Katherine Gregg: Political Scene: Can the R.I. Republican Party be saved?
That's one of the big questions
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And finally:
The contest pits the
It has also turned into a Twitter war with
Fung's wife,
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The BIG question: what difference can a new
Suggested fixes
Political Scene posed a series of questions to the candidates and some of the party's leaders and activists, past and present.
A sampling: How do you get people to vote for a Republican over a Democrat in 2020 and beyond, when polls indicate the
What should the R.I.
"In blue states it will be a herculean task to get people to vote Republican with Trump at the top of the ticket. In
His prescription: Republican candidates in R.I. "must convince voters that the
Trump? "As in 2018,
R.I.'s Republican National Committeeman
The fix? "In 2020,
"Even then," he said, "if the national climate is bad for
Former state GOP Chair
Trump -- embrace him? "Yes," Zaccaria said. ("Full Disclosure," Zaccaria also wrote: "I'm supporting
Bell's advice: "Knock on doors, knock on doors, knock on doors and then knock on more doors. Our get out the vote effort (GOTV) must start this year for 2020. Majority of people want a vibrant 2 party system. Our reforms and solutions make sense. Their positions on many issues are extreme and harmful. Need to sell that to the voters."
Pledges to rebuild
Three of the 4 remaining candidates for state
Schiff provided a "broad" response instead of answers to the specific questions. She described herself as "the only candidate with significant fundraising experience" and clarified her positions.
"I am a pro-choice candidate, but I am firmly against late term abortions. I will not disavow
(In a recent fundraising email she also addressed the criticism she has received from some
Cienki: "The
The result? "The governor proposed a
"The new Party chair ... has to energize the party to attract independent and conservative Democratic voters who have been left behind as the Democratic Party veers toward the progressive wing and socialism."
She did not answer the Trump question.
Veri: "It comes down to strategically planning where we can challenge
His example: "Our state is better funded on a per student, per year basis than even MA, the best educational system in the country. Yet our performance puts us at the MA 10% mark as a state.... If you are better funded than the best system, how can the solution be more money?
On Trump: "He has governed more conservatively than [any] of us could have hoped for. Two amazing
"The job that the Trump presidency is doing is fantastic. I understand that many have moral concerns regarding the man. Unfortunately, as a nation, we decided long ago that the moral character of the President is not a requisite for the position. From
Lancia, making his pitch to the Warwick Republican City Committee recently, "spoke of the state budget, breaking it down to a per capita cost of
"If you want to reform, we need to inform," he said.
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