This is what I mean, Mr. Rosenberg ... FROM today's Providence Journal

Subject: This is what I mean, Mr. Rosenberg ... FROM today's Providence Journal

Party disaffiliations

In Rhode Island, where unaffiliated voters can vote in either primary, right-leaning groups waged a campaign this spring to persuade "conservatives″ to disaffiliate from the Republican Party so they could vote against "far-left progressives" in the Democratic primary.

An email blast in May from the Rhode Island Center for Freedom & Prosperity explained the aim: "The greatest threat facing our state is more progressive lawmakers elected this fall who will advance more anti-family and anti-business progressive policies.

"As conservatives, let's be smart and strategic with our votes,″ said one of the emails from Mike Stenhouse, CEO of the tax-exempt 501(c)(3) organization. "Combined with other center-right groups in Rhode Island that are also asking their supporters to consider crossing-over, your primary vote could realistically make a difference in races involving a progressive candidate."

     This  gratuitous advice from a CONSERVATIVE , Mike Stenhouse,  was just discussed on 630 WPRO talk radio. The host himself clearly thought it was rather sleazy and unprincipled.    Remember that a " socialist " Democrat , Bernie Sanders, WON the 2016 Rhode Island Democratic Primary in April of 2016..

             Just WHO decides that PROGRESSIVE is anathema ?   In contrast to the annointed ( by the PROJO ) neo-cons like  " Wall St. Gina " as the true voice of the ( TAX PAYER ? ) .

                                                                                                         Sincerely , keep smiling ( as the Charlie Chaplin song says )

                                                                                                          Ron Ruggieri