Kenyan or Janeese?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:McDuffie has done nothing for all his time on the council. He is a do nothing guy. I’m voting for Janeese.

He does feel like that same Bowser brand. Say the right things then half ass implementation.

He is copying a lot of Janeese talking points which must be weird for his supporters here.

He is not copying her points. Name three times he did that.

Oh I remember one. He broke out "budget is a moral document", which is something I heard from Janeese pretty consistently beforehand. It's historically been a progressive line, not a moderate one.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:The only people I know who support JLG are colossally mediocre white people who go to extreme lengths to downplay their excessive privilege.

Yes, so many “colossally mediocre white people” . . .:

Yvette Alexander
Karl Racine
Tommy Wells
Robert White
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
AFL-CIO Metropolitan Washington Council
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689
AFGE Local 2978
American Federation of Teachers Local 6
Committee of Interns and Residents
Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
IBEW Local 26
IUPAT District Council 51
LIUNA Philadelphia/Baltimore/Washington Laborers' District Council
SEIU 32BJ
SEIU Local 500
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400
UNITE HERE Locals 23 and 25
UFCW Local 400
Washington Teachers Union
CASA in Action
Free DC
Greater Greater Washington
Jews United for Justice
Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America
Our Revolution D.C
People for the American Way
Sierra Club
Political parties
Working Families Party

I like Tony Williams, but his endorsement is not going to move the needle, dearie.

Most of those people don't even live in the city. Most of people who work for the unions don't live in the city. They are happy to influence our elections, work in our city and take their money to Maryland.

And the developers and corporate lobbyists who have endorsed McDuffie are the voice of the people??? Please don’t make me laugh so hard!

You point is what? I never suggested such. However, at least developers are building things in the city that are nice. I remember when no one was investing in DC. Most of the developers and lobbyists that I know (and I know many) actually do live in the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McDuffie has done nothing for all his time on the council. He is a do nothing guy. I’m voting for Janeese.

I live in Ward 4. To suggest that she has done anything is ridiculous. She has been terrible.

[Anonymous]

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And the developers and corporate lobbyists who have endorsed McDuffie are the voice of the people??? Please don’t make me laugh so hard!


You point is what? I never suggested such. However, at least developers are building things in the city that are nice. I remember when no one was investing in DC. Most of the developers and lobbyists that I know (and I know many) actually do live in the city.

Yes and dream on about getting any affordable housing (or new rental housing at any price point) if the "freeze the rents" ballot initiative passes. Institutional equity investment money for new multifamily was already giving DC a hard pass over the last year due to the DOGE bloodbath plus Trump's "DC is a hellscape thus the National Guard" performative antics. If further rent control comes on-line, that will be the nail in the coffin for DC investment. I remember when there was a 15 year period in the 80s and 90s when literally no new multifamily buildings were built in DC because of a confluence of the savings & loan RE recession, coupled with TOPA and rent control (and Marion Barry as Mayor)---DC was toxic for RE developers. Just like Trump's crazy on the right is causing us to commit national suicide on the world stage, the crazy progressive left has the same effect in DC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:


And the developers and corporate lobbyists who have endorsed McDuffie are the voice of the people??? Please don’t make me laugh so hard!


You point is what? I never suggested such. However, at least developers are building things in the city that are nice. I remember when no one was investing in DC. Most of the developers and lobbyists that I know (and I know many) actually do live in the city.

Yes and dream on about getting any affordable housing (or new rental housing at any price point) if the "freeze the rents" ballot initiative passes. Institutional equity investment money for new multifamily was already giving DC a hard pass over the last year due to the DOGE bloodbath plus Trump's "DC is a hellscape thus the National Guard" performative antics. If further rent control comes on-line, that will be the nail in the coffin for DC investment. I remember when there was a 15 year period in the 80s and 90s when literally no new multifamily buildings were built in DC because of a confluence of the savings & loan RE recession, coupled with TOPA and rent control (and Marion Barry as Mayor)---DC was toxic for RE developers. Just like Trump's crazy on the right is causing us to commit national suicide on the world stage, the crazy progressive left has the same effect in DC.

The "far left" is responsible for things like preK-3/preK-4, parental leave, and a 40 hour work week. It is in no way comparable to the fascist right.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


And the developers and corporate lobbyists who have endorsed McDuffie are the voice of the people??? Please don’t make me laugh so hard!


