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theanti_girl t1_j9fd0v4 wrote

Why bother campaigning for a year to be elected only to resign three months in?

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bluehat9 t1_j9fn3o6 wrote

Maybe he just got this offer

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wenestvedt t1_j9fy8rl wrote

Yeah, it looks like Steinberg just announced his resignation at RIF, opening up the job.

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WickedDog310 t1_j9gj6i8 wrote

He announced he was leaving a year ago, and the search committee's been meeting for almost all that time. There's no way that Cicilline didn't know he was up for it during the fall campaign.

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wenestvedt t1_j9gnr4d wrote

Oh! I hadn't heard, and I am in a couple of non-profits, and kind of keep an ear open for this stuff.

Dang, then I have to agree that Cicilline must have known the opening was coming. It adds to the credibility of the suggestion that he's miffed over being squeezed out of the Dem leadership in the new house.

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mkmck t1_j9fypdu wrote

...and maybe he also took a look at his workplace for the next 2 years and said NFW.

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buffymiffington t1_j9i93cd wrote

Exactly. He’d be swimming against the tide all. The. Time.

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mkmck t1_j9jpf2d wrote

Not to mention having to listen to the likes of Bobert, Gaetz, and MTG day after dreadful day. I think I'd be looking for an escape hatch too!

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februarytide- t1_j9h7yqk wrote

Yeah, I mean this is job searching 101 — even at such a high level, you don’t just give up the bird in the hand.

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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j9gkm6k wrote

Even ignoring that his upward mobiility in the party was effectively blocked AND his party lost control of the House, I don't think it's any mystery why a person would leave a job paying under $200,000 a year for a job that will pay north of a million.

It'd be more confusing if a person didn't make that move.

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NichS144 t1_j9hx5w7 wrote

He didn't know or wanted to hedge his bets, easier to save for retirement with this one.

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Abaraji t1_j9fhjrp wrote

Article says it goes to special election

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boulevardofdef t1_j9fhlkn wrote

There'll be a special election this year. But the seat isn't really at risk either way; RI-1 is even more left-leaning than RI-2, where Fung couldn't beat Magaziner last year despite a favorable national environment and being generally a stronger candidate.

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therealDrA t1_j9gdam0 wrote

And getting millions from the house GOP election fund. Fung is such a loser.

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SweatyCockroach8212 t1_j9fhq7m wrote

The replacement is elected, not appointed. I'm guessing he didn't know he would get the job back when he needed to decide to run for re-election.

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