Deal Done: Smiley and Elorza Team Up to Try and Beat Back Solomon
Friday, August 22, 2014
"I am the kind of guy who always finished whatever I started," Brett Smiley says in his TV commercial for Mayor of Providence.
So much for the man with the plan sticking to his plan to be Providence's next Mayor. Instead, Smiley is out. He quits just two plus weeks before the primary.
In this campaign we have already seen two East Siders quit, the Democratic front runner get tagged with an Ethics Commission investigation after a GoLocalProv report, and the emergence of Buddy Cianci 3.0.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLASTLet's take a look at what is next:
Jorge Elorza:
The former Providence Housing Court Judge has been untouched by controversy and has a solid Latino-base, but his message has been vacant and his campaign coffers are empty. No television and no digital advertising. In an era of smartphones and dual screening TV watching, the lack of a coherent media strategy may be crippling for a man with little name recognition.
Moreover, Elorza will have to beat back the rumors of a "deal" with Smiley. The timing is strange at best.
Michael Solomon
With Michael Solomon being investigated by the Ethics Commission as a result of a GoLocalProv report on his failure to disclose dozens of economic holdings, all in the same week, the second and third place challengers have teamed up to try and beat Solomon.
In a Providence Mayor's race which can only be described as surreal, the Democratic Primary is now down to Jorge Elorza and Michael Solomon.
And now, there are just two weeks.
Daniel Harrop
The Republican candidate looks like a real factor as he has a bit of a base on the East Side among old-school, die hard Republicans. He will make a difference in November.
Buddy Cianci
Let's recap the race: Lorne Adrain quits, Smiley quits, Solomon faces an ethics investigation, and Elorza has to deny he cut a deal with Smiley. Who would have ever thought Cianci would look the most stable one in the race?
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