Frumin vs. Krucoff vs. that Libertarian

[Anonymous]

Krucoff is not Trump.

[Anonymous]

We got a postcard mailer from Krucuff that compares him with Frumin on about nine issues. We always assumed we would vote for Frumin, but when we saw the lineup on the issues ithe decision was clear, not even close. On a couple of issues, Frumin avoids the issue or will just go along to get along. We’re both voting for David Krucoff for Ward 3.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Krukoff. And I’ve never voted Republican before. Frumin seems like a decent and knowledgeable guy. But we don’t need 13 Frumins on the Council. We desperately need some diversity of thought to prevent the progressives from turning DC into the next Portland or SF which are completely unlivable for families.

I am in this place, too. Thoroughly disgusted with the current City Council.

Krucoff will bring more pragmatic common sense to the Council. He’ll be more aligned with Chairman Mendelson than with the less-sensible Council members.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Krukoff. And I’ve never voted Republican before. Frumin seems like a decent and knowledgeable guy. But we don’t need 13 Frumins on the Council. We desperately need some diversity of thought to prevent the progressives from turning DC into the next Portland or SF which are completely unlivable for families.

I am in this place, too. Thoroughly disgusted with the current City Council.

Krucoff will bring more pragmatic common sense to the Council. He’ll be more aligned with Chairman Mendelson than with the less-sensible Council members.

He will literally be given zero respect on the Council and won't be able to cut any deals because he will be a pariah from day one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got a postcard mailer from Krucuff that compares him with Frumin on about nine issues. We always assumed we would vote for Frumin, but when we saw the lineup on the issues ithe decision was clear, not even close. On a couple of issues, Frumin avoids the issue or will just go along to get along. We’re both voting for David Krucoff for Ward 3.

Hmmm, I am a consistent ward 3 voter and have received nothing from Krucoff. All I know about him is that he is for retrocession,. Even that is a non-starter. I am curious as to the other policy positions he differs with Frumin.

To me, anyone who affiliates with the moden GOP is basically saying they are ok with white nationalism and anti-choice, whether they are or not, they are willing to go along to get along. That is a losing proposition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Krukoff. And I’ve never voted Republican before. Frumin seems like a decent and knowledgeable guy. But we don’t need 13 Frumins on the Council. We desperately need some diversity of thought to prevent the progressives from turning DC into the next Portland or SF which are completely unlivable for families.

I am in this place, too. Thoroughly disgusted with the current City Council.

Krucoff will bring more pragmatic common sense to the Council. He’ll be more aligned with Chairman Mendelson than with the less-sensible Council members.

He will literally be given zero respect on the Council and won't be able to cut any deals because he will be a pariah from day one.

So we should just roll over and accept the groupthink, rather than try to vote in some diversity of thought? I completely disagree.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Krukoff. And I’ve never voted Republican before. Frumin seems like a decent and knowledgeable guy. But we don’t need 13 Frumins on the Council. We desperately need some diversity of thought to prevent the progressives from turning DC into the next Portland or SF which are completely unlivable for families.

I am in this place, too. Thoroughly disgusted with the current City Council.

Krucoff will bring more pragmatic common sense to the Council. He’ll be more aligned with Chairman Mendelson than with the less-sensible Council members.

He will literally be given zero respect on the Council and won't be able to cut any deals because he will be a pariah from day one.

So we should just roll over and accept the groupthink, rather than try to vote in some diversity of thought? I completely disagree.

Diversity of thought is fine. Being a pariah who literally has no qualification or community roots to do the job effectively is another.

Any old person cannot be an effective Councilmember. Ask Brandon Todd.

There are plenty of smart GOP who actually have volunteered in different orgs in the Ward, or who actually sent their kids to DCPS and didn't move to Maryland for the honor, who would be great Councilmembers. Krucoff is none of these things.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Krukoff. And I’ve never voted Republican before. Frumin seems like a decent and knowledgeable guy. But we don’t need 13 Frumins on the Council. We desperately need some diversity of thought to prevent the progressives from turning DC into the next Portland or SF which are completely unlivable for families.

Agree with this - there needs to be more balance on how to manage the nuts and bolts of the city and not just pushing policies that don't really address the issues the city is facing but rack up political points - Frumin might be good with a different council but he seems like he would not stand up to Elissa Silverman, Briane Nadeau etc.. who are putting sound bites over taking care of the city

Why?

The city has a $6,5B rainy day surplus fund and a AAA bond rating.

These are impressive per capital metrics that any Governor would be envious of.

Yes, but any real Governor who woke up this morning and saw that a major employer (HHS) decided to permanently allow people to work from home and understands that when commercial leases next come up for renewal that their one and only downtown will contract by 30%, would have pooped their pants. DC will blow through that $6B in about a year on stuff like free metro cards, violence interrupters, and bike lanes. Might be nice to have someone with actual business experience on the Council when that happens.

That is why they started offering incentives to convert office buildings to residential during covid.

DC will be fine, but thanks for your concern.

Most office buildings downtown are not easy or feasible to convert to residential - the floor plates are too deep, you can't put all the additional penetrations in the floor for the kitchens and bathrooms you would need to add. Also why are all these people going to want to live downtown when there is no commerce there? What policies of the current progressive bloc of the council led to the surplus? None, they lucked out and rode a great economy for DC - A city council needs to temper ideological goals with responsible governance - like the Chairman.

[Anonymous]

Frumin seems like a nice guy, but another voter here who just isn't willing to add another progressive rubber stamp to the Council. As a parent, I am absolutely FURIOUS over the liberal COVID hand-wringing and its devastating impact on DCPS students. Mailed it in for Krucoff last week.

[Anonymous]

I voted for the Libertarian

[Anonymous]

about that postcard mailer

He hasn't been complying with DC campaign law and he has yet to file an financial disclosure when they are due. He has been late with every.single.one.

But that is the GOP and the idiots who are single voting on bike lanes deserve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Frumin seems like a nice guy, but another voter here who just isn't willing to add another progressive rubber stamp to the Council. As a parent, I am absolutely FURIOUS over the liberal COVID hand-wringing and its devastating impact on DCPS students. Mailed it in for Krucoff last week.

science matters (to most people)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We got a postcard mailer from Krucuff that compares him with Frumin on about nine issues. We always assumed we would vote for Frumin, but when we saw the lineup on the issues ithe decision was clear, not even close. On a couple of issues, Frumin avoids the issue or will just go along to get along. We’re both voting for David Krucoff for Ward 3.

You are believing that mailer? Talk about uninformed.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Frumin seems like a nice guy, but another voter here who just isn't willing to add another progressive rubber stamp to the Council. As a parent, I am absolutely FURIOUS over the liberal COVID hand-wringing and its devastating impact on DCPS students. Mailed it in for Krucoff last week.

science matters (to most people)

Oh! The "Science Matters!" folks! We are really still doing this? What exactly is a "good" outcome from COVID? It exists. 80% of the country has had it. Most people get it, recover, and move on with their lives. The suggestion that this doctor is making, that every child who gets COVID will develop an autoimmune disease or CANCER is assinine. It's fearmongering. It's akin to the folks who swore up and down on the science, and warned of a "genocide of Black and Brown children" when the mask mandate was lifted in schools...

I have no doubt that if he had been on the Council, Frumin would have been complicit in the madness. As a parent, I need someone who might hypothetically stick up for reason if this were to ever happen again.

[Anonymous]

Said the person who will be wailing when her kid gets Long Covid.