We need a balanced DC Council

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We cannot afford to have a Council that is too far too the left or too centrist, we need a balance.

Yes!

Janeese Lewis George is amazing.
Look at her campaign team:




And look at Ed Lazere







This kind of balance on the DC Council is amazing.

DC is a diverse city and we are making forward progress.


These photos scare Republicans, who are hanging on to their last gasp of a rich, white party.

DC is going to become a state, with a balanced, diverse population and a balanced, diverse council to go with it.

I am a Republican and I am not holding onto the last gasp of a rich, white party, that would be you. Why is a rich white guy your candidate for President this year? I just don't do leftist crazy sh t, and that's what progressivism is, change that is not good for anyone, regardless skin color. Another thing I don't do is identify people by their skin color, that is racism in a nutshell. The democrats have this narrative down to a tee.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We cannot afford to have a Council that is too far too the left or too centrist, we need a balance.

Yes!

Janeese Lewis George is amazing.
Look at her campaign team:




And look at Ed Lazere







This kind of balance on the DC Council is amazing.

DC is a diverse city and we are making forward progress.


These photos scare Republicans, who are hanging on to their last gasp of a rich, white party.

DC is going to become a state, with a balanced, diverse population and a balanced, diverse council to go with it.

I am a Republican and I am not holding onto the last gasp of a rich, white party, that would be you. Why is a rich white guy your candidate for President this year? I just don't do leftist crazy sh t, and that's what progressivism is, change that is not good for anyone, regardless skin color. Another thing I don't do is identify people by their skin color, that is racism in a nutshell. The democrats have this narrative down to a tee.

Isn't Trump a billionaire who seems to play the idpol game as well in an attempt to appeal to scared white folks like you.

You play that narrative to a tee

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The biggest problem with DC Council is the stubbornness of the old-school AA’s like Vincent Orange and Trayon White, who have more in common with mitch mcconnell and trump than they do with Progressives like Silverman and Grasso.

Get rid of the entrenched, multigenerational Black “leaders” who are actually nearly right wingers in terms of where they stand on things like LGBTQ+ rights, environmental causes, and school choice, and replace them with true Progressives, who come from other places and bring fresh ideas.

That’s how you fix the council.

Nice dog whistle

[Anonymous]

Would also love recommendations on who to vote for. I am moderate to conservative. The idea of the "independent" candidates appeals to me. I'm thinking Marcus Goodwin, but who should my second vote go to?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The biggest problem with DC Council is the stubbornness of the old-school AA’s like Vincent Orange and Trayon White, who have more in common with mitch mcconnell and trump than they do with Progressives like Silverman and Grasso.

Get rid of the entrenched, multigenerational Black “leaders” who are actually nearly right wingers in terms of where they stand on things like LGBTQ+ rights, environmental causes, and school choice, and replace them with true Progressives, who come from other places and bring fresh ideas.

That’s how you fix the council.

Nice dog whistle

Gonna need a Ven Diagram to explain how that’s a dog whistle.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The biggest problem with DC Council is the stubbornness of the old-school AA’s like Vincent Orange and Trayon White, who have more in common with mitch mcconnell and trump than they do with Progressives like Silverman and Grasso.

Get rid of the entrenched, multigenerational Black “leaders” who are actually nearly right wingers in terms of where they stand on things like LGBTQ+ rights, environmental causes, and school choice, and replace them with true Progressives, who come from other places and bring fresh ideas.

That’s how you fix the council.

Nice dog whistle

Gonna need a Ven Diagram to explain how that’s a dog whistle.

+1

PP clearly unaware of the terms she/he is throwing around.

[Anonymous]

We need to destroy the parties. Vote more independent candidates. If DC had open primary, I would be registered as Independent. Instead, they force you to be Democratic otherwise you can not vote in primaries.

Our system is corrupted toward the two parties. One day the US will be a developed nation and figure out how to run an election, instead of finding every way possible to scam the people.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Would also love recommendations on who to vote for. I am moderate to conservative. The idea of the "independent" candidates appeals to me. I'm thinking Marcus Goodwin, but who should my second vote go to?

I voted for him too. x2 on independents. We need more of that in DC politics. Unfortunately, many people assume if you don't vote democrat, you are loosing your vote. I really hope we can get some more independent candidates in the future that have mass appeal.

[Anonymous]

One huge issue is landlord tenant issues. Laws have gone way too far to the left. Most people are refusing to rent since it has become WAY to risky to do so. You need to have serious cash in the bank if you fall on a dishonest tenant who decides not to pay his rent. Happened to us and we lost 25,000$, between attorney fees, court time and fees, cleaning up, and having a vacant unit after the loser left. Making it easier to evict would assure more units available on market, and more landlords would take a risk, even with lower income tenants.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would also love recommendations on who to vote for. I am moderate to conservative. The idea of the "independent" candidates appeals to me. I'm thinking Marcus Goodwin, but who should my second vote go to?

