Sharing a newspaper article about Ward 3 Council race

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not voting for him, but Frumin is a fine choice.

I feel badly for Frumin. He likely would be the front runner if not for Goulet getting all the outside dark money help. The poll was not just about who was leading the race. It was also message testing. Goulet built his entire outreach around the issues that reportedly tested the best in the poll. If he didn’t have that illegal information, this would be a very different race.

Outside dark money help?

Ugh. This local level smear campaign is too much. Please shut up whatever staffer keeps coming on here posting wild accusations. It’s comical how much mud is flying around for the low low level of importance has. We get it you love being involved in politics. But pleeeeease you look so thirsty posting all these racism accusations and dark money nonsense and lies. Have you no dignity?

Seems that candidates who did not see the GGW endorsement and didn’t even bother to return their questionnaire have gotten lamely smeared on here. That includes Czapary, Mendelson and Goulet. I don’t think GGW is doing this because it’s so childish, but certainly the affiliated crowd is “too online” and seems like pretty typical behavior. Particularly since a lot of these folks seem to have adopted a very messianic political style.

Take your conspiracy theories to 4chan, buddy. There is nothing "messianic" about Ward 3 residents not wanting their CM to be a guy who responds to a question about how to increase diversity by talking about the problems created by voucher recipients which - he notes - are overwhelmingly black.

messianic (adj.) fervent or passionate

Seems accurate.

What dictionary are you using? https://www.dictionary.com/browse/messianic

I think this explains a lot about you. Are you still using AOL or did you not attend college?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/messianic
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/messianic
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/messianic
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/messianic

My favorite definition which I think applies here is: “means relating to the belief that there will be a complete change in the social order in a country or in the world.”

The idea that you are out here on defense posting links to dictionary.com because you think you’re being insulted rather than accurately described says a lot about your level of education.

Go read a book!

You respond to a simple question with all that and you accuse others of being defensive? It's also interesting that you think you are in a dialogue. You are not.

You are too important “to be in dialogue” which is why you respond to say so. This is great.

You know what’s even lamer than me? Spending your time concocting spurious anonymous attacks on people you don’t know for the low stakes outcome of winning a city council position for candidates you favor.

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And you're doing what exactly?

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Anonymous wrote:I’m not voting for him, but Frumin is a fine choice.

I feel badly for Frumin. He likely would be the front runner if not for Goulet getting all the outside dark money help. The poll was not just about who was leading the race. It was also message testing. Goulet built his entire outreach around the issues that reportedly tested the best in the poll. If he didn’t have that illegal information, this would be a very different race.

Outside dark money help?

Ugh. This local level smear campaign is too much. Please shut up whatever staffer keeps coming on here posting wild accusations. It’s comical how much mud is flying around for the low low level of importance has. We get it you love being involved in politics. But pleeeeease you look so thirsty posting all these racism accusations and dark money nonsense and lies. Have you no dignity?

Seems that candidates who did not see the GGW endorsement and didn’t even bother to return their questionnaire have gotten lamely smeared on here. That includes Czapary, Mendelson and Goulet. I don’t think GGW is doing this because it’s so childish, but certainly the affiliated crowd is “too online” and seems like pretty typical behavior. Particularly since a lot of these folks seem to have adopted a very messianic political style.

Take your conspiracy theories to 4chan, buddy. There is nothing "messianic" about Ward 3 residents not wanting their CM to be a guy who responds to a question about how to increase diversity by talking about the problems created by voucher recipients which - he notes - are overwhelmingly black.

messianic (adj.) fervent or passionate

Seems accurate.

What dictionary are you using? https://www.dictionary.com/browse/messianic

I think this explains a lot about you. Are you still using AOL or did you not attend college?

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/messianic
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/dictionary/english/messianic
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/english/messianic
https://www.britannica.com/dictionary/messianic

My favorite definition which I think applies here is: “means relating to the belief that there will be a complete change in the social order in a country or in the world.”

The idea that you are out here on defense posting links to dictionary.com because you think you’re being insulted rather than accurately described says a lot about your level of education.

