2018 RI Governor's race: on Principles & Values


Allan Fung: Condemned with IFFY award for running "Issue-Free" campaign

OnTheIssues attempted and failed to compile the issue stances of this candidate--which means the candidate actively sought to hide issue stances from the internet, the news media, and the voters. OnTheIssues undertook due diligence--including writing to the campaign--and got no response. We will eventually infer the candidate's issue stances from a future voting record--but voters should demand to know about the candidate's stance on their favorite issues (and then send them to us!) We consider "issue-free campaigners" to be untrustworthy of holding elected office--the IFFY award means they are "iffy" officeholders.

NBC10 reports that Fung avoided all primary debates: "The two favorite contenders for the major party's nominations are refusing to appear in any of the offered statewide forums. 'It's not OK in a democracy,' NBC 10's political analyst said. 'Avoiding debates might rub voters the wrong way and they might just end up staying home in the general election.' " We agree.

Source: IFFY disendorsement in 2018 Rhode Island Gubernatorial race Oct 31, 2018

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