RI-01 2012 Tag

David Cicilline runs for help to union bosses who run Rhode Island

Posted by William A. Jacobson on November 02, 2012 2 Comments

Everything you need to know about Rhode Island in one photo...

David Cicilline (RI-01) — is he finally out of tricks?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 31, 2012 6 Comments

David Cicilline, my current Congressman and former Mayor of Providence, has been a frequent topic here for the past two years, ever since he stole the 2010 congressional race by covering up and being "untruthful" (the Providence Journal's word) about the dismal state of Providence's...

Providence Journal endorses Republican Brendan Doherty in RI-01, calls David Cicilline “untruthful”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 28, 2012 7 Comments

"Mr. Cicilline’s powerful ambition to move up ...

Republican upset brewing in RI-01 (Patrick Kennedy’s former seat)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 27, 2012 9 Comments

Dems rush money to help David Cicilline survive brutal air war...

Down to the wire in RI-01

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 21, 2012 4 Comments

It's crunch time everywhere, but I want to call your attention again to the race in Rhode Island's 1st congressional district, my home district. While a couple of public polls showed incumbent Democrat David Cicilline up by low single digits, this race is much tighter. This is...

Want to help flip a House seat?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 17, 2012 18 Comments

There are a number of flip opportunities, just check out the Operation Counterweight Final List. But this one would be special, getting rid of David Cicilline in my home District in favor of Brendan Doherty: The latest polling showed Cicilline with a single digit lead within the...

David Cicilline’s Cover Up

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 08, 2012 2 Comments

I posted yesterday about the race between David Cicilline (D RI-01) and Republican Brendan Doherty. Cicilline has managed to pull into a small lead because of an over-the-top Mediscare campaign and faded memories of Cicilline's cover-up of Providence's financial disaster. The Doherty campaign has just launched a...

David Cicilline (D RI-01) back to his Mediscare routine

Posted by William A. Jacobson on October 07, 2012 6 Comments

I have warned you that former Providence Mayor and current Congressman David Ciciline is one of the most effective Mediscare mongers. In his 2010 run for Congress, during which he lied about the abysmal finances of Providence in order to get elected, Cicilline ran a bus tour of Senior...

Support Brendan Doherty, help defeat David Cicilline (RI-01)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on September 27, 2012 5 Comments

The most important House race (to me, it's my home District)...

Dem candidate accuses Dem David Cicilline (RI-01) of voter fraud

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 22, 2012 12 Comments

Little would surprise me when it comes to former Providence Mayor and since 2010 congressman David Cicilline. But massive voter fraud? That's what Cicilline's Democratic primary challenger Anthony Gemma alleged at a press conference today. Via The Providence Journal: Congressional candidate Anthony Gemma alleged Wednesday that a private...

David Cicilline (D RI-01) buys votes the old fashioned way, with federal money

Posted by William A. Jacobson on August 04, 2012 20 Comments

Disgraced former Mayor of Providence David Cicilline, who was forced to admit he lied to voters about Providence's financial health when running for Congress in 2010, is out with a new television ad which is typical of how Rhode Island politicians buy votes with taxpayer...

I hope David Cicilline wins (the primary)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on May 20, 2012 4 Comments

David Cicilline, the former Mayor of Providence and current Democratic congressman from my home district RI-01, is in deep electoral trouble because he lied about Providence's abysmal finances during the 2010 congressional race. He has apologized for lying. With Providence on the verge of bankruptcy, Cicilline...

David Cicilline (D-RI01) – Hey, so I lied to get elected

Posted by William A. Jacobson on April 12, 2012 12 Comments

I have posted numerous times about David Cicilline, former Providence Mayor and current Democratic congressman in my home district, RI-01. As I previously noted, Cicilline deliberately concealed the terrible financial condition of Providence during the 2010 election in a close fight with Republican John Loughlin: In June 2010, when...

Cicilline vulnerable in RI-01

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 28, 2012 2 Comments

One of my focus races is the attempt by Republican Brendan Doherty to unseat Democrat David Cicilline in RI-01, my home district. Cicilline is very unpopular due to the mess he left behind when he was the Mayor of Providence. While Cicilline was able to hide...

Providence begs for mercy, probably won’t get it

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 14, 2012 19 Comments

The City of Providence, in my home State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is in dire financial trouble, as I have posted here many times before. The City, with its large tax-exempt university base and decades-long history of lush public sector benefits, has struggled under...

RI-01 Update: Brendan Doherty for Congress

Posted by William A. Jacobson on January 11, 2012 3 Comments

I previously have posted about the RI-01 congressional race, which is my home district, a seat currently held by Democratic former Providence Mayor David Cicilline. Cicilline concealed Providence financial problems until after the 2010 election. Cicilline ran a "scare grandma" campaign, making a tour of senior centers...

David Cicilline’s (Dem RI-01) last trick to win re-election

Posted by William A. Jacobson on December 15, 2011 3 Comments

I have posted many times before about David Cicilline, former Mayor of Providence who hid the city's financial problems during the 2010 election, and ran a scare grandma campaign, allowing him a relatively (for Rhode Island) narrow win over John Loughlin in my home RI-01...

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