Go read a book!

You respond to a simple question with all that and you accuse others of being defensive? It's also interesting that you think you are in a dialogue. You are not.

You are too important “to be in dialogue” which is why you respond to say so. This is great.

You know what’s even lamer than me? Spending your time concocting spurious anonymous attacks on people you don’t know for the low stakes outcome of winning a city council position for candidates you favor.

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And you're doing what exactly?

Well first, I was just pointing out that there is a group of overzealous weirdos who are concocting these anonymous attacks. Since you were not bright enough to understand what messianic means, now I am just here to point out how dumb you are.

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Anonymous wrote:Really. After all this, I am about ready to pull the lever for Goulet. And he wasn’t even on my short list before.

And why not? He will be Ward 3's Trayon "Washington DC" White. We'll be hated by the rest of the city for electing such a clown, but at least we won't be bored!

Goulet winning (which doesn't look unlikely at all) would be a disaster for our ward and our city. With the rate at which incumbents hold council seats here barring insanely obvious corruption, we'll probably be stuck with him for the next 20 years as well.

Well then, how about addressing his positions on the issues important to the ward? Why would he be a disaster? Housing? Development? Schools? Who would be better? Why?

The mudslinging is not convincing.

His gymnastics with the Foxhall neighbors about the new schools shows pretty clearly that he'll say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

So who is better?

I also am voting for Tricia Duncan

Honestly torn between duncan and frumin (both are better than goulet). I actually wish there was polling, so I could just pick the stronger of the two.

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Anonymous wrote:Really. After all this, I am about ready to pull the lever for Goulet. And he wasn’t even on my short list before.

And why not? He will be Ward 3's Trayon "Washington DC" White. We'll be hated by the rest of the city for electing such a clown, but at least we won't be bored!

Goulet winning (which doesn't look unlikely at all) would be a disaster for our ward and our city. With the rate at which incumbents hold council seats here barring insanely obvious corruption, we'll probably be stuck with him for the next 20 years as well.

Well then, how about addressing his positions on the issues important to the ward? Why would he be a disaster? Housing? Development? Schools? Who would be better? Why?

The mudslinging is not convincing.

His gymnastics with the Foxhall neighbors about the new schools shows pretty clearly that he'll say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

So who is better?

I also am voting for Tricia Duncan

Honestly torn between duncan and frumin (both are better than goulet). I actually wish there was polling, so I could just pick the stronger of the two.

The stronger of the two would be the person endorsed by the outgoing councilmember: Duncan. She seems to have support across a number of key areas. Frumin doesn’t seem to have such a broad base of support across the Ward and that should be a concern.

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Anonymous wrote:Really. After all this, I am about ready to pull the lever for Goulet. And he wasn’t even on my short list before.

And why not? He will be Ward 3's Trayon "Washington DC" White. We'll be hated by the rest of the city for electing such a clown, but at least we won't be bored!

Goulet winning (which doesn't look unlikely at all) would be a disaster for our ward and our city. With the rate at which incumbents hold council seats here barring insanely obvious corruption, we'll probably be stuck with him for the next 20 years as well.

Well then, how about addressing his positions on the issues important to the ward? Why would he be a disaster? Housing? Development? Schools? Who would be better? Why?

The mudslinging is not convincing.

His gymnastics with the Foxhall neighbors about the new schools shows pretty clearly that he'll say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

So who is better?

I also am voting for Tricia Duncan

Honestly torn between duncan and frumin (both are better than goulet). I actually wish there was polling, so I could just pick the stronger of the two.

The stronger of the two would be the person endorsed by the outgoing councilmember: Duncan. She seems to have support across a number of key areas. Frumin doesn’t seem to have such a broad base of support across the Ward and that should be a concern.

I like Duncan but had the opposite impression. Can you elaborate?

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Anonymous wrote:Really. After all this, I am about ready to pull the lever for Goulet. And he wasn’t even on my short list before.

