Brooke Pinto’s political future

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't care why Brooke Pinto is on the Council, how she got there and what her agenda is. All I know is that she is the only one showing initiative, over the course of a few years, to combat the crime issues this city faces.

Keep on complaining, but if crime rates do not decrease soon, we will not have a viable downtown as businesses continue to shut down and leave the city. Which means no one will want to be in DC, and jobs will go away, and people will move away.

Ask your council members why aren't making crime the VERY FIRST PRIORITY RIGHT NOW.

Same to ALL your points, PP.

Housing values can drop, schools can empty. It has happened before. And when revenues plummet from the CRE implosion, there won't be so much $$$ for all the pet projects...

[Anonymous]

Allen, Nadeau and Robert White are supporting Pinto's crime bill:

https://twitter.com/NickMinock/status/1745539499763929385

It's undeniable now that she's the new power center on the Council.

[Anonymous]

As a Ward 2 resident, I’m not terribly impressed with her. Why are we only now seeing her tough-on-crime side? Where was it last year? She might be the least problematic/slightly more competent councilmember, but that’s not saying much. It is such a low bar!

[Anonymous]

She has been talking about crime for a long time despite the optics. I thought she was a dilettante but am impressed and grateful to her

[Anonymous]

I am not a Ward 2 voter. I don't expect Pinto to get any serious opposition in the D primary. She's been very outspoken on crime issues in DC (and rightly so) and this will play well with her rich white resident base and rich white downtown donors.

I have a better opinion now of her than I did when she was first elected. She seems to have a pretty good grasp on the issues. She's also pretty public, engaging with press. She's definitely a big step up from crooked Jack Evans, who apparently is shameless enough to be considering running for the Ward 2 seat again. Please, don't, loser.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I am not a Ward 2 voter. I don't expect Pinto to get any serious opposition in the D primary. She's been very outspoken on crime issues in DC (and rightly so) and this will play well with her rich white resident base and rich white downtown donors.

I have a better opinion now of her than I did when she was first elected. She seems to have a pretty good grasp on the issues. She's also pretty public, engaging with press. She's definitely a big step up from crooked Jack Evans, who apparently is shameless enough to be considering running for the Ward 2 seat again. Please, don't, loser.

Tom Sherwood reported last night that Evans is not running.

https://twitter.com/tomsherwood/status/1745856388234957208?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:As a Ward 2 resident, I’m not terribly impressed with her. Why are we only now seeing her tough-on-crime side? Where was it last year? She might be the least problematic/slightly more competent councilmember, but that’s not saying much. It is such a low bar!

This is facts

[Anonymous]

My husband was saying similar stuff and I called him on it. There's some misogynist, classist attitude towards Pinto I can't quite put my finger on. As far as I can see, she's the ONLY councilmember demonstrating common sense right now and that's what I judge her by. If she fs up down the road, I'll determine. But for now I think Pinto bashing reflects more on lazy reflex (yes, my hubby can do that) than her.

[Anonymous]

Google The Plan and DC to understand why some Washingtonians are distrustful of her and her crime bill.

[Anonymous]

I misjudged Pinto as a dilettante when she squeaked thru in the primary.

She’s actually been a very good Council member, has responsive staff, and is probably the most energetic person on the Council. She’s smart.

Will happily donate and vote for her next time around. I’ve already written to her to express our family’s support for her crime bill to which she sent us a nice response.

Keep it up, CM Pinto.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Google The Plan and DC to understand why some Washingtonians are distrustful of her and her crime bill.

I'm not sure I'd find my way to what you want to share. Can you explain your distrust, in a nutshell?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My husband was saying similar stuff and I called him on it. There's some misogynist, classist attitude towards Pinto I can't quite put my finger on. As far as I can see, she's the ONLY councilmember demonstrating common sense right now and that's what I judge her by. If she fs up down the road, I'll determine. But for now I think Pinto bashing reflects more on lazy reflex (yes, my hubby can do that) than her.

Then you aren’t actually listening to what people are saying about her.

She’s getting attention for her crime bill now, but everything she’s done up to this point has been lightweight stuff. I’ve contacted her office multiple times about different things and they never respond. My neighbors report the same. Not very impressive on that front. I’m not disputing she seems to have some common sense, but I don’t think that qualifies her as some superstar. She’s meh. Not outstanding, not terrible like the others, but just fine.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
I'm not sure I'd find my way to what you want to share. Can you explain your distrust, in a nutshell?

The Plan is a conspiracy theory in Washington, D.C., which posits that since the enactment of the District of Columbia Home Rule Act in 1973, white people have had a "plan to take back" the black-majority city and the offices of the local government

[Anonymous]

She is a loser carpetbagger whose daddy bought her a Council seat. No respect.

[Anonymous]

The bill is window dressing with either unconstitutional or borderline unconstitutional provisions that MPD will abuse. Nothing will change except paying even more in MPD settlements. The process has been quite rushed and it largely a bad law.