Republican congressional candidate Allan Fung is doing so well in Rhode Island that he is forcing Democrats to spend money on a race they never expected to be competitive.
Fung’s rise in this race is so unusual that it has attracted the attention of prominent media outlets.
This is from Politico:
Democrats are putting money and resources into … Rhode IslandDemocrats are casting Allan Fung as a pro-Trump Republican who would help usher an “extremist” agenda back to Congress.It’s messaging straight out of the national playbook of a party trying to keep voters focused on reproductive rights and anti-Donald Trump sentiments — and off of rising everyday costs — as they work to minimize their losses in November.Elsewhere in New England, it appears to be working: Maura Healey, the Massachusetts attorney general, leads Donald Trump-endorsed Republican Geoff Diehl by at least 18 points in public polls of the governor’s race. Vulnerable New Hampshire Sen. Maggie Hassan is averaging a nearly 6-point polling lead over self-described “pro-life” retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc.But in deep-blue Rhode Island, it’s Fung, the Republican, leading Seth Magaziner, the state treasurer, in polls in a congressional district Democrats have held for more than three decades and President Joe Biden won by nearly 14 points in 2020.This shouldn’t be a competitive race.
Fung’s campaign is working hard to make this happen.
Here’s that ad:
Democrats have held this seat for so long that they think it belongs to them, but as Scott Brown said so many years ago, it’s the people’s seat.
One of the things helping Fung is his successful record as mayor of Cranston, RI. He recently talked about that on FOX and Friends:
Fung and Democrat Magaziner just had a debate, and according to the WPRI News poll, Fung won:
This was Fung’s opening statement:
I have not had time to watch this yet, but if you want to watch the whole hour-long debate, you can do so below:
This will be an important race to watch on election night.
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