"Betting on Fung’s chances in R.I., Chris Christie joins in gubernatorial bid" by Erika Niedowski | Associated Press October 20, 2014
JOHNSTON, R.I. — Rhode Island’s political demographics favor Democrats, who outnumber registered Republicans nearly 4 to 1, but over half of registered voters are unaffiliated. Still, while Democrats hold all but a handful of seats in the state Legislature, Rhode Island has not elected a governor from the party since 1992. Governor Lincoln Chafee became a Democrat in 2013 but won office as an independent.
I told you they were worse than Massachusetts.
Allan Fung, the mayor of Cranston, may benefit from some labor groups’ decision to sit out the governor’s race, largely because of Democrat Treasurer Gina Raimondo’s 2011 pension overhaul. Public-sector unions and retirees are challenging the changes in court.
Related: Rhode Island Rejects Democratic Establishment
Well, you can now see why. Given a choice between a Republican and a Republican, choose the real Republican.
The AFL-CIO has not been able to round up enough support from its members to give Raimondo a nod. And the state affiliate of the National Education Association, which backed Clay Pell in the primary, is not endorsing. Leaders of both groups have offered personal endorsements instead. NEARI’s Robert Walsh urged members not to take out their anger at Raimondo with a vote for Fung, calling her ‘‘preferable.’’
That kind of electoral thinking is what has led us to this point.
With just over two weeks to go, Fung continues to campaign on the race’s single dominant issue: the floundering economy.
His mantra is making the state ‘‘open for business’’ and he says his $200 million tax-cut plan will spur growth.
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Related: City backs lawsuit on casino referendum
"Second letter threatening schools sent
The mayors of Cranston, Johnston, and Warwick said Johnston has received a letter threatening schools, the second time in as many weeks. Johnston Mayor Joseph Polisena, Warwick Mayor Scott Avedisian, and Cranston Mayor Allan Fung gathered at Johnston Town Hall late Wednesday to reassure parents that public schools will be safe and that families should continue to send their children to school. The mayors said the three school districts will have uniformed and undercover police officers present. The officials would not disclose details of the letter, but said it contained a ‘‘physical threat.’’ They said it was similar to the letter received Oct. 7, but was slightly less threatening (AP)."
Also see: The Terrorists Among Us
This is starting to stink.
NEXT DAY UPDATES:
Three people from R.I. facing sex trafficking charges
State Police probe ballot tampering allegation
The elections are more than a week away and they are already compromised and called into doubt.
So what political configuration do our ma$ters want in Washington and beyond, for that is how Joe Lieberman became the 51st and 60th"Democrat"when they took control (his opponent received the same amount of votes in two successive elections; all they did was run the same software program).