You point is what? I never suggested such. However, at least developers are building things in the city that are nice. I remember when no one was investing in DC. Most of the developers and lobbyists that I know (and I know many) actually do live in the city.

Yes and dream on about getting any affordable housing (or new rental housing at any price point) if the "freeze the rents" ballot initiative passes. Institutional equity investment money for new multifamily was already giving DC a hard pass over the last year due to the DOGE bloodbath plus Trump's "DC is a hellscape thus the National Guard" performative antics. If further rent control comes on-line, that will be the nail in the coffin for DC investment. I remember when there was a 15 year period in the 80s and 90s when literally no new multifamily buildings were built in DC because of a confluence of the savings & loan RE recession, coupled with TOPA and rent control (and Marion Barry as Mayor)---DC was toxic for RE developers. Just like Trump's crazy on the right is causing us to commit national suicide on the world stage, the crazy progressive left has the same effect in DC.

The "far left" is responsible for things like preK-3/preK-4, parental leave, and a 40 hour work week. It is in no way comparable to the fascist right.

You are somewhat correct, preK3 and parental leave came from the triangulating centrists, but that is irrelevant to DC's local elections. There is no fascist right in our local elections. In DC the extreme left is the problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


And the developers and corporate lobbyists who have endorsed McDuffie are the voice of the people??? Please don’t make me laugh so hard!


You point is what? I never suggested such. However, at least developers are building things in the city that are nice. I remember when no one was investing in DC. Most of the developers and lobbyists that I know (and I know many) actually do live in the city.

Yes and dream on about getting any affordable housing (or new rental housing at any price point) if the "freeze the rents" ballot initiative passes. Institutional equity investment money for new multifamily was already giving DC a hard pass over the last year due to the DOGE bloodbath plus Trump's "DC is a hellscape thus the National Guard" performative antics. If further rent control comes on-line, that will be the nail in the coffin for DC investment. I remember when there was a 15 year period in the 80s and 90s when literally no new multifamily buildings were built in DC because of a confluence of the savings & loan RE recession, coupled with TOPA and rent control (and Marion Barry as Mayor)---DC was toxic for RE developers. Just like Trump's crazy on the right is causing us to commit national suicide on the world stage, the crazy progressive left has the same effect in DC.

The "far left" is responsible for things like preK-3/preK-4, parental leave, and a 40 hour work week. It is in no way comparable to the fascist right.

You are somewhat correct, preK3 and parental leave came from the triangulating centrists, but that is irrelevant to DC's local elections. There is no fascist right in our local elections. In DC the extreme left is the problem.

Triangulating centrist?? Uh, what?

Those things came from progressives dragging centrists into it. They are by definition progressive and not business-moderate. But they are good for us as a city.

And I fail to see what's so extreme about things like that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:McDuffie has done nothing for all his time on the council. He is a do nothing guy. I’m voting for Janeese.

He does feel like that same Bowser brand. Say the right things then half ass implementation.

He is copying a lot of Janeese talking points which must be weird for his supporters here.

He is not copying her points. Name three times he did that.

Oh I remember one. He broke out "budget is a moral document", which is something I heard from Janeese pretty consistently beforehand. It's historically been a progressive line, not a moderate one.

Sir/Ma'am, that is not a JLG quote. That's a really old phrase most often (probably mis-)attributed to MLK Jr. It's also not a unique concept, it's pretty much what everyone thinks. It's most often brought up by progressives (to justify funding things that are important but not cheap) but it's also essentially the justification of things like the Hyde Amendment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


And the developers and corporate lobbyists who have endorsed McDuffie are the voice of the people??? Please don’t make me laugh so hard!


You point is what? I never suggested such. However, at least developers are building things in the city that are nice. I remember when no one was investing in DC. Most of the developers and lobbyists that I know (and I know many) actually do live in the city.

Yes and dream on about getting any affordable housing (or new rental housing at any price point) if the "freeze the rents" ballot initiative passes. Institutional equity investment money for new multifamily was already giving DC a hard pass over the last year due to the DOGE bloodbath plus Trump's "DC is a hellscape thus the National Guard" performative antics. If further rent control comes on-line, that will be the nail in the coffin for DC investment. I remember when there was a 15 year period in the 80s and 90s when literally no new multifamily buildings were built in DC because of a confluence of the savings & loan RE recession, coupled with TOPA and rent control (and Marion Barry as Mayor)---DC was toxic for RE developers. Just like Trump's crazy on the right is causing us to commit national suicide on the world stage, the crazy progressive left has the same effect in DC.

