In Chaotic Rhode Island Primary, 11 Democrats Vie for a House Seat

Sep 05, 2023 View Original Article
  • Bias Rating

    2% Center

  • Reliability

    65% ReliableFair

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  • Politician Portrayal

    2% Negative

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"He frequently brings up his experience serving two presidents in the White House and former Gov. Gina Raimondo, now the U.S. secretary of commerce, in the Rhode Island State House."
Positive
12% Conservative
"Aaron Regunberg, a progressive former state representative widely seen as the front-ruer, is backed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York."
Positive
8% Conservative
"Aaron Regunberg, a progressive former state representative widely seen as the front-ruer, is backed by Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York."
Positive
8% Conservative
"It was like with the Patriots when Tom Brady left, said Rich Luchette, a political strategist who advised Mr. Cicilline for almost a decade."
Positive
6% Conservative
"As Rhode Islanders return from their state's well-loved beaches after the long Labor Day weekend, they will cast votes on Tuesday in a special primary election to determine who will replace former Representative David N. Cicilline, the seven-term Democrat who stepped down in May to become president of the Rhode Island Foundation."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Mr. Amo, a more centrist Democrat who is seen as a top alternative to Mr. Regunberg, has been endorsed by the Congressional Black Caucus, the former White House chief of staff Ron Klain and former Representative Patrick J. Keedy, who represented the district before Mr. Cicilline."
Positive
2% Conservative
"Mr. Amo, a more centrist Democrat who is seen as a top alternative to Mr. Regunberg, has been endorsed by the Congressional Black Caucus, the former White House chief of staff Ron Klain and former Representative Patrick J. Keedy, who represented the district before Mr. Cicilline."
Positive
2% Conservative
"This is a district that can support someone who's actually going to organize and push progressive policies in Washington, Mr. Regunberg said at the rally, where he addressed around 650 attendees -- including young families, people doing Bernie merch and supporters from nearby Massachusetts -- who had lined up on the sidewalk outside a historic theater in Providence to see him and Mr. Sanders."
Positive
2% Conservative
"This is a district that can support someone who's actually going to organize and push progressive policies in Washington, Mr. Regunberg said at the rally, where he addressed around 650 attendees -- including young families, people doing Bernie merch and supporters from nearby Massachusetts -- who had lined up on the sidewalk outside a historic theater in Providence to see him and Mr. Sanders."
Positive
2% Conservative
"The vote on Tuesday will almost certainly determine who will succeed former Representative David Cicilline, and could hold clues to what voters are looking for in the run-up to 2024."
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-2% Liberal
"Mr. Regunberg has pledged not to accept corporate PAC or lobbyist money, and, as a former state legislator and activist, has made the case that he would be a liberal leader in Washington in the mold of Mr. Sanders, who headlined a rally for him last weekend."
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-6% Liberal
"There's so many, she said at a recent meet-and-greet at an East Providence sports bar for Gabriel Amo, a Rhode Island native who worked in the Biden and Obama administrations and is one of 11 Democrats competing in the race to represent this deep-blue district in the country's smallest state."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"There's so many, she said at a recent meet-and-greet at an East Providence sports bar for Gabriel Amo, a Rhode Island native who worked in the Biden and Obama administrations and is one of 11 Democrats competing in the race to represent this deep-blue district in the country's smallest state."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Like Mr. Cicilline, who led the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, Mr. Regunberg said corporate power was at the root of numerous political and economic crises, from climate change to prescription drug pricing, and the main issue for the Democratic Party to show voters it is taking on in order to win back control of Congress and re-elect President Biden in 2024."
Negative
-8% Liberal
"Like Mr. Cicilline, who led the House Judiciary subcommittee on antitrust, Mr. Regunberg said corporate power was at the root of numerous political and economic crises, from climate change to prescription drug pricing, and the main issue for the Democratic Party to show voters it is taking on in order to win back control of Congress and re-elect President Biden in 2024."
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-8% Liberal
"Mr. Cicilline has stayed out of the contest, declining to throw his support behind any candidate."
Negative
-12% Liberal

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