And why not? He will be Ward 3's Trayon "Washington DC" White. We'll be hated by the rest of the city for electing such a clown, but at least we won't be bored!

Goulet winning (which doesn't look unlikely at all) would be a disaster for our ward and our city. With the rate at which incumbents hold council seats here barring insanely obvious corruption, we'll probably be stuck with him for the next 20 years as well.

Well then, how about addressing his positions on the issues important to the ward? Why would he be a disaster? Housing? Development? Schools? Who would be better? Why?

The mudslinging is not convincing.

His gymnastics with the Foxhall neighbors about the new schools shows pretty clearly that he'll say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

So who is better?

I also am voting for Tricia Duncan

Honestly torn between duncan and frumin (both are better than goulet). I actually wish there was polling, so I could just pick the stronger of the two.

The stronger of the two would be the person endorsed by the outgoing councilmember: Duncan. She seems to have support across a number of key areas. Frumin doesn’t seem to have such a broad base of support across the Ward and that should be a concern.

Hahha, she has Palisades support because she's a Palisades candidate but has few accomplishments there or elsewhere.

https://dcgeekery.com/dc-campaign-finance/2022/council-ward-3

Frumin leads in both total donations from Ward 3 and eyeball-test has the widest zone of support.

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Anonymous wrote:Really. After all this, I am about ready to pull the lever for Goulet. And he wasn’t even on my short list before.

And why not? He will be Ward 3's Trayon "Washington DC" White. We'll be hated by the rest of the city for electing such a clown, but at least we won't be bored!

Goulet winning (which doesn't look unlikely at all) would be a disaster for our ward and our city. With the rate at which incumbents hold council seats here barring insanely obvious corruption, we'll probably be stuck with him for the next 20 years as well.

Well then, how about addressing his positions on the issues important to the ward? Why would he be a disaster? Housing? Development? Schools? Who would be better? Why?

The mudslinging is not convincing.

His gymnastics with the Foxhall neighbors about the new schools shows pretty clearly that he'll say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

So who is better?

I also am voting for Tricia Duncan

Honestly torn between duncan and frumin (both are better than goulet). I actually wish there was polling, so I could just pick the stronger of the two.

The stronger of the two would be the person endorsed by the outgoing councilmember: Duncan. She seems to have support across a number of key areas. Frumin doesn’t seem to have such a broad base of support across the Ward and that should be a concern.

Hahha, she has Palisades support because she's a Palisades candidate but has few accomplishments there or elsewhere.

https://dcgeekery.com/dc-campaign-finance/2022/council-ward-3

Frumin leads in both total donations from Ward 3 and eyeball-test has the widest zone of support.

He also fails the WTF test, because he’s been a Cheh campaign chair and she didn’t endorse him. When then people that best know you won’t endorse you, that should be pause for concern.

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Anonymous wrote:Really. After all this, I am about ready to pull the lever for Goulet. And he wasn’t even on my short list before.

And why not? He will be Ward 3's Trayon "Washington DC" White. We'll be hated by the rest of the city for electing such a clown, but at least we won't be bored!

Goulet winning (which doesn't look unlikely at all) would be a disaster for our ward and our city. With the rate at which incumbents hold council seats here barring insanely obvious corruption, we'll probably be stuck with him for the next 20 years as well.

Well then, how about addressing his positions on the issues important to the ward? Why would he be a disaster? Housing? Development? Schools? Who would be better? Why?

The mudslinging is not convincing.

His gymnastics with the Foxhall neighbors about the new schools shows pretty clearly that he'll say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

So who is better?

Frumin has broader and deeper Ward support. They are close on Ward 3 donations.
I also am voting for Tricia Duncan

Honestly torn between duncan and frumin (both are better than goulet). I actually wish there was polling, so I could just pick the stronger of the two.

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Anonymous wrote:Really. After all this, I am about ready to pull the lever for Goulet. And he wasn’t even on my short list before.

And why not? He will be Ward 3's Trayon "Washington DC" White. We'll be hated by the rest of the city for electing such a clown, but at least we won't be bored!

