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<font size=3>Sam --<br><br>
Before we get into litmus tests about who might ever have voted for
anyone who ever had a disagreeable thought, I commend to you David
Brooks's column of a few days ago:<br><br>
<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/opinion/david-brooks-why-partyism-is-wrong.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss" eudora="autourl">
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/10/28/opinion/david-brooks-why-partyism-is-wrong..html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss<br>
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</a>-- Art<br><br>
At 02:52 PM 10/29/2014, Samuel Bell wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">I have to say I agree with
Karen. As the State Coordinator of the Rhode Island Progressive
Democrats, I have grave concerns about Marcus's work for Senator Rick
Santorum.<br><br>
After I posted my concerns earlier, Karina, whom I have great respect
for, reached out and offered to find a time for me to sit down with
Marcus for him to explain his work for the Tea Party icon. While
they never got back to me with a time, I understand how hectic everything
can be around campaign time, and I really do appreciate the
gesture. That being said, I find it hard to imagine a suitable
explanation.<br><br>
If Marcus had served as a Democrat in a policy role that involved giving
a counter-perspective, not actively trying to win more votes for
Santorum, it would have been more acceptable, although still
inadvisable. But it appears that he <i>actually served in a
community relations role</i>. His job seems to have centered on
building better relations between Senator Santorum and the Philadelphia
minority community--with the natural result of improving Santorum's image
and winning Santorum votes.<br><br>
There are many questions Marcus needs to answer about his past connection
to Santorum: Did he ever vote for Santorum? Or Toomey, Corbett,
Romney, Bush, or McCain? Was he ever a registered
Republican? Did he ever consider running for office as a
Republican? Did he ever support Santorum's presidential
bid?<br><br>
The East Side has been poorly served in the past by conservatives like
Gordon Fox. But while Fox took illegal contributions from the NRA
and championed a voter ID law, even he never explicitly worked for far
right Republicans like Rick Santorum.<br><br>
I understand the concerns a lot of people have with Kevin. He
could be more responsive, he certainly should be better about his
campaign finance filings, and I disagree with him very strongly on the
Mayor's race. But he is a real Demjp ocrat with a very solid
voting record.<br><br>
There are a lot of great people I have enormous respect for who are
supporting Marcus, mainly because of the Mayor's race. But
electing a former Tea Party staffer to the Council is not a great way to
respond to Cianci. A much better idea is to work as hard as we
possibly can to elect Jorge Elorza!<br><br>
--Sam<br><br>
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On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 12:24 PM, Delgado, Mona Moller
<<a href="mailto:mona_delgado@brown.edu">mona_delgado@brown.edu</a>
> wrote:<br>
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<dd>Thanks Karen, these are important and valid points and good
information.<br><br>
<dd>MOna<br><br>
<dd>On Wed, Oct 29, 2014 at 12:12 PM, Karen MCA
<<a href="mailto:kbmcaninch@aol.com">kbmcaninch@aol.com</a>>
wrote:<br>
<dd>> I have known and worked with both Kevin Jackson and Marcus
Mitchell on many issues, particularly due to my position as the union
representative for the Providence Community Libraries.<br>
<dd>><br>
<dd>> Based on my experience, I have concerns about Marcus Mitchell's
candidacy.<br>
<dd>><br>
<dd>> In addition to his association with Rick Santorum, who holds
repugnant views on any number of issues I hold near and dear, I also
object to him taking credit for work preserving the branch libraries in
Providence when in fact there were several of us who worked on this issue
(with Kevin Jackson's support) long before Marcus got involved and who
continued to do the lion's share of the effort.<br>
<dd>><br>
<dd>> Although I share the frustration that Kevin is co-chairing
Cianci's campaign and know that his responsiveness to constituents is a
real issue, I believe he has a much stronger record of supporting
progressive community issues.<br>
<dd>><br>
<dd>> Thanks for listening.<br>
<dd>><br>
<dd>> Karen McAninch, 22 Memorial Rd.<br>
<dd>><br>
<dd>> Sent from my iPhone<br>
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