Elisa Silverman found guilty of violating campaign finance rules with Ward 3 poll

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Everyone can watch tomorrow as OCF reaffirms their ruling, keeping in mind that Silverman requested the expedited review. She would have been better served acknowledging the mistake and moving on.

The hearing today is only about the 90 day window originally given (which hasn't expired yet) and will have nothing to do with the merits of the case.

I am no expert, but directly accusing your regulator of lying while you have been subject to sanction for unethical conduct does not seem like a winning strategy.

Silverman’s a bully. Sometimes it works for her, and sometimes not. It’s very possible that she’ll come in third after Bonds and McD.

+1

Turns out if you want people to vote for you, you shouldnt treat them like sh*t.

To those who are calling her a “bully” snd are saying she treated them like “sh*t”: Would love to hear how she has treated you badly and under what circumstances. Was it business? A personal affront? Enlighten us. Because otherwise it didn’t happen and you just dislike her for reasons that even you think a too indicting to articulate.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone can watch tomorrow as OCF reaffirms their ruling, keeping in mind that Silverman requested the expedited review. She would have been better served acknowledging the mistake and moving on.

The hearing today is only about the 90 day window originally given (which hasn't expired yet) and will have nothing to do with the merits of the case.

I am no expert, but directly accusing your regulator of lying while you have been subject to sanction for unethical conduct does not seem like a winning strategy.

Silverman’s a bully. Sometimes it works for her, and sometimes not. It’s very possible that she’ll come in third after Bonds and McD.

+1

Turns out if you want people to vote for you, you shouldnt treat them like sh*t.

To those who are calling her a “bully” snd are saying she treated them like “sh*t”: Would love to hear how she has treated you badly and under what circumstances. Was it business? A personal affront? Enlighten us. Because otherwise it didn’t happen and you just dislike her for reasons that even you think a too indicting to articulate.

Maybe we don't want to get more on her bad side by airing dirty laundry when we'll likely have to work with her in the future. I called her on a relatively minor BS move and she got defensive and condescending. What benefit do I gain from airing it publicly?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone can watch tomorrow as OCF reaffirms their ruling, keeping in mind that Silverman requested the expedited review. She would have been better served acknowledging the mistake and moving on.

The hearing today is only about the 90 day window originally given (which hasn't expired yet) and will have nothing to do with the merits of the case.

I am no expert, but directly accusing your regulator of lying while you have been subject to sanction for unethical conduct does not seem like a winning strategy.

Silverman’s a bully. Sometimes it works for her, and sometimes not. It’s very possible that she’ll come in third after Bonds and McD.

+1

Turns out if you want people to vote for you, you shouldnt treat them like sh*t.

To those who are calling her a “bully” snd are saying she treated them like “sh*t”: Would love to hear how she has treated you badly and under what circumstances. Was it business? A personal affront? Enlighten us. Because otherwise it didn’t happen and you just dislike her for reasons that even you think a too indicting to articulate.

She made my wife cry. My wife was trying to explain to her what D.C. extremely long school closures during the pandemic were doing to our children, and Silverman was so obnoxious and rude and condescending that it really took our breath away. She is a horrible person. There's a reason why everyone says she's a bully and a jerk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone can watch tomorrow as OCF reaffirms their ruling, keeping in mind that Silverman requested the expedited review. She would have been better served acknowledging the mistake and moving on.

The hearing today is only about the 90 day window originally given (which hasn't expired yet) and will have nothing to do with the merits of the case.

I am no expert, but directly accusing your regulator of lying while you have been subject to sanction for unethical conduct does not seem like a winning strategy.

Silverman’s a bully. Sometimes it works for her, and sometimes not. It’s very possible that she’ll come in third after Bonds and McD.

+1

Turns out if you want people to vote for you, you shouldnt treat them like sh*t.

This

I voted for Silverman and think she's a jerk. The others who would win are jerks too and push policies/oversight decisions that I find far worse. And there are no other close contenders, so my second vote went to one of the people I thought better of.

That is certainly your prerogative. I chose not to vote for her or for McDuffie because I prefer councilpeople with more robust/ less rude constituent services. I certainly recognize that is not what is important to everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone can watch tomorrow as OCF reaffirms their ruling, keeping in mind that Silverman requested the expedited review. She would have been better served acknowledging the mistake and moving on.

The hearing today is only about the 90 day window originally given (which hasn't expired yet) and will have nothing to do with the merits of the case.

I am no expert, but directly accusing your regulator of lying while you have been subject to sanction for unethical conduct does not seem like a winning strategy.

Silverman’s a bully. Sometimes it works for her, and sometimes not. It’s very possible that she’ll come in third after Bonds and McD.

+1

Turns out if you want people to vote for you, you shouldnt treat them like sh*t.

To those who are calling her a “bully” snd are saying she treated them like “sh*t”: Would love to hear how she has treated you badly and under what circumstances. Was it business? A personal affront? Enlighten us. Because otherwise it didn’t happen and you just dislike her for reasons that even you think a too indicting to articulate.

What are you insinuating?

[Anonymous]

She called a friend of mine Trump like because he disagreed with her. It had been a cordial convo until then.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Everyone can watch tomorrow as OCF reaffirms their ruling, keeping in mind that Silverman requested the expedited review. She would have been better served acknowledging the mistake and moving on.

The hearing today is only about the 90 day window originally given (which hasn't expired yet) and will have nothing to do with the merits of the case.

