Josh Katcher just became Commonwealth’s Attorney in Arlington

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Anonymous wrote:This race sets a record for the amount of political mailings I've received for one election. By far. Today's from Katcher is viscerally shocking, with a picture of the mother of the deceased boy on the front saying "When a drunk driver killed my son, Parisa didn't even listen to us."

I cannot begin to imagine this woman's pain and grief.

I have been undecided about who to vote for, but this kind of ad doesn't sit well with me.

The CA position serves the entire community. The election shouldn’t be centered around this one family.

And pushing this tragedy so prominently into campaign marketing materials feels slimy.

Yes, I'm the PP, and it makes me feel really uncomfortable, like he's using this woman's pain for his own advancement.

My big issue with the ads are the fact that the mother thinks her kid’s live is worth more than others because of his activities, etc. And that the outcome should be any different because of that. The entitlement really rubbed me the wrong way.

Fact is some kids’ lives are worth more than others. Are their parents homeowners or takers? Do they play a sport or just work at some meaningless retail McJob? Do they look like an Arlington kid you’d display from Central Casting for admissions counselors to see, or are they sloppily dressed in a hoodie and low jeans? Kids should get services based on what their families bring to the table, and this poor kid brought a ton as Josh demonstrates.

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Anonymous wrote:She wanted him charged as an adult, which isn’t unusual for vehicular homicide defendants two months shy of 18. Parisa refused, and now the wealthy spoiled killer will be a free man when he’s 19 and eventually have the conviction expunged from his record.

Thank you. Has Josh said publicly anywhere that he would have charged the criminal as an adult?

Actually, the opposite. He is on record saying he would have done the same thing.

But unlike the occupant, Josh would have WON that three-year sentence. Why? Because the judge LIKES Josh.

This is a really bizarre claim on which to hinge a campaign. One of the most outlandish things I have read in a while.

That judge actually did a number on Parisa, creating an enormous issue about why she coddles criminals. Then as OP says she’s stuck explaining, which means you’re losing.

Well-done.

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Paris is stuck trying to explain why the judge wouldn’t follow her recommendation for a heavier sentence and why she wouldn’t pander to the victim’s family. And when you’re explaining, you’re losing.

Checkmate !!!

While I agree with you I don’t think he’s going to win. The past month I have been inundated with campaign literature from Parisa’s office saying that Josh is endorsed by republicans and calling him the republican candidate. Arlington voters are going to see this and vote for Parisa. Most people don’t know the details of what happened with the case in the clip you shared. They will see Katcher and assume republican and vote for him. Also Parisa’s campaign is clearly better funded.

I think Josh can shape the primary electorate and pull this out. His people show up. They don’t have to worry about getting time off to go vote or worrying about passing a cruiser at the polling entrance. Josh has some of the best allies you could want in a turnout election like this, and between getting his people out and challenging Parisa’s potential voters I think he’ll pull this out.

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Paris is stuck trying to explain why the judge wouldn’t follow her recommendation for a heavier sentence and why she wouldn’t pander to the victim’s family. And when you’re explaining, you’re losing.

Checkmate !!!

While I agree with you I don’t think he’s going to win. The past month I have been inundated with campaign literature from Parisa’s office saying that Josh is endorsed by republicans and calling him the republican candidate. Arlington voters are going to see this and vote for Parisa. Most people don’t know the details of what happened with the case in the clip you shared. They will see Katcher and assume republican and vote for him. Also Parisa’s campaign is clearly better funded.

I think Josh can shape the primary electorate and pull this out. His people show up. They don’t have to worry about getting time off to go vote or worrying about passing a cruiser at the polling entrance. Josh has some of the best allies you could want in a turnout election like this, and between getting his people out and challenging Parisa’s potential voters I think he’ll pull this out.

lol what is this nonsense. The biggest supporters of reform prosecutors are wealthy whites.

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Paris is stuck trying to explain why the judge wouldn’t follow her recommendation for a heavier sentence and why she wouldn’t pander to the victim’s family. And when you’re explaining, you’re losing.

Checkmate !!!

While I agree with you I don’t think he’s going to win. The past month I have been inundated with campaign literature from Parisa’s office saying that Josh is endorsed by republicans and calling him the republican candidate. Arlington voters are going to see this and vote for Parisa. Most people don’t know the details of what happened with the case in the clip you shared. They will see Katcher and assume republican and vote for him. Also Parisa’s campaign is clearly better funded.

I think Josh can shape the primary electorate and pull this out. His people show up. They don’t have to worry about getting time off to go vote or worrying about passing a cruiser at the polling entrance. Josh has some of the best allies you could want in a turnout election like this, and between getting his people out and challenging Parisa’s potential voters I think he’ll pull this out.

This seems like wishful thinking.

