RI-01/Fleming & Associates (D primary): Cicilline in trouble before November

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Dem primary poll:

David Cicilline - 40%
Anthony Gemma - 36%

Also, "the new poll finds 61% of primary voters give Cicilline a negative job approval rating".

Cicilline is damaged goods. The Dems would find another candidate if they were smart because of Cecilline's baggage. The Republicans have a real shot to take this seat I think.

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Not the point. You shouldn't piss away safe seats.

Exactly. Allowing a Republican to get elected to Congress from Rhode Island is inexcusable on the Democrats' part. This is worse than Charles Djou.

Well a Republican did represent the 1st District in RI from 1989-1994. I just looked that up.

Charles Djou was different . That was a 3 way contest.

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Potentially having a Republican in a D+13 district? Pretty sad. What's the record right now? A D+6 district?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Partisan_Voting_Index#By_congressional_district

lol @ Matheson (UT-2, R+15)

Yeah its the Illinois 10th Congressional District that is represented by Robert Dold(R.) That district always voted for Moderate Republicans(John Porter, Mark Kirk and Dold) even though they voted Dem in Presidential Elections. Kirk did have a couple close races too I think. Dold I don't think will win in November because its something like a D+8-9 District now.

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Potentially having a Republican in a D+13 district? Pretty sad. What's the record right now? A D+6 district?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Partisan_Voting_Index#By_congressional_district

lol @ Matheson (UT-2, R+15)

Yeah its the Illinois 10th Congressional District that is represented by Robert Dold(R.) That district always voted for Moderate Republicans(John Porter, Mark Kirk and Dold) even though they voted Dem in Presidential Elections. Kirk did have a couple close races too I think. Dold I don't think will win in November because its something like a D+8-9 District now.

Dold is toast.  He only won 51%-49% in the best Republican year since 1894 against a two time loser candidate.  I would bet that he loses by high single digits this time. 

Yeah but Seals is/was a tough opponent. Heck, Seals almost beat Kirk once.