RI Congress ’10
Tim White’s been doing a great job moderating debates for the various political races of the season, and the Congressional District 1 debate was no different. I’ll confess, though, that I find it difficult to take answers seriously or to expect that debates will provide a reliable impression of who candidates are. In that respect,…
I caught up with First District Congressional Candidate John Loughlin at a signature party last evening in Lincoln. After complaining to the candidate about his habit of not using a microphone wherever he can avoid it, sometimes leading to poor-quality audio in large-group settings, I asked Mr. Loughlin a few questions about his campaign… Anchor…
I’ve liked a good deal of what I’ve read and heard from Republican Congressional Candidate William Clegg, so it’s regrettable to find him taking the same horrible position as his primary competition (and Republican nominee) Mark Zaccaria. Here’s Clegg: While my own beliefs are pro-life, I do not believe that the government should be intervening…
Saturday afternoon, I was able to drop by Ernie Greco‘s fair-to-label-it surprise announcement of his campaign for the Democratic nomination for the Second District Congressional seat currently held by incumbent Democrat James Langevin…“My name is Ernie Greco and today I am announcing my candidacy for the Democratic nomination to represent the Second Congressional District in…
I just received a press release saying that Ernie Greco, currently a Professor of Political Science at Roger Williams University, will formally announce tomorrow his campaign for Rhode Island’s Second District Congressional seat. He will run in the Democratic primary against incumbent James Langevin and former state Representative Elizabeth Dennigan…The formal announcement will take place,…
This past Saturday, the Rhode Island Republican Assembly held its endorsement convention for statewide candidates. Candidates were allowed to make a short statement, then took questions from the audience. As always, RI-RA members asked direct and pointed questions of the candidates. Mark Zaccaria spoke to the convention about his campaign for Congress in Rhode Island’s…
This past Saturday, the Rhode Island Republican Assembly held its endorsement convention for statewide candidates. Candidates were allowed to make a short statement, then took questions from the audience. As always, RI-RA members asked direct and pointed questions of the candidates. Bill Clegg spoke to the convention about his campaign for Congress in Rhode Island’s…
Second District Congressional Candidate Mark Zaccaria was in attendance at the announcement of Cranston Mayor Allan Fung’s campaign for reelection on Wednesday evening. By coincidence, Wednesday also happened to be the evening that Second District Congressman James Langevin announced his reelection bid, giving me the opportunity to ask candidate Zaccaria if he had any reaction…
UPDATE: John Loughlin’s campaign manager Cara Cromwell says, direct quote…“He’s running this campaign one time, and he’s going to win”.She also adds that Rep. Loughlin and Prof. Moakley have not spoken directly, and that she suspects that some conventional political wisdom about running against entrenched incumbents, not originating from any source related to the Loughlin…
The candidates for the second Congressional district had a lively time at Wednesday’s Rhode Island Voter Coalition Meet the Candidates event. The more contentious segments is the third in this post. (Click the “continue reading” link for more video.)
