And it is a Democrat, not Republican:
"President will visit, help Democrats in R.I. contests
PROVIDENCE — President Obama will visit Rhode Island to raise money for Democratic congressional candidate David Cicilline and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
Obama will appear at two events in Providence on Oct. 25 with Cicilline and the man he hopes to replace, retiring Representative Patrick Kennedy.
It wasn’t immediately clear whether Obama would appear with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio. His independent rival, former US senator Lincoln Chafee, made a high-profile endorsement of Obama for his presidential campaign.
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"R.I. candidate’s remark ‘not big deal,’ Obama says
PROVIDENCE — President Obama said it’s “not a big deal’’ that the Rhode Island Democratic candidate for governor, Frank Caprio, said Obama could “shove it’’ for not endorsing him.
Obama said during an interview with American Urban Radio Networks yesterday that he understood Caprio was upset he hadn’t endorsed him. But, Obama said, in politics you can’t worry about what other people are saying about you....
Caprio told a radio station on Monday that Obama could “take his endorsement and really shove it’’ after learning the president wouldn’t endorse anyone in the race.
The White House said Obama declined to make an endorsement out of respect to independent candidate Lincoln Chafee, a former Republican who endorsed Obama in 2008....
Yeah, Caprio chose Clinton.
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So what was not such a big deal?
"R.I. Democrat rips Obama for not backing him; President can ‘shove it,’ says state treasurer" by Associated Press | October 26, 2010
PROVIDENCE — Before President Obama ’s visit, the Rhode Island State Police bomb squad destroyed what was called a suspicious package found near the Woonsocket factory.
PFFFFFFFFFFTT!!!
Sorry, but we are NO LONGER BUYING the string-pulling scripts.
Captain Darren Delaney told The Providence Journal the item was discovered at about 11 a.m. There was no immediate word on what the package might have been.
PFFFFFFFFFTT!
Obama’s choice of Rhode Island for his one-day trip was partially to raise money for Democratic House candidates elsewhere in the country.
What was the carbon footprint on that?
Related: Democrats Caught With Drawers Down
Just contributing to their own parties, huh?
Officials said the $500,000 would be split between Providence Mayor David Cicilline, who is running for the House seat of Patrick Kennedy, and the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. Kennedy is retiring.
The Democratic candidate for governor, Frank Caprio, called Obama’s rebuff “Washington insider politics at its worst.’’
Maybe Caprio's guys left the bomb. Cui bono?
Rhode Island’s congressional delegation expressed disapproval of Caprio’s remarks, but the executive director of the Democratic Governors Association said the president’s decision was disappointing.
“Frank Caprio has spent his career fighting for the values of the Democratic Party. He deserves the full support of our party and its leaders,’’ said executive director Nathan Daschle.
Obama did not address Caprio’s remarks or take questions during a tour of American Cord & Webbing and subsequent speech to reporters....
Rhode Island went 63 percent for Obama in the 2008 general election, and Caprio is seen as more conservative than Republican-turned-independent Lincoln Chafee, who endorsed Obama in 2008.
Republican John Robitaille, who has never held elected office, has said he and Caprio may be drawing from the same pool of voters.
Chafee was among the most liberal Republicans in the Senate during his time there from 1999 to 2006. He has supported more environmental protections, opposed President George W. Bush’s tax cuts, and was the only Republican senator to vote against the Iraq war....
And you SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO HIM?
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Also see: Around New England: Obama Takes Rhode Island to Task
That would make anyone angry.