Goulet winning (which doesn't look unlikely at all) would be a disaster for our ward and our city. With the rate at which incumbents hold council seats here barring insanely obvious corruption, we'll probably be stuck with him for the next 20 years as well.

Well then, how about addressing his positions on the issues important to the ward? Why would he be a disaster? Housing? Development? Schools? Who would be better? Why?

The mudslinging is not convincing.

His gymnastics with the Foxhall neighbors about the new schools shows pretty clearly that he'll say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

So who is better?

I also am voting for Tricia Duncan

Honestly torn between duncan and frumin (both are better than goulet). I actually wish there was polling, so I could just pick the stronger of the two.

The stronger of the two would be the person endorsed by the outgoing councilmember: Duncan. She seems to have support across a number of key areas. Frumin doesn’t seem to have such a broad base of support across the Ward and that should be a concern.

Hahha, she has Palisades support because she's a Palisades candidate but has few accomplishments there or elsewhere.

https://dcgeekery.com/dc-campaign-finance/2022/council-ward-3

Frumin leads in both total donations from Ward 3 and eyeball-test has the widest zone of support.

He also fails the WTF test, because he’s been a Cheh campaign chair and she didn’t endorse him. When then people that best know you won’t endorse you, that should be pause for concern.

Cheh has told people including me, that she would only support a woman in the race. If you heard her comments on Kojo last week, she had good things to say about Frumin. It isn't his fault she is being sexist.

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Anonymous wrote:Really. After all this, I am about ready to pull the lever for Goulet. And he wasn’t even on my short list before.

And why not? He will be Ward 3's Trayon "Washington DC" White. We'll be hated by the rest of the city for electing such a clown, but at least we won't be bored!

Goulet winning (which doesn't look unlikely at all) would be a disaster for our ward and our city. With the rate at which incumbents hold council seats here barring insanely obvious corruption, we'll probably be stuck with him for the next 20 years as well.

Well then, how about addressing his positions on the issues important to the ward? Why would he be a disaster? Housing? Development? Schools? Who would be better? Why?

The mudslinging is not convincing.

His gymnastics with the Foxhall neighbors about the new schools shows pretty clearly that he'll say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

So who is better?

I also am voting for Tricia Duncan

Honestly torn between duncan and frumin (both are better than goulet). I actually wish there was polling, so I could just pick the stronger of the two.

The stronger of the two would be the person endorsed by the outgoing councilmember: Duncan. She seems to have support across a number of key areas. Frumin doesn’t seem to have such a broad base of support across the Ward and that should be a concern.

You have this backwards. Frumin's support is Ward wide as a reflection of his work across multiple DCPS communities, his work with the Washington Interfaith Network, the Lisner Home, Tenleytown Main Street, Ft. Reno and so on. Duncan's support is overwhelmingly in Palisades and no where else.

Cheh had good things to say about Frumin including that he would be a fine Councilmember for Ward 3. She is voting for Duncan because she is only supporting women candidates.

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Anonymous wrote:Really. After all this, I am about ready to pull the lever for Goulet. And he wasn’t even on my short list before.

And why not? He will be Ward 3's Trayon "Washington DC" White. We'll be hated by the rest of the city for electing such a clown, but at least we won't be bored!

Goulet winning (which doesn't look unlikely at all) would be a disaster for our ward and our city. With the rate at which incumbents hold council seats here barring insanely obvious corruption, we'll probably be stuck with him for the next 20 years as well.

Well then, how about addressing his positions on the issues important to the ward? Why would he be a disaster? Housing? Development? Schools? Who would be better? Why?

The mudslinging is not convincing.

His gymnastics with the Foxhall neighbors about the new schools shows pretty clearly that he'll say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

So who is better?

I also am voting for Tricia Duncan

Honestly torn between duncan and frumin (both are better than goulet). I actually wish there was polling, so I could just pick the stronger of the two.

The stronger of the two would be the person endorsed by the outgoing councilmember: Duncan. She seems to have support across a number of key areas. Frumin doesn’t seem to have such a broad base of support across the Ward and that should be a concern.

