"When one reads the news or listens to pundits, the story about the Democratic Party Primary to run for Rhode Island’s Congressional District 1 seat seems to revolve around endorsements and money..."
While these issues of race, class and gender are interesting, identity politics is a lousy choice for the primary consideration when choosing someone to represent us in Congress. I care about policy, and whether or not I can trust the candidate I vote for to faithfully and competently work towards our needs: confronting the climate crisis, the housing crisis, and the other big concerns that we face.
Additionally, in this race, we have to contend with the reach of the Ruggerio political machine. I could care less about the color of Aaron Regunberg's skin or how much money his father-in-law has, when compared to the endorsement of Dominick Ruggerio for Sandra Cano. We need someone who will be an independent voice for this whole state, and not the clique (of old white men) that run the State House like their own personal dictatorship.
This is why I support Regunberg. From my conversations with him I have seen how deeply he cares about and understands the climate crisis and how committed he is to meaningful action to address it. It's no accident that he has the endorsement of Climate Action Rhode Island, among other organizations. And unlike Cano, he isn't a tool of the Ruggerio machine.
Sandra Cano also supports, as part of her current job with the City of Pawtucket, the illegal destruction of the only athletic field in a lo incomer community of color. As the song says, paved paradise, put up a parking lot. The park is not paradise, but Pawtucket ignored federal law in its attempt to sell the park for a parking lot. Pawtucket has never openly discussed why they were so willing to blatantly ignore federal law and any sense of environmental justice.
steve i hope you don't pay your guest columnists per word!
While these issues of race, class and gender are interesting, identity politics is a lousy choice for the primary consideration when choosing someone to represent us in Congress. I care about policy, and whether or not I can trust the candidate I vote for to faithfully and competently work towards our needs: confronting the climate crisis, the housing crisis, and the other big concerns that we face.
Additionally, in this race, we have to contend with the reach of the Ruggerio political machine. I could care less about the color of Aaron Regunberg's skin or how much money his father-in-law has, when compared to the endorsement of Dominick Ruggerio for Sandra Cano. We need someone who will be an independent voice for this whole state, and not the clique (of old white men) that run the State House like their own personal dictatorship.
This is why I support Regunberg. From my conversations with him I have seen how deeply he cares about and understands the climate crisis and how committed he is to meaningful action to address it. It's no accident that he has the endorsement of Climate Action Rhode Island, among other organizations. And unlike Cano, he isn't a tool of the Ruggerio machine.
Sandra Cano also supports, as part of her current job with the City of Pawtucket, the illegal destruction of the only athletic field in a lo incomer community of color. As the song says, paved paradise, put up a parking lot. The park is not paradise, but Pawtucket ignored federal law in its attempt to sell the park for a parking lot. Pawtucket has never openly discussed why they were so willing to blatantly ignore federal law and any sense of environmental justice.