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"I believe his not having a wife, kids, homework etc. kind of *lifestyle* contributes to that."

Interesting choice of words -- or, one specifically.

Sorry, Robert, this voter is not buying it.

So his lack of a wife and kids led to steady tax increases instead of huge peaks and valleys that have fiscally ruined several communities.

So his "lifestyle" led to three top-rated pension funding plans.

So his inexperience with "homework" got him elected eight times.

I give you this for credit, Robert: You are showing what you have right up front. There's no subtlety about you.

Wasn't there just a huge backlash against an adult using her online platform to humiliate a high schooler for how she gender identifies? Wasn't this same adult's argument, essentially, that gender identity is a "lifestyle" that can be "fixed" lest it scar children psychologically? And here you are, arguing "lifestyle."

Now, also consider this:

You've spent thousands of dollars already this year paying for ads in the Beacon [Google > ri campaign finance > Public Information], and you just got the unchallenged platform of the lead story in the paper. As of 8:30 Wednesday, this online story had gotten 308 views. The Beacon distributes 6,100 copies.

That's in a city of 80,000.

So I suppose that set of facts can be conflated to show that your experience with child-rearing has led to your ineffectual spending and lack of name recognition after "500 days campaigning."

And finally, let me ask you: as a husband and father, don't you prefer predictable and incremental costs over time than huge swings in income and bills? Warwick has taxed incrementally year to year. Warwick has not erupted in fiscal disaster while maintaining city services.

It's early yet, Robert. You'll figure out something.