RI Congress ’10
The WPRI poll Monique mentioned highlights the poor favorability ratings for Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (apparently because he has the lowest approval numbers of RI’s Federal delegation). Yet, Senator Whitehouse isn’t up for reelection for a couple more years, so the more immediate–and actionable–item is the news that Congressman Patrick Kennedy has a high unfavorability rating.…
State Rep. John Loughlin formally announced his run against Patrick Kennedy for the 1st Congressional District seat. From the ProJo report: “When we should have been focused on jobs, Congressman Patrick Kennedy was voting for a massive government takeover of our health care system that would have raised taxes, increased spending and cut Medicare for…
If it can happen in Massachusetts, why not here, right? For years we’ve wondered what it would take for Patrick Kennedy to actually be challenged. Yesterday we learned that not only does it look like Kennedy will be forced to run in a primary against Woonsocket Rep. John Brien, but that Republican John Loughlin is…
It looks like Rep. John Loughlin likes what he sees from the Brown campaign. From NBC 10’s Bill Rappleye (emphasis mine): The horrifying performance of Democratic Senate candidate Martha Coakley could be equalled by the supreme campaign run by Scott Brown…no matter who wins tonite. RI State Rep. John Loughlin (R), has noticed. He figures…
Candidate for the First Congressional District John Loughlin appeared Sunday on NBC 10’s 10 News Conference with Jim Taricani and Bill Rappley. Below is the discussion between Loughlin and Taricani on the decision by the Obama Administration to try five terrorists in a United States federal court. Illegal immigration was the topic of another interesting…
In the final stage of his 2008 Congressional campaign, Rhode Island First District Congressman Patrick Kennedy had this to say about the possibility of debating his opponent…Debates at this stage are usually theatre and gotcha games.This past weekend, the Projo‘s Steve Peoples got the Congressman’s thoughts on appearing by himself in front of the public,…
Earlier this evening, State Representative Elizabeth Dennigan formally announced her Democratic primary challenge to Second District incumbent Congressman James Langevin. Normally, we don’t devote too much attention to Democratic v. Democratic battles here at Anchor Rising, but since I posted a question a couple of weeks ago regarding Rep. Dennigan’s decision to run in the…
Today’s Political Scene column in the Projo reports on speculation that state representative Elizabeth Dennigan (D – East Providence/Pawtucket), is considering a run in the Democratic primary for Rhode Island’s second Congressional District… Despite rampant speculation, state Rep. Elizabeth M. Dennigan is refusing to say if she will run for Rhode Island’s 2nd Congressional District…
The Ocean State Republican has the press release. Rep. Loughlin’s solution for Rhode Island’s substantial public pension liability is here. Check out his profile on Project Vote Smart. (H’mm, he voted in favor of voter i.d.) Visit his page on the Rhode Island House of Representatives web site which includes “latest initiatives and legislative activities”.…
The Representative for the First Congressional District Will Probably Not Lack an Opponent Next Year
Yesterday afternoon, the RI Republican Party sent out this slightly coy e-mail. Some Questions for Rhode Islanders in the First Congressional District Do you think its time we replace Patrick Kennedy in Washington? Would you like to see a real challenger emerge who has a proven track record fighting for Rhode Island? A leader who…
