NEW: Democratic Leader Rips Gemma Over Voter Fraud Allegations
Thursday, August 23, 2012
The chairwoman of the Rhode Island Association of City and Town Democratic Chairs is the latest Democrat to take Congressional candidate Anthony Gemma to task for accusing David Cicilline of being connected to rampant voter fraud in Providence.
A day after Gemma accused Cicilline of being connected to payoffs, bussing in people from out-of-state to vote and finding ways for deceased people to vote, Katrina Therien released the following statement:
"Anthony Gemma's allegations are outrageous, reckless, and irresponsible. He failed spectacularly in his desperate press conference gimmick to produce any evidence whatsoever that David Cicilline has committed criminal actons. When Anthony told my organization this spring that he would not vote for the Democratic nominee for Congress unless it was himself, we were shocked. When he orginally refused to support Senator Whitehouse, we couldn't believe it. Now this? It is increasingly clear that Anthony Gemma is running because of his own ego, and his only objective is to smear and defeat David Cicilline. He does not at all believe in the ideals of the Democratic Party."