The "far left" is responsible for things like preK-3/preK-4, parental leave, and a 40 hour work week. It is in no way comparable to the fascist right.

You are somewhat correct, preK3 and parental leave came from the triangulating centrists, but that is irrelevant to DC's local elections. There is no fascist right in our local elections. In DC the extreme left is the problem.

Triangulating centrist?? Uh, what?

Those things came from progressives dragging centrists into it. They are by definition progressive and not business-moderate. But they are good for us as a city.

And I fail to see what's so extreme about things like that.

Those aren't extreme but they're also national not local policies.

Redefining juvenile to under 26, eliminating punishment for bad behavior in schools, blowing up traffic on purpose, traffic cameras everywhere, free IVF treatment, rent freezes plus eviction moratoriums, free housing for all, middle class tax increases, etc are some examples of the problem of extreme progressives in DC.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:


And the developers and corporate lobbyists who have endorsed McDuffie are the voice of the people??? Please don’t make me laugh so hard!


You point is what? I never suggested such. However, at least developers are building things in the city that are nice. I remember when no one was investing in DC. Most of the developers and lobbyists that I know (and I know many) actually do live in the city.

Yes and dream on about getting any affordable housing (or new rental housing at any price point) if the "freeze the rents" ballot initiative passes. Institutional equity investment money for new multifamily was already giving DC a hard pass over the last year due to the DOGE bloodbath plus Trump's "DC is a hellscape thus the National Guard" performative antics. If further rent control comes on-line, that will be the nail in the coffin for DC investment. I remember when there was a 15 year period in the 80s and 90s when literally no new multifamily buildings were built in DC because of a confluence of the savings & loan RE recession, coupled with TOPA and rent control (and Marion Barry as Mayor)---DC was toxic for RE developers. Just like Trump's crazy on the right is causing us to commit national suicide on the world stage, the crazy progressive left has the same effect in DC.

The "far left" is responsible for things like preK-3/preK-4, parental leave, and a 40 hour work week. It is in no way comparable to the fascist right.

You are somewhat correct, preK3 and parental leave came from the triangulating centrists, but that is irrelevant to DC's local elections. There is no fascist right in our local elections. In DC the extreme left is the problem.

Triangulating centrist?? Uh, what?

Those things came from progressives dragging centrists into it. They are by definition progressive and not business-moderate. But they are good for us as a city.

And I fail to see what's so extreme about things like that.

Those aren't extreme but they're also national not local policies.

Redefining juvenile to under 26, eliminating punishment for bad behavior in schools, blowing up traffic on purpose, traffic cameras everywhere, free IVF treatment, rent freezes plus eviction moratoriums, free housing for all, middle class tax increases, etc are some examples of the problem of extreme progressives in DC.

Cool story, including all the things you made up or grossly exaggerated.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only people I know who support JLG are colossally mediocre white people who go to extreme lengths to downplay their excessive privilege.

Yes, so many “colossally mediocre white people” . . .:

Yvette Alexander
Karl Racine
Tommy Wells
Robert White
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
AFL-CIO Metropolitan Washington Council
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689
AFGE Local 2978
American Federation of Teachers Local 6
Committee of Interns and Residents
Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
IBEW Local 26
IUPAT District Council 51
LIUNA Philadelphia/Baltimore/Washington Laborers' District Council
SEIU 32BJ
SEIU Local 500
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400
UNITE HERE Locals 23 and 25
UFCW Local 400
Washington Teachers Union
CASA in Action
Free DC
Greater Greater Washington
Jews United for Justice
Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America
Our Revolution D.C
People for the American Way
Sierra Club
Political parties
Working Families Party

I like Tony Williams, but his endorsement is not going to move the needle, dearie.

Most of those people don't even live in the city. Most of people who work for the unions don't live in the city. They are happy to influence our elections, work in our city and take their money to Maryland.

And the developers and corporate lobbyists who have endorsed McDuffie are the voice of the people??? Please don’t make me laugh so hard!

