Patricia Morgan appeared outside Cranston City Hall on Wednesday to urge Mayor Allan Fung to take part in more than just the one radio debate he has agreed to participate in.
Morgan, joined by a supporter wearing a chicken outfit, said voters deserve a detailed comparison of the candidates.
“Allan Fung continues to rely on the one debate in Woonsocket on the Friday before Labor Day for cover for his refusal to debate in a statewide forum,” Morgan said. “Allan Fung picked that date for obscurity, not to assure the widest possible audience. While John DePetro’s audience is important, it is not enough. I just want to make sure that his handlers have informed him that there are five additional statewide debates.”
Morgan, Fung and Giovanni Feroce are set to participate in an August 31 debate on DePetro’s show.
Fung used a digitally altered version of Morgan and the person in the chicken suit to poke back at her on social media. In a new online video, Fung said he would be tough on crime and support full enforcement of federal immigration laws if elected governor.
Matt Brown, the top Democratic rival to Gov. Gina Raimondo, has criticized her for not being willing to debate him. Raimondo’s campaign has responded by accusing Brown of not acting in good faith.
In related news, a Washington group, the Save the Children Action Network, has endorsed Raimondo for re-election. That group is spending $300,000 to support Raimondo’s campaign. That includes a TV ad praising the governor’s record on children’s issues.
“We are proud to support Gina Raimondo, a proven champion for kids in the Ocean State,” Kris Perry, president of SCAN, said in a statement. “In her first term, she has established universal full-day kindergarten, increased access to public pre-K by tripling enrollment for our youngest learners, and signed into law the largest increase in a decade in child care assistance funding.”