I voted for him too. x2 on independents. We need more of that in DC politics. Unfortunately, many people assume if you don't vote democrat, you are loosing your vote. I really hope we can get some more independent candidates in the future that have mass appeal.

Eesh, Goodwin gives different answers to different audiences on matters like defunding the police. There have also been several incidences this year where he's rapidly changed positions and claims he's "evolving." If you don't believe me, read up on City Paper's Flip Flop Tracker (https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/456711/marcus-goodwin-flip-flops/). This makes me leery that he is an opportunist who will support what's popular instead of what's best for the city's people and its budget.

[Anonymous]

We need to vote against Initiative 81. And if outside money is able to influence enough people to vote for this, then we need to make sure to pressure Councilmember to legislate strict laws enforcing and preventing public use and distribution.

But if pot laws is any example of things to come, it will not be good and there will be open use.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Would also love recommendations on who to vote for. I am moderate to conservative. The idea of the "independent" candidates appeals to me. I'm thinking Marcus Goodwin, but who should my second vote go to?

I voted for him too. x2 on independents. We need more of that in DC politics. Unfortunately, many people assume if you don't vote democrat, you are loosing your vote. I really hope we can get some more independent candidates in the future that have mass appeal.

Eesh, Goodwin gives different answers to different audiences on matters like defunding the police. There have also been several incidences this year where he's rapidly changed positions and claims he's "evolving." If you don't believe me, read up on City Paper's Flip Flop Tracker (https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/456711/marcus-goodwin-flip-flops/). This makes me leery that he is an opportunist who will support what's popular instead of what's best for the city's people and its budget.

I read this, thanks for posting. Seems he's young/inexperienced, doesn't know where he stands on issues, and therefore is willing to tell different parties what he thinks they want to hear. The only thing he seems not to waver on are pro-developer issues.

[Anonymous]

One huge issue is landlord tenant issues. Laws have gone way too far to the left. Most people are refusing to rent since it has become WAY to risky to do so. You need to have serious cash in the bank if you fall on a dishonest tenant who decides not to pay his rent. Happened to us and we lost 25,000$, between attorney fees, court time and fees, cleaning up, and having a vacant unit after the loser left. Making it easier to evict would assure more units available on market, and more landlords would take a risk, even with lower income tenants.

Yep---tenant laws are a great example of how DC shoots itself in the foot. DC's tenant laws are so one-sided that they actually decrease the supply of affordable housing because ordinary, decent small landlords want nothing to do with DC. The hassle of being able to rent out one or two properties far exceeds the upside.

Voting for Marcus Goodwin and Vincent Orange. Orange may be ethically challenged, but at least he has the institutional knowledge of how DC got back on its feet after the Control Board debacle of the 1990s, and he understands business. Goodwin also has some business sense. But the rest of the Council has absolutely no understanding of how business works.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:One huge issue is landlord tenant issues. Laws have gone way too far to the left. Most people are refusing to rent since it has become WAY to risky to do so. You need to have serious cash in the bank if you fall on a dishonest tenant who decides not to pay his rent. Happened to us and we lost 25,000$, between attorney fees, court time and fees, cleaning up, and having a vacant unit after the loser left. Making it easier to evict would assure more units available on market, and more landlords would take a risk, even with lower income tenants.

I am on a nonprofit board of an organization who helps tenants. You are exaggerating. The problem is that there are many many unscrupulous landlords in DC. Don't think that they are a perfect bunch. They are horrible and the reality is that landlords win in court 90% of the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

One huge issue is landlord tenant issues. Laws have gone way too far to the left. Most people are refusing to rent since it has become WAY to risky to do so. You need to have serious cash in the bank if you fall on a dishonest tenant who decides not to pay his rent. Happened to us and we lost 25,000$, between attorney fees, court time and fees, cleaning up, and having a vacant unit after the loser left. Making it easier to evict would assure more units available on market, and more landlords would take a risk, even with lower income tenants.

Yep---tenant laws are a great example of how DC shoots itself in the foot. DC's tenant laws are so one-sided that they actually decrease the supply of affordable housing because ordinary, decent small landlords want nothing to do with DC. The hassle of being able to rent out one or two properties far exceeds the upside.

Voting for Marcus Goodwin and Vincent Orange. Orange may be ethically challenged, but at least he has the institutional knowledge of how DC got back on its feet after the Control Board debacle of the 1990s, and he understands business. Goodwin also has some business sense. But the rest of the Council has absolutely no understanding of how business works.

Thank God that both of your candidates with lose. Goodwin is too experienced and Orange is a buffoon.