I am no expert, but directly accusing your regulator of lying while you have been subject to sanction for unethical conduct does not seem like a winning strategy.

Silverman’s a bully. Sometimes it works for her, and sometimes not. It’s very possible that she’ll come in third after Bonds and McD.

+1

Turns out if you want people to vote for you, you shouldnt treat them like sh*t.

To those who are calling her a “bully” snd are saying she treated them like “sh*t”: Would love to hear how she has treated you badly and under what circumstances. Was it business? A personal affront? Enlighten us. Because otherwise it didn’t happen and you just dislike her for reasons that even you think a too indicting to articulate.

Maybe we don't want to get more on her bad side by airing dirty laundry when we'll likely have to work with her in the future. I called her on a relatively minor BS move and she got defensive and condescending. What benefit do I gain from airing it publicly?

A modicum of credibility.

It's absolutely your prerogative to allude to bullying and leave it at that, but don't turn around and act surprised when people don't believe you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She called a friend of mine Trump like because he disagreed with her. It had been a cordial convo until then.

Guess that’s why she’s going out like Trump

[Anonymous]

It's hard to understate how difficult it is for a DC Council incumbent to lose, and yet Silverman got the job done. She tried to play kingmaker and now is something of a laughingstock.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's hard to understate how difficult it is for a DC Council incumbent to lose, and yet Silverman got the job done. She tried to play kingmaker and now is something of a laughingstock.

Absolutely. I don’t think I can remember the last time an incumbent Councilmember lost in a General Election. It is a little different in that she effectively lost to another incumbent. But she was the incumbent and she really played her hand badly. It’s wild how quickly the tides can turn.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:It's hard to understate how difficult it is for a DC Council incumbent to lose, and yet Silverman got the job done. She tried to play kingmaker and now is something of a laughingstock.

Absolutely. I don’t think I can remember the last time an incumbent Councilmember lost in a General Election. It is a little different in that she effectively lost to another incumbent. But she was the incumbent and she really played her hand badly. It’s wild how quickly the tides can turn.

Did she do any campaigning of her own or did she rely on her white progressive base to do it for her?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's hard to understate how difficult it is for a DC Council incumbent to lose, and yet Silverman got the job done. She tried to play kingmaker and now is something of a laughingstock.

Absolutely. I don’t think I can remember the last time an incumbent Councilmember lost in a General Election. It is a little different in that she effectively lost to another incumbent. But she was the incumbent and she really played her hand badly. It’s wild how quickly the tides can turn.

Did she do any campaigning of her own or did she rely on her white progressive base to do it for her?

She made the mistake in believing that as a city-wide office holder that she did not need to represent the entire city. That mistake ended up costing her job.

The fact that she wants to blame “dark money” for her loss is telling. She would rather try to claim that it was external forces that caused her downfall, rather than it being mostly of her own actions and inactions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's hard to understate how difficult it is for a DC Council incumbent to lose, and yet Silverman got the job done. She tried to play kingmaker and now is something of a laughingstock.

Absolutely. I don’t think I can remember the last time an incumbent Councilmember lost in a General Election. It is a little different in that she effectively lost to another incumbent. But she was the incumbent and she really played her hand badly. It’s wild how quickly the tides can turn.

Did she do any campaigning of her own or did she rely on her white progressive base to do it for her?

She made the mistake in believing that as a city-wide office holder that she did not need to represent the entire city. That mistake ended up costing her job.

The fact that she wants to blame “dark money” for her loss is telling. She would rather try to claim that it was external forces that caused her downfall, rather than it being mostly of her own actions and inactions.

Silverman lost because she's too far left for D.C. and because people don't like her personally.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's hard to understate how difficult it is for a DC Council incumbent to lose, and yet Silverman got the job done. She tried to play kingmaker and now is something of a laughingstock.

Absolutely. I don’t think I can remember the last time an incumbent Councilmember lost in a General Election. It is a little different in that she effectively lost to another incumbent. But she was the incumbent and she really played her hand badly. It’s wild how quickly the tides can turn.

Did she do any campaigning of her own or did she rely on her white progressive base to do it for her?

She made the mistake in believing that as a city-wide office holder that she did not need to represent the entire city. That mistake ended up costing her job.

The fact that she wants to blame “dark money” for her loss is telling. She would rather try to claim that it was external forces that caused her downfall, rather than it being mostly of her own actions and inactions.

Silverman lost because she's too far left for D.C. and because people don't like her personally.

100% agreed

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It's hard to understate how difficult it is for a DC Council incumbent to lose, and yet Silverman got the job done. She tried to play kingmaker and now is something of a laughingstock.

Absolutely. I don’t think I can remember the last time an incumbent Councilmember lost in a General Election. It is a little different in that she effectively lost to another incumbent. But she was the incumbent and she really played her hand badly. It’s wild how quickly the tides can turn.

Did she do any campaigning of her own or did she rely on her white progressive base to do it for her?

She made the mistake in believing that as a city-wide office holder that she did not need to represent the entire city. That mistake ended up costing her job.

The fact that she wants to blame “dark money” for her loss is telling. She would rather try to claim that it was external forces that caused her downfall, rather than it being mostly of her own actions and inactions.

Silverman lost because she's too far left for D.C. and because people don't like her personally.

I don’t think its her politics per se, considering that I82 had strongest vote share in W7 and W8. Instead, I think it is more about her behavior. I think this hits the nail on the head. She not only did not spend any serious time or effort reaching out EOTR, she seems to have actually actively antagonized folks who otherwise were willing to be her allies.