October 25, 2022
NEITHER RED NOR BLUE...:
Seeing Red in Rhode Island: Republicans eye pickup of a congressional seat in a deep-blue New England district. (Emmett Hare, October 25, 2022, City Journal)
Democrats looking for weak spots in the midterm defense of their House majority probably didn't expect to find one in deep-blue Rhode Island. Nevertheless, one of Rhode Island's two congressional seats remains highly competitive late in the campaign, with former Cranston mayor Allan Fung, the Republican nominee, stubbornly remaining a few points ahead of the Democratic nominee and state treasurer, Seth Magaziner. The race is shaping up to be a test of the prospects for centrist-leaning Republicans to succeed in Democratic-leaning districts--or any district.Fung is a relentlessly friendly, pro-business political overachiever. A Providence-born son of immigrants, he exudes gratitude for the opportunities afforded to his family. A four-term mayor of Cranston and two-time GOP gubernatorial nominee (in 2014 and 2018), Fung has focused his campaign on kitchen-table issues like home-heating expenses for the approaching winter and the high grocery bills and gas prices squeezing the middle class.
...just competentist.
Posted by Orrin Judd at October 25, 2022 2:32 PM