州长竞选对手10月23日质疑福尔克斯借Costco首店消息为自己助选
10月23日，罗得岛州州长竞选的独立候选人肯·布洛克与共和党候选人阿伦·格基安先后发声，质疑民主党候选人海伦娜·福尔克斯借罗得岛首家Costco落户的消息为自己助选。福尔克斯是Costco董事会成员，10月22日由她率先公开证实Costco计划在史密斯菲尔德开设该州首家门店、预计2028年开业。布洛克在给《普罗维登斯日报》的邮件中说，他和许多罗得岛人一样为Costco的到来感到高兴，但宣布的方式极不恰当，一名竞选州长的Costco董事不应该在大选临近时独享公布这则热门消息的优势，这是滥用董事会职位把Costco的到来政治化。格基安也表达了类似担忧，并说如果史密斯菲尔德门店真的开业，他等不及要去购物。截至10月23日，Costco公司公关部门尚未回应置评请求，也没有证实史密斯菲尔德的开店计划，福尔克斯也没有说明公司为何尚未自行宣布。
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Gubernatorial Rivals on October 23 Accuse Foulkes of Using Costco First Rhode Island Store News to Aid Her Campaign
On October 23, independent gubernatorial candidate Ken Block and Republican candidate Aaron Guckian spoke out in turn, accusing Democratic candidate Helena Foulkes of using news of Rhode Island's first Costco location to aid her own campaign. Foulkes is a member of Costco's board of directors, and on October 22 she was the first to publicly confirm that Costco planned to open its first store in the state in Smithfield, with an expected opening in 2028. In an email to The Providence Journal, Block said he, like many Rhode Islanders, was glad Costco was coming, but that the way the announcement was made was highly inappropriate: a Costco director running for governor should not enjoy the sole advantage of announcing such popular news on the eve of an election, and doing so was an abuse of her board position that politicized Costco's arrival. Guckian expressed similar concerns and said that if the Smithfield store did open, he could not wait to shop there. As of October 23, Costco's public relations department had not responded to a request for comment and had not confirmed the Smithfield store plan, and Foulkes had not explained why the company had not announced it itself.
Source: GSM News
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