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Bombshell or Sideshow?

Tell us what you think of Gemma's press conference and voter fraud allegations

Posted Thursday, August 23, 2012 3:29 pm

This is just a cheap political stunt designed to drag Cicilline through the mud and distract from the real issues 32% | 6 votes

Barf... Just barf 26% | 5 votes

I'm disgusted with both Democratic candidates and I'll probably wind up voting for Doherty 16% | 3 votes

I'm not so sure I believe these accusations -- let's see the evidence 16% | 3 votes

Gemma is taking a brave stand against corruption and he's got my vote 11% | 2 votes

I'm intrigued and I want to know more -- it could affect my vote 0% | 0 votes

I don't like any of these candidates and I don't know who to vote against 0% | 0 votes

Democratic congressional candidate Anthony Gemma held a press conference to level some pretty serious charges at his opponent, incumbent David Cicilline. While his claims of voter fraud were quickly repudiated by the Cicilline campaign, and Gemma declined to provide corroborating evidence under questioning from reporters, the one sure thing is that the press conference itself quickly became a bigger story than the alleged voter fraud. Watch the video below, courtesy of WPRI, and tell us what you think:

Gemma alleges voter fraud in Cicilline campaign