Reed Endorsement for Caprio?

Reed Endorsement for Caprio?

U.S. Senator Jack Reed, D-Rhode Island, is expected to tape a commercial today endorsing Frank Caprio for governor, according to sources from other statewide campaigns familiar with details of the meeting.

The Caprio campaign has requested that all other Democratic candidates for statewide office show up to the meeting as well—Elizabeth Roberts, Peter Kilmartin, Gina Raimondo, and Ralph Mollis. Sources who spoke with GoLocalProv were unclear as to what the other candidates’ role would be in the ad. The meeting is scheduled to be held this afternoon at the offices of Mediapeel in Lincoln, which is run by former Democratic Congressional candidate Anthony Gemma.

The political powwow comes after two out of three recent polls showed independent Lincoln Chafee with a slight edge over Caprio in the race for governor. Caprio has also weathered a week of bad press over “pay to play” accusations Chafee has lodged against his father, Judge Frank Caprio.

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Caprio spokesman Nick Hemond would not confirm the meeting. “I have nothing to say about that,” Hemond said. “I’m not going to comment on meetings that are or are not happening.”