Hahha, she has Palisades support because she's a Palisades candidate but has few accomplishments there or elsewhere.

https://dcgeekery.com/dc-campaign-finance/2022/council-ward-3

Frumin leads in both total donations from Ward 3 and eyeball-test has the widest zone of support.

He also fails the WTF test, because he’s been a Cheh campaign chair and she didn’t endorse him. When then people that best know you won’t endorse you, that should be pause for concern.

Frumin has many more endorsements than other candidates - just not the Washington Post. According to his website, he is being supported by the Teachers Union, Firefighters Union, Jews United for Justice, SEIU, Moms Demand Justice, almost all of the current and former DCPS PTO's (you know, the people who have worked closely with him on DCPS issues) and the majority of the ANC Commissioners in upper NW.

Frankly, he has the best chance of beating Goulet and it is time for supporters of other candidates to coalesce around one person to make sure Goulet doesn't win. Frumin is that candidate.

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Anonymous wrote:Really. After all this, I am about ready to pull the lever for Goulet. And he wasn’t even on my short list before.

And why not? He will be Ward 3's Trayon "Washington DC" White. We'll be hated by the rest of the city for electing such a clown, but at least we won't be bored!

Goulet winning (which doesn't look unlikely at all) would be a disaster for our ward and our city. With the rate at which incumbents hold council seats here barring insanely obvious corruption, we'll probably be stuck with him for the next 20 years as well.

Well then, how about addressing his positions on the issues important to the ward? Why would he be a disaster? Housing? Development? Schools? Who would be better? Why?

The mudslinging is not convincing.

His gymnastics with the Foxhall neighbors about the new schools shows pretty clearly that he'll say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

So who is better?

I also am voting for Tricia Duncan

Honestly torn between duncan and frumin (both are better than goulet). I actually wish there was polling, so I could just pick the stronger of the two.

The stronger of the two would be the person endorsed by the outgoing councilmember: Duncan. She seems to have support across a number of key areas. Frumin doesn’t seem to have such a broad base of support across the Ward and that should be a concern.

Hahha, she has Palisades support because she's a Palisades candidate but has few accomplishments there or elsewhere.

https://dcgeekery.com/dc-campaign-finance/2022/council-ward-3

Frumin leads in both total donations from Ward 3 and eyeball-test has the widest zone of support.

He also fails the WTF test, because he’s been a Cheh campaign chair and she didn’t endorse him. When then people that best know you won’t endorse you, that should be pause for concern.

Frumin has many more endorsements than other candidates - just not the Washington Post. According to his website, he is being supported by the Teachers Union, Firefighters Union, Jews United for Justice, SEIU, Moms Demand Justice, almost all of the current and former DCPS PTO's (you know, the people who have worked closely with him on DCPS issues) and the majority of the ANC Commissioners in upper NW.

Frankly, he has the best chance of beating Goulet and it is time for supporters of other candidates to coalesce around one person to make sure Goulet doesn't win. Frumin is that candidate.

What if people like Goulet and want him to represent them? What if there are other fine candidates as well?

There is nothing essential about Frumin.

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Goulet is pandering to the Foxhall residents who don't want a school, he is pandering to Cleveland Park NIMBYs while at the same time accepting the endorsement of the Chamber of Commerce.

Go figure.

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Anonymous wrote:Really. After all this, I am about ready to pull the lever for Goulet. And he wasn’t even on my short list before.

And why not? He will be Ward 3's Trayon "Washington DC" White. We'll be hated by the rest of the city for electing such a clown, but at least we won't be bored!

Goulet winning (which doesn't look unlikely at all) would be a disaster for our ward and our city. With the rate at which incumbents hold council seats here barring insanely obvious corruption, we'll probably be stuck with him for the next 20 years as well.

Well then, how about addressing his positions on the issues important to the ward? Why would he be a disaster? Housing? Development? Schools? Who would be better? Why?

The mudslinging is not convincing.

His gymnastics with the Foxhall neighbors about the new schools shows pretty clearly that he'll say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

So who is better?

