House Editor David Wasserman writes: A Republican hasn't won a House seat in the Ocean State since 1992. But 20 years later, Democratic Rep. David Cicilline's unpopularity has seriously jeopardized his party's chances of holding onto what should be a very safe seat. Early last year, in the months after the former Providence Mayor was sworn into the House, news that Cicilline had presided over rampant over-spending in the city caused his approval rating to plunge. But new evidence that Cicilline's standing has not recovered, combined with a strong financial start by GOP former State Police Superintendent Brendan Doherty, have moved this race to the Toss Up column.
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New District Baselines
RI-01: David Cicilline (D) – North and east: Providence, Pawtucket, Newport
Toss Up. A district 15 points more Democratic than the national average doesn't usually wind up on Republican target lists. But then again, there may not be any Democratic incumbents with spookier polling numbers than Cicilline, who served as mayor of Providence between 2003 and 2010. In 2010, Cicilline
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