Rhode Island GOP: Scott Brown Victory Shows Patrick Kennedy Vulnerable Associated Press January 20, 2010 PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Democratic Rep. Patrick Kennedy has won election to the U.S. House from Rhode Island for eight terms despite a string of personal problems that might have ended any other politician’s career. Now, state Republicans are hoping the GOP victory in Tuesday’s special election to replace Kennedy’s father in the Senate could herald a change in the younger Kennedy’s fortunes. In a stunning defeat for Democrats, Republican Scott Brown won the Massachusetts Senate seat held for nearly 50 years by Edward Kennedy, who...