RI Governor ’10
NOTE: Any members of the media who couldn’t make it to the meeting and rely on this video for future reports are encouraged to do so, but a brief note of the video’s source would be appreciated. Rhode Island Board of Regents member Angus Davis came out with guns blazing in a surprise speech at…
I don’t know much about Coventry’s Victor Moffitt, who has announced his intention to announce a run for governor as a Republican. Most of his reported ideas represent the sort of reform of which my opinion ranges from suspicious to hostile: Rhode Island no longer has a surplus, but Moffitt in a brief interview said…
Something occurred to me when I read this: But the administration on Thursday confirmed [Gary Sasse’s] resignation as both administration director and head of the state Department of Revenue. No reason was given, though it is believed he resigned — after several previous threats — because Carcieri’s proposed budget did not go as far as…
As a general rule of thumb, I find explanations built on political maneuvering to be more plausible than grand conspiracies. So, today we hear on the Dan Yorke show, of a Caprio supporter suggesting to a Laffey supporter that the treasurer might entertain the possibility of switching to the Republican Party to further his campaign…
May I offer two suggestions for GOP gubernatorial candidate John Robitaille without setting off counterattacks and inspiring retrenchment? For good reason, he gives the impression of a marketing guy, and he’s really got to break down the policies and principles that he expresses in direct, active sentences and then layer in the marketing. So, thought…
I’m not entirely sure what it was, but I found hilarious Matt Allen’s tete-a-tete with Bill Rappleye about the latter’s performance during John Robitaille’s press conference announcing his GOP gubernatorial candidacy. Audio here. On the substance of the discussion, I sorta split the difference. On the one hand, Matt’s concern that Bill holds a personal…
On last night’s Matt Allen Show, Matt and I discussed his interview with gubernatorial candidate Linc Chafee and the great need for good-government types to pay minute attention to our government, this year. Stream by clicking here, or download it. By the way, Matt’s interview with Chafee is up here.
Gubernatorial candidate Linc Chafee is on Matt Allen’s show until 7:00 tonight (after which I’ll be calling in for our weekly appearance), and it’s comforting to know that everything you suspect about him is accurate. Right at the beginning, Mr. Chafee emphasized cooperating with the General Assembly as something of primary importance and shortly thereafter…
John Robitaille has made it official, from the ProJo: John Robitaille, has made it official: he is running for governor on the Republican ticket….He touted his experience as one of Carcieri’s senior advisers, saying: “It has been an extreme honor to have served Governor Carcieri over the past two years. The experience I have gained…
Those convinced that the motivation for closing the RI GOP primary begins and ends with former Cranston Mayor Steve Laffey’s possible bid for governor have lost a talking point: Former Republican Cranston Mayor Stephen P. Laffey has opted against running for governor this year, despite a “Draft Laffey” campaign by a conservative bloc within the…