Who should we elect Mayor of DC next?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Racine spent his time pursuing Trump trying to raise his national profile and how many times did that work and what happened to his national profile?

Robert White is on education committee and is almost Nadeau like in his ability to create the illusion he's actually doing something.

Verdict? It's Bowser's job until she no longer wants it.

You may be right. But I don't have to like it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Racine spent his time pursuing Trump trying to raise his national profile and how many times did that work and what happened to his national profile?

Robert White is on education committee and is almost Nadeau like in his ability to create the illusion he's actually doing something.

Verdict? It's Bowser's job until she no longer wants it.

Why doesn't anyone want to run against Bowser though outside of the usual suspect / "controlled opposition"? Hell, even Pinto could be a better Mayor!

[Anonymous]

Sure, take someone with even less executive experience than Bowser and almost no Council experience who has barely lived in DC a few years, and make them Mayor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure, take someone with even less executive experience than Bowser and almost no Council experience who has barely lived in DC a few years, and make them Mayor.

But will they do worse than Bowser, though? No.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sure, take someone with even less executive experience than Bowser and almost no Council experience who has barely lived in DC a few years, and make them Mayor.

Shall I say 45?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Karl Racine, currently DC Attorney General.

+1. Would love to see Rancine run! Not sure he’s interested though (and frankly, I don’t blame him).
I get the impression that Charles Allen eventually wants to run for mayor as well, not sure he wants to run against Bowser though.

What on earth would be Charles Allen's platform? "Embrace crime to keep kids warm"?

[Anonymous]

Have any of you meet Robert White? The guy is genuine. You may not like his perspective but he's a real deal and I think he'd do great as Mayor.

[Anonymous]

A white mayor who will cleanup DC like giuliani did for nyc

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:A white mayor who will cleanup DC like giuliani did for nyc

Nonstarter given who the voters are right now. (Not young people passing through, but older African Americans.)

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Fenty was horrible and corrupt AF. Bowser similarly awful.

I worked in the Fenty administration. I absolutely believed he was corrupt. He made it seem like he was the great savior. Our great savior was Anthony Williams.

Williams and actually Vince Gray were great mayors. Fenty and Bowser horrid.

Agree with this.

We need someone new though. Id add dealing with homelessness/public camping/nuisances to the list of difficult issues to tackle, along with reopening schools and covid response. Also repurposing downtown as live/work spaces.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Fenty was horrible and corrupt AF. Bowser similarly awful.

I worked in the Fenty administration. I absolutely believed he was corrupt. He made it seem like he was the great savior. Our great savior was Anthony Williams.

Williams and actually Vince Gray were great mayors. Fenty and Bowser horrid.

Agree with this.

We need someone new though. Id add dealing with homelessness/public camping/nuisances to the list of difficult issues to tackle, along with reopening schools and covid response. Also repurposing downtown as live/work spaces.

Repurposing empty office space as live/work for soon-to-be formerly homeless people is a great idea and probably saves us money in the long run too!

[Anonymous]

I don't have a fight in the game with schools, although I can sympathize. I want someone who will be TOUGH on crime. Will install MORE red light and speed cameras. I want sometone who will start the process of deciding where marijuana can be smoked. People should not be able to light up any and everywhere. I want someone who will do something about the homeless setting up tents everywhere and making the area a junk yard. I want a major that will put full grocery stores in Wards 7 & 8. I want a mayor that will open rec centers on Sundays. Have many other items, but those are starts.
#1 - HANDLE ON CRIME!!!! Get tough!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:A white mayor who will cleanup DC like giuliani did for nyc

Nonstarter given who the voters are right now. (Not young people passing through, but older African Americans.)

I’m a white gentrifying millennial and I loathe Bowser, but I would vote for her for 10 more elections before I vote for anyone remotely similar to Mayor Stop and Frisk Guiliani.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't have a fight in the game with schools, although I can sympathize. I want someone who will be TOUGH on crime. Will install MORE red light and speed cameras. I want sometone who will start the process of deciding where marijuana can be smoked. People should not be able to light up any and everywhere. I want someone who will do something about the homeless setting up tents everywhere and making the area a junk yard. I want a major that will put full grocery stores in Wards 7 & 8. I want a mayor that will open rec centers on Sundays. Have many other items, but those are starts.
#1 - HANDLE ON CRIME!!!! Get tough!

So you can park your car in public space for $35/year but others can't take up the equivalent space with a tent? Cool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't have a fight in the game with schools, although I can sympathize. I want someone who will be TOUGH on crime. Will install MORE red light and speed cameras. I want sometone who will start the process of deciding where marijuana can be smoked. People should not be able to light up any and everywhere. I want someone who will do something about the homeless setting up tents everywhere and making the area a junk yard. I want a major that will put full grocery stores in Wards 7 & 8. I want a mayor that will open rec centers on Sundays. Have many other items, but those are starts.
#1 - HANDLE ON CRIME!!!! Get tough!

So you can park your car in public space for $35/year but others can't take up the equivalent space with a tent? Cool.

I don't want them arrested or anything. We need to get these some assistance (mental health counseling, housing, decent food, etc)