Parisa has strong support among traditional Arlington liberals - and among the bulk of the local politicians whose views count among Arlington residents.

Josh has totally tied his campaign now to Rose Kehoe's vengeance tour. People have enormous sympathy for her loss but many also have juveniles of their own whom they might prefer not be treated as adults if and when they ever do something incredibly stupid and even harmful.

And there is nothing to like about him personally, either. He is the most transparently ambitious and self-serving young politician on the local scene, and that's no small feat to pull off in Arlington.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Paris is stuck trying to explain why the judge wouldn’t follow her recommendation for a heavier sentence and why she wouldn’t pander to the victim’s family. And when you’re explaining, you’re losing.

Checkmate !!!

While I agree with you I don’t think he’s going to win. The past month I have been inundated with campaign literature from Parisa’s office saying that Josh is endorsed by republicans and calling him the republican candidate. Arlington voters are going to see this and vote for Parisa. Most people don’t know the details of what happened with the case in the clip you shared. They will see Katcher and assume republican and vote for him. Also Parisa’s campaign is clearly better funded.

I think Josh can shape the primary electorate and pull this out. His people show up. They don’t have to worry about getting time off to go vote or worrying about passing a cruiser at the polling entrance. Josh has some of the best allies you could want in a turnout election like this, and between getting his people out and challenging Parisa’s potential voters I think he’ll pull this out.

This seems like wishful thinking.

Parisa has strong support among traditional Arlington liberals - and among the bulk of the local politicians whose views count among Arlington residents.

Josh has totally tied his campaign now to Rose Kehoe's vengeance tour. People have enormous sympathy for her loss but many also have juveniles of their own whom they might prefer not be treated as adults if and when they ever do something incredibly stupid and even harmful.

And there is nothing to like about him personally, either. He is the most transparently ambitious and self-serving young politician on the local scene, and that's no small feat to pull off in Arlington.

Josh did everything you’re supposed to do in building his career as a prosecutor. He assessed how strong his opponent’s lawyer/s were. He took APD’s arrests and harvested convictions and pleas. He backed the Blue and knew how to have fun with them. He carefully cultivated connections in the political and prosecutorial worlds. He registered his website domain while serving under Theo so that he’d be ready whenever she retired. And then this ACLU card-carrying interloper sashayed her way into office on the back of George Soros and riding the unfortunate overreaction to the George Floyd thing.

So now he’s got a new boss and voters who stupidly threw away the security they have enjoyed all these years. As if it comes by magic rather than knocking heads together and not letting technicalities get in the way of safety. It’s a joke that woman is the CA, and he tried to make it work, but she just kept throwing away all the advantages that keep undesirables locked up. So he had to move forward, fortunately having healthy seed money plus his website set to go after her hard. The silent Arlingtonians are rising up. She’s done.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Paris is stuck trying to explain why the judge wouldn’t follow her recommendation for a heavier sentence and why she wouldn’t pander to the victim’s family. And when you’re explaining, you’re losing.

Checkmate !!!

While I agree with you I don’t think he’s going to win. The past month I have been inundated with campaign literature from Parisa’s office saying that Josh is endorsed by republicans and calling him the republican candidate. Arlington voters are going to see this and vote for Parisa. Most people don’t know the details of what happened with the case in the clip you shared. They will see Katcher and assume republican and vote for him. Also Parisa’s campaign is clearly better funded.

I think Josh can shape the primary electorate and pull this out. His people show up. They don’t have to worry about getting time off to go vote or worrying about passing a cruiser at the polling entrance. Josh has some of the best allies you could want in a turnout election like this, and between getting his people out and challenging Parisa’s potential voters I think he’ll pull this out.

This seems like wishful thinking.

Parisa has strong support among traditional Arlington liberals - and among the bulk of the local politicians whose views count among Arlington residents.

Josh has totally tied his campaign now to Rose Kehoe's vengeance tour. People have enormous sympathy for her loss but many also have juveniles of their own whom they might prefer not be treated as adults if and when they ever do something incredibly stupid and even harmful.

And there is nothing to like about him personally, either. He is the most transparently ambitious and self-serving young politician on the local scene, and that's no small feat to pull off in Arlington.

Josh has totally tied his campaign now to Rose Kehoe's vengeance tour. People have enormous sympathy for her loss but many also have juveniles of their own whom they might prefer not be treated as adults if and when they ever do something incredibly stupid and even harmful.

exactly this.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Paris is stuck trying to explain why the judge wouldn’t follow her recommendation for a heavier sentence and why she wouldn’t pander to the victim’s family. And when you’re explaining, you’re losing.

Checkmate !!!

While I agree with you I don’t think he’s going to win. The past month I have been inundated with campaign literature from Parisa’s office saying that Josh is endorsed by republicans and calling him the republican candidate. Arlington voters are going to see this and vote for Parisa. Most people don’t know the details of what happened with the case in the clip you shared. They will see Katcher and assume republican and vote for him. Also Parisa’s campaign is clearly better funded.

