slides: Side of the Rhode: Who’s Hot & Who’s Not? - November 4, 2016
Friday, November 04, 2016
Russ Moore, GoLocalProv MINDSETTER™
Every Friday, GoLocalProv's Russ Moore breaks down who is rising and who is falling in RI politics, business, and sports. Moore has worked on both sides of the desk in Rhode Island media, both for newspapers and on political campaigns.
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John Lombardi
The former Acting Mayor of Providence, City Council President, and current state representative (and municipal judge) might not yet be finished adding accolades to his already stellar political resume. Lombardi has been quietly putting together votes within the House of Representatives that could potentially place him atop House Leadership--and perhaps at the very top if current House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello falls short in his reelection bid. Keep your eye on Lombardi.
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Nellie Gorbea
The Secretary of State received some good press in article in this month’s Governing Magazine, which points out that unlike most states, Rhode Island has recently replaced its decades old voting machines, thanks to Gorbea’s leadership and foresight by lobbying the state legislature to pay for new equipment. That means Rhode Islanders can have more confidence in the accuracy of the vote counting and expect shorter voting lines next Tuesday thanks to more efficient equipment.
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Alan Hassenfeld
The former CEO of Hasbro, who is now a Florida resident (he must like that whole no income tax thing), has poured in roughly $59,000 to support the ballot question that will restore the jurisdiction of the Rhode Island Ethics Commission over the state legislature. That’s a generous donation that will only serve to make sure that Rhode Island gets at least some of the ethics reform we need going forward. Hassenfeld deserves credit for making these donations that will benefit everyone, not just one particular special interest group.
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Gina Raimondo
The Governor of Rhode Island has been noticeably absent from the campaign trail this election season. We haven’t seen her campaign for House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello (in fact, he’s taken big steps to distance himself from her) or other members of the state legislature. The Governor needs to start finding ways to win over the people of Rhode Island, or no amount of money will save her from their 2018 election day wrath.
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Hillary Clinton
Could the Democratic candidate still somehow snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. Just last week it seemed like Clinton would easily cruise to victory, but since the revelations that the FBI will review additional emails related to their previously closed case, the polls have appeared to narrow. It still seems like Clinton is a heavy favorite to become the next President of the United States, but the recent turn of events has to be unsettling for the front runner.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
According to the Wikileaks released emails hacked from Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta, Whitehouse apparently urged the Clinton campaign to tie then-Presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders to Republican Party strategist Karl Rove, saying that Rove was trying to help the ascent of Sanders. Comparing Sanders to Rove is a tactic that Rove himself would approve of, and that’s not something which Whitehouse should be proud.
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URI Football
At what point is enough, enough? Last weekend’s savage 84-7 thrashing at the hands of James Madison, is really just the exclamation point. The Rams football program has been a bitter disappointment for decades now--so coaching alone cannot take the blame. It’s time that URI followed the likes of schools like Northeastern, Boston University and Hofstra--drop football and invest the money in more successful programs at the school.
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Clinton Foundation
One of the biggest bombshells unveiled by the Wikileaks hacked emails was a leaked memo written by long-time Clinton gopher Doug Band, which outlines a pretty blatant mixing of politics, personal Clinton family business, and charity work all done at The Clinton Foundation--not exactly something that should be taking place at a 501-c3, which is only supposed to be taking part in charity work. That’s just one more piece of evidence as to why Hillary Clinton isn’t as far ahead as she should be in next Tuesday’s election.
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