind Rhode Island's state appetizer, and how did calamari become king of the Ocean State?

We ask S.E. Cupp, a political commentator and host of CNN's "S.E. Cupp Unfiltered," a columnist for the New York Daily News and the reporter behind a Daily Beast report titled "The Rise Of Calamari, Fueled By Rhode Island's Dirty Politics."

This segment aired on August 26, 2020.

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