I think Josh can shape the primary electorate and pull this out. His people show up. They don’t have to worry about getting time off to go vote or worrying about passing a cruiser at the polling entrance. Josh has some of the best allies you could want in a turnout election like this, and between getting his people out and challenging Parisa’s potential voters I think he’ll pull this out.

This seems like wishful thinking.

Parisa has strong support among traditional Arlington liberals - and among the bulk of the local politicians whose views count among Arlington residents.

Josh has totally tied his campaign now to Rose Kehoe's vengeance tour. People have enormous sympathy for her loss but many also have juveniles of their own whom they might prefer not be treated as adults if and when they ever do something incredibly stupid and even harmful.

And there is nothing to like about him personally, either. He is the most transparently ambitious and self-serving young politician on the local scene, and that's no small feat to pull off in Arlington.

Josh did everything you’re supposed to do in building his career as a prosecutor. He assessed how strong his opponent’s lawyer/s were. He took APD’s arrests and harvested convictions and pleas. He backed the Blue and knew how to have fun with them. He carefully cultivated connections in the political and prosecutorial worlds. He registered his website domain while serving under Theo so that he’d be ready whenever she retired. And then this ACLU card-carrying interloper sashayed her way into office on the back of George Soros and riding the unfortunate overreaction to the George Floyd thing.

So now he’s got a new boss and voters who stupidly threw away the security they have enjoyed all these years. As if it comes by magic rather than knocking heads together and not letting technicalities get in the way of safety. It’s a joke that woman is the CA, and he tried to make it work, but she just kept throwing away all the advantages that keep undesirables locked up. So he had to move forward, fortunately having healthy seed money plus his website set to go after her hard. The silent Arlingtonians are rising up. She’s done.

This doesn't come across as solid political analysis or even a well-informed prediction. It sounds more like a fanzine or maybe a synopsis for a bad romance novel.

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Anonymous wrote:The ad is pandering and misleading, but it's what you'd expect given that Parisa has a large lead.

Large lead? I'm sorry, the people I was talking with at my daughter's practice at Overlee Pool were ranting against Parisa. My husband said his foursome at Washington Golf & Country Club on Saturday were all bashing "that woman" when they had a drink after their round. So too friends of mine and their friends when our family attended Mass with them at the Cathedral this week. Not to mention all the Katcher signs I see when I take my kids to their events at Yorktown and Williamsburg. So I'd love to know who these people are giving Parisa such a supposedly large lead when all I see is hatred towards her and affection for Katcher.

All of tj non rich people in Arlington.

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Anonymous wrote:The ad is pandering and misleading, but it's what you'd expect given that Parisa has a large lead.

Large lead? I'm sorry, the people I was talking with at my daughter's practice at Overlee Pool were ranting against Parisa. My husband said his foursome at Washington Golf & Country Club on Saturday were all bashing "that woman" when they had a drink after their round. So too friends of mine and their friends when our family attended Mass with them at the Cathedral this week. Not to mention all the Katcher signs I see when I take my kids to their events at Yorktown and Williamsburg. So I'd love to know who these people are giving Parisa such a supposedly large lead when all I see is hatred towards her and affection for Katcher.

Is this comment satirical? How many humble brags about privilege can the poster include in one response. Kind of the same with another poster who commented about her garden party.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Paris is stuck trying to explain why the judge wouldn’t follow her recommendation for a heavier sentence and why she wouldn’t pander to the victim’s family. And when you’re explaining, you’re losing.

Checkmate !!!

While I agree with you I don’t think he’s going to win. The past month I have been inundated with campaign literature from Parisa’s office saying that Josh is endorsed by republicans and calling him the republican candidate. Arlington voters are going to see this and vote for Parisa. Most people don’t know the details of what happened with the case in the clip you shared. They will see Katcher and assume republican and vote for him. Also Parisa’s campaign is clearly better funded.

I think Josh can shape the primary electorate and pull this out. His people show up. They don’t have to worry about getting time off to go vote or worrying about passing a cruiser at the polling entrance. Josh has some of the best allies you could want in a turnout election like this, and between getting his people out and challenging Parisa’s potential voters I think he’ll pull this out.

PP that you are quoting here. It seems that you are making the assumption that Josh’s supporters are wealthy white folk. I don’t think that’s true. Wealthy white liberals are Parisa’s biggest supporters. Also they are the type that believe in supporting “team blue.” Parisa’s campaign literature portray Josh as a Republican. So those “team blue” types may assume that he is a closet Republican and vote for Parisa. Parisa’s biggest critics are immigrants such as myself who don’t want their kids growing up in crime ridden neighborhoods. However immigrants tend to not vote in local primaries.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This race sets a record for the amount of political mailings I've received for one election. By far. Today's from Katcher is viscerally shocking, with a picture of the mother of the deceased boy on the front saying "When a drunk driver killed my son, Parisa didn't even listen to us."

