RI congressional district 1: Why is freshman rep (D) David Cicilline's job approval so poor?

(this caught my eye because RI is one of the most democratic states of the union. And if we lose a congressional seat there that will not boad well for recapturing the house this year):

Congressman David Cicilline’s job approval rating has dropped again, down to just 15 percent, according to the latest Brown University poll.

The poll has Cicilline and Governor Lincoln Chafee as the two least popular elected officials in the state. Chafee has just 22 percent approval among Rhode Island voters.



Researchers at the A. Alfred Taubman Center for Public Policy and American Institutions and the John Hazen White Public Opinion Laboratory at Brown University surveyed a random sample of 514 of Rhode Island’s registered voters on Feb. 16-18, 2012. Overall, the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 4.3 percent.

http://www.golocalprov.com/politics/new-cicilline-chafee-drop-plummet-in-latest-brown-poll/

furthermore, if Cicilline is the nominee he would lose by double digits to a republican:

A WPRI poll that surveyed 250 people in Congressional District One found that Former Superintendent of the State Police Brendan Doherty has a double digit lead over Congressman David Cicilline.
According to the poll Doherty leads Cicilline by a whooping 49% to his 34% with 16% of voters undecided.

http://630wpro.com/Article.asp?id=2403229&spid=37719