I also am voting for Tricia Duncan

Honestly torn between duncan and frumin (both are better than goulet). I actually wish there was polling, so I could just pick the stronger of the two.

The stronger of the two would be the person endorsed by the outgoing councilmember: Duncan. She seems to have support across a number of key areas. Frumin doesn’t seem to have such a broad base of support across the Ward and that should be a concern.

Hahha, she has Palisades support because she's a Palisades candidate but has few accomplishments there or elsewhere.

https://dcgeekery.com/dc-campaign-finance/2022/council-ward-3

Frumin leads in both total donations from Ward 3 and eyeball-test has the widest zone of support.

He also fails the WTF test, because he’s been a Cheh campaign chair and she didn’t endorse him. When then people that best know you won’t endorse you, that should be pause for concern.

Frumin has many more endorsements than other candidates - just not the Washington Post. According to his website, he is being supported by the Teachers Union, Firefighters Union, Jews United for Justice, SEIU, Moms Demand Justice, almost all of the current and former DCPS PTO's (you know, the people who have worked closely with him on DCPS issues) and the majority of the ANC Commissioners in upper NW.

Frankly, he has the best chance of beating Goulet and it is time for supporters of other candidates to coalesce around one person to make sure Goulet doesn't win. Frumin is that candidate.

What if people like Goulet and want him to represent them? What if there are other fine candidates as well?

There is nothing essential about Frumin.

Frumin has actually rolled up his sleeves and done a ton of work across the Ward over the last 15+ years.

In that same period of time, Goulet has done absolutely nothing for the community.

I guess if you like people to represent you who have no clue how things on the ground work, then Goulet is your guy.

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Anonymous wrote:Really. After all this, I am about ready to pull the lever for Goulet. And he wasn’t even on my short list before.

And why not? He will be Ward 3's Trayon "Washington DC" White. We'll be hated by the rest of the city for electing such a clown, but at least we won't be bored!

Goulet winning (which doesn't look unlikely at all) would be a disaster for our ward and our city. With the rate at which incumbents hold council seats here barring insanely obvious corruption, we'll probably be stuck with him for the next 20 years as well.

Well then, how about addressing his positions on the issues important to the ward? Why would he be a disaster? Housing? Development? Schools? Who would be better? Why?

The mudslinging is not convincing.

His gymnastics with the Foxhall neighbors about the new schools shows pretty clearly that he'll say whatever he thinks his audience wants to hear.

So who is better?

I also am voting for Tricia Duncan

Honestly torn between duncan and frumin (both are better than goulet). I actually wish there was polling, so I could just pick the stronger of the two.

The stronger of the two would be the person endorsed by the outgoing councilmember: Duncan. She seems to have support across a number of key areas. Frumin doesn’t seem to have such a broad base of support across the Ward and that should be a concern.

Hahha, she has Palisades support because she's a Palisades candidate but has few accomplishments there or elsewhere.

https://dcgeekery.com/dc-campaign-finance/2022/council-ward-3

Frumin leads in both total donations from Ward 3 and eyeball-test has the widest zone of support.

He also fails the WTF test, because he’s been a Cheh campaign chair and she didn’t endorse him. When then people that best know you won’t endorse you, that should be pause for concern.

Cheh has told people including me, that she would only support a woman in the race. If you heard her comments on Kojo last week, she had good things to say about Frumin. It isn't his fault she is being sexist.

I have no idea if Goulet will win - none of us do - but if he does, Cheh should shoulder a fair amount of the blame. Once it became apparent that Goulet had momentum, she could have stepped to properly endorse either Duncan or Frumin and encouraged the others to scale back their campaigns for the greater good. By pseudo-endorsing Duncan over Frumin - who leads the fundraising and attracted plenty of other endorsements - and then doing nothing else to campaign for Duncan, she muddied the waters and has encouraged the splitting of votes between the two. I hope Duncan is elected, but could we'll see Goulet winning with less than the sum of the votes for Duncan and Frumin.