I cannot begin to imagine this woman's pain and grief.

I have been undecided about who to vote for, but this kind of ad doesn't sit well with me.

The CA position serves the entire community. The election shouldn’t be centered around this one family.

And pushing this tragedy so prominently into campaign marketing materials feels slimy.

Yes, I'm the PP, and it makes me feel really uncomfortable, like he's using this woman's pain for his own advancement.

My big issue with the ads are the fact that the mother thinks her kid’s live is worth more than others because of his activities, etc. And that the outcome should be any different because of that. The entitlement really rubbed me the wrong way.

Fact is some kids’ lives are worth more than others. Are their parents homeowners or takers? Do they play a sport or just work at some meaningless retail McJob? Do they look like an Arlington kid you’d display from Central Casting for admissions counselors to see, or are they sloppily dressed in a hoodie and low jeans? Kids should get services based on what their families bring to the table, and this poor kid brought a ton as Josh demonstrates.

This is definitely the message Josh is sending.

Disgusting.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:She wanted him charged as an adult, which isn’t unusual for vehicular homicide defendants two months shy of 18. Parisa refused, and now the wealthy spoiled killer will be a free man when he’s 19 and eventually have the conviction expunged from his record.

Thank you. Has Josh said publicly anywhere that he would have charged the criminal as an adult?

Actually, the opposite. He is on record saying he would have done the same thing.

But unlike the occupant, Josh would have WON that three-year sentence. Why? Because the judge LIKES Josh.

This is a really bizarre claim on which to hinge a campaign. One of the most outlandish things I have read in a while.

That judge actually did a number on Parisa, creating an enormous issue about why she coddles criminals. Then as OP says she’s stuck explaining, which means you’re losing.

Well-done.

How do we get rid of that MFer?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Paris is stuck trying to explain why the judge wouldn’t follow her recommendation for a heavier sentence and why she wouldn’t pander to the victim’s family. And when you’re explaining, you’re losing.

Checkmate !!!

While I agree with you I don’t think he’s going to win. The past month I have been inundated with campaign literature from Parisa’s office saying that Josh is endorsed by republicans and calling him the republican candidate. Arlington voters are going to see this and vote for Parisa. Most people don’t know the details of what happened with the case in the clip you shared. They will see Katcher and assume republican and vote for him. Also Parisa’s campaign is clearly better funded.

I think Josh can shape the primary electorate and pull this out. His people show up. They don’t have to worry about getting time off to go vote or worrying about passing a cruiser at the polling entrance. Josh has some of the best allies you could want in a turnout election like this, and between getting his people out and challenging Parisa’s potential voters I think he’ll pull this out.

lol what is this nonsense. The biggest supporters of reform prosecutors are wealthy whites.

+1

It reads like a parody.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Paris is stuck trying to explain why the judge wouldn’t follow her recommendation for a heavier sentence and why she wouldn’t pander to the victim’s family. And when you’re explaining, you’re losing.

Checkmate !!!

While I agree with you I don’t think he’s going to win. The past month I have been inundated with campaign literature from Parisa’s office saying that Josh is endorsed by republicans and calling him the republican candidate. Arlington voters are going to see this and vote for Parisa. Most people don’t know the details of what happened with the case in the clip you shared. They will see Katcher and assume republican and vote for him. Also Parisa’s campaign is clearly better funded.

I think Josh can shape the primary electorate and pull this out. His people show up. They don’t have to worry about getting time off to go vote or worrying about passing a cruiser at the polling entrance. Josh has some of the best allies you could want in a turnout election like this, and between getting his people out and challenging Parisa’s potential voters I think he’ll pull this out.

This seems like wishful thinking.

Parisa has strong support among traditional Arlington liberals - and among the bulk of the local politicians whose views count among Arlington residents.

Josh has totally tied his campaign now to Rose Kehoe's vengeance tour. People have enormous sympathy for her loss but many also have juveniles of their own whom they might prefer not be treated as adults if and when they ever do something incredibly stupid and even harmful.

And there is nothing to like about him personally, either. He is the most transparently ambitious and self-serving young politician on the local scene, and that's no small feat to pull off in Arlington.

Josh has totally tied his campaign now to Rose Kehoe's vengeance tour. People have enormous sympathy for her loss but many also have juveniles of their own whom they might prefer not be treated as adults if and when they ever do something incredibly stupid and even harmful.

exactly this.

+1

It was a tragedy, no doubt. But it’s one case about one kid. And was done according to guidelines.

So it just looks like she’s misdirecting anger at Parisa.