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By Pamela Reinsel Cotter  Email this author | Email this entry |
Rhode Island Democrats will hold a $75-per-person fundraiser tonight at the Roger Williams Park Casino in Providence.
The “Democratic Unity Event” is sponsored by top party leaders including U.S. Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, Congressmen James R. Langevin and Patrick Kennedy and all of the party’s Assembly leaders and statewide office holders.
Because of a glitch in the party’s computer list, invitations for the event were sent by e-mail to Republican State Chairman Giovanni Cicione and James Rosati, who was Governor’s Carcieri’s top political fundraiser.
“I’m glad they are open to all points of view,” quipped Cicione, when contacted last week. “I think it is about time they get some unity.”
Holly Meyer, fundraising consultant to the Democratic Party, said the invites to Cicione and Rosati were inadvertent. “That wasn’t a good list,” said Meyer. “We’ve since cleaned up the list.”
Proceeds from the fundraiser will be spent on Democratic organizational events in the run-up to the 2008 elections.
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