m1327 t1_is2d8ct wrote on October 12, 2022 at 8:13 PM

Reply to comment by PantsPoopington in Thoughts on last night’s debate? by jdmess401

She's not from IL, she lived in IL. She's from Mass originally as far as I understand it.

But yes, she had a house in IL and Florida, bought a house in RI (I think Newport?) and sold her house in IL.

To me, growing up in MA is good 'nuff to understand the region. But I get why people think she's an "outsider".

I'm not voting for her, but I think we should try to keep the facts straight for everyone that's in this race. I won't argue against anyone who feels that growing up in MA and going to college there makes you an outsider here in RI.

mkmck t1_is68izc wrote on October 13, 2022 at 4:30 PM

Sorry...if you're running for governor of the state, you need to be from the state, not registering to vote in that state a few days before you declare your candidacy, and when you still didn't have a primary residence in that state. That is classic carpetbagging.

And no, someone from an abutting state still does not meet that basic requirement just because they are in the neighborhood. Not sure what facts you think aren't straight, but it's pretty simple - she's not a Rhode Islander, and has no business even being in the race for governor.

m1327 t1_is6lb9u wrote on October 13, 2022 at 5:53 PM

> Not sure what facts you think aren't straight

Guy said "She's from IL". I'd say she's from MA. That's all. As I said before, you can feel free to think this means she's not from here. To me, since I also grew up in MA and now live for decades in RI - I'd love to see RI become more like MA in many ways.

PantsPoopington t1_is30aj3 wrote on October 12, 2022 at 10:47 PM

Fair points. I guess it really could be anyone. Just feels like one year in any state just isn’t long enough to know enough about it to run for such an important position.