You point is what? I never suggested such. However, at least developers are building things in the city that are nice. I remember when no one was investing in DC. Most of the developers and lobbyists that I know (and I know many) actually do live in the city.

Mcduffie has the RAMW endorsement now. He is clearly being picked as the pro business candidate. It saddens me every time I see a restaurant shut down here so it does add to my consideration.

[Anonymous]

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Most of those people don't even live in the city. Most of people who work for the unions don't live in the city. They are happy to influence our elections, work in our city and take their money to Maryland.

You are exactly right. And given Karl Racine's horrible track record on juvenile crime as AG, his endorsement is a big negative for me. Tony Williams dug this city out of bankruptcy and all the white progressives who think Janeese is so cool have no appreciation that were it not for Tony Williams, they would not enjoy all the amenities they like today. When Williams was first elected, 14th Street and H street were still boarded-up wastelands from the 1968 riots. Penn Quarter was the same. The area where the Wharf is now consisted of two incredibly mediocre seafood restaurants. DC bureaucracy was a nightmare. Janeese's lack of understanding of basic economics will undo over two decades of fiscal stability. That's why Tony Williams endorsed Kenyan.

You all are so close but probably don't get it. McDuffie and Lewis George are nearly the same on this stuff.

If we could give president Trump a shot he'd really clean up the streets. Imagine a Deanwood fine dining scene. You'd be thanking him then! No one else will get you there.

Give Trump a shot? Are you kidding? So he can spend millions and millios for Dns on dumb projects for DC. Our parks are fenced off with no work being done. He talks but can't actually do anything. Trump has a terrible track record of actually building anything.

Crime is down. That speaks for itself. Let him crack some heads without the usual uproar and you'll get even cleaner streets. He'll get rid of the stupid bike lanes too.

I will say McDuffie is onto something with getting rid of traffic cameras, so maybe he's a step in the right direction.

Crime is down every major city, it’s a nationwide trend that preceded Trump and has nothing to do with him or his NG/ICE intimidation campaign. His DC “cleanup” projects have been handed to his cronies at great taxpayer expense and gone nowhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve been on the fence about whether I would rank McDuffie at all, and then today I was almost hit by two separate speeding cars in two separate crosswalks and I decided I won’t. I think reckless driving on DC streets has become a serious public safety and quality of life issue and it’s scary to me that McDuffie has been pandering to the people who want to speed through DC with no consequences.

I agree with this, I won’t vote for anyone whose platform is less traffic enforcement.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The only people I know who support JLG are colossally mediocre white people who go to extreme lengths to downplay their excessive privilege.

Yes, so many “colossally mediocre white people” . . .:

Yvette Alexander
Karl Racine
Tommy Wells
Robert White
1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East
AFL-CIO Metropolitan Washington Council
Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689
AFGE Local 2978
American Federation of Teachers Local 6
Committee of Interns and Residents
Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters
IBEW Local 26
IUPAT District Council 51
LIUNA Philadelphia/Baltimore/Washington Laborers' District Council
SEIU 32BJ
SEIU Local 500
United Food and Commercial Workers Local 400
UNITE HERE Locals 23 and 25
UFCW Local 400
Washington Teachers Union
CASA in Action
Free DC
Greater Greater Washington
Jews United for Justice
Metro DC Democratic Socialists of America
Our Revolution D.C
People for the American Way
Sierra Club
Political parties
Working Families Party

I like Tony Williams, but his endorsement is not going to move the needle, dearie.

Most of those people don't even live in the city. Most of people who work for the unions don't live in the city. They are happy to influence our elections, work in our city and take their money to Maryland.

And the developers and corporate lobbyists who have endorsed McDuffie are the voice of the people??? Please don’t make me laugh so hard!

You point is what? I never suggested such. However, at least developers are building things in the city that are nice. I remember when no one was investing in DC. Most of the developers and lobbyists that I know (and I know many) actually do live in the city.

Mcduffie has the RAMW endorsement now. He is clearly being picked as the pro business candidate. It saddens me every time I see a restaurant shut down here so it does add to my consideration.

I'm guessing they want more $50K handouts. Vote McDuffie so we can give away taxpayer money to private for profit companies? What are you all doing? I don't think it's the left that's the extremists here.

[Anonymous]

McDuffie seems like the more sensible choice.