RI-01 Special Election Megathread

[NerdyBohemian]

Could Jessica de la Cruz win? I always felt she is a very strong candidate who has a lot of appeal to conservative Catholics and white working class voters in Rhode Island.

I know it’s a lifetime ago, but the RIGOP ran a well funded candidate and serious challenger against Cicilline who was plagued by scandal over his tenure as mayor of Providence ten years ago. He won by double digits and they haven’t bothered since.

[NerdyBohemian]

Providence City Councilman John Goncalves is in.

State Representative Stephen Casey plans to announce this week.

Casey won that seat over ten years ago by running against an archconservative democrat on a pro-union pension platform. He’d be a great candidate for a rust belt seat. Tepid endorsement right now, because while I love the union man vibes, I’m not so good on his other views tho I’d imagine they’d be tempered out in congress.

[NerdyBohemian]

Rhode Island is gonna do what Rhode Island does best; split the field so much that a mediocre at best candidate slips in on a plurality.

[NerdyBohemian]

Leaning Cano for my vote personally.

[NerdyBohemian]

Carlson has suspended his campaign, and endorsed Cano.

He’s the only one I’ve gotten mailers for or seen ads.

[NerdyBohemian]

AOC backing the silverspoon Bernie Bro over the working-class Latina immigrant is disappointing.

[NerdyBohemian]

Is Amo heavily favored in the general?

Yeah. This primary was the actual election. It's also the type of seat that, barring scandal, is yours as long as it exists (I can't imagine it surviving the next census unfortunately) and you run for reelection.