Will Bowser win reelection in 2022?

[Anonymous]

I could see Karl Racine running or maybe Linda Cropp.

[Anonymous]

My guess (and that's all it is) is that she doesn't run again, either to devote more time to raising her child or because the drip drip drip of all the mini-scandals she's weathered becomes more of a flood. If it's the latter, my money's on some sort of pay-for-play scandal or her continued bumbling with DCPS. She's not gonna be teflon forever.

[Anonymous]

I think she'll run for a 3rd term and will easily win. She's been a great Mayor for the city.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think she'll run for a 3rd term and will easily win. She's been a great Mayor for the city.

Really?

Crime is up, infrastructure is worse, DCPS issues, chancellor issues, conflicts of interest and ethical lapses, more graffiti everywhere.

She's been great for her crony friends and campaign contributors who win nice DC contracts.

[Anonymous]

She won't run and if she did, she won't win.

Racine, McDuffie, White and possibly others from the private sector could emerge as candidates.

Linda Cropp? Really?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She won't run and if she did, she won't win.

Racine, McDuffie, White and possibly others from the private sector could emerge as candidates.

Linda Cropp? Really?

Yeah, Linda Cropp is a really weird name to throw out there.

Thing is, someone obviously is gonna have to run against her and will have to start laying the groundwork for that run soon, even three years out. Racine obviously is a name that's thrown out there all the time, but I feel like the opposition usually comes from the DC Council. Let's run down the list.

NO CHANCE

Nadeau (any debate with a seasoned candidate running against her would be a bloodbath; she's simply not very bright)
Grosso (Mendo more or less stripped him of his committee power because he's so bad at his job)
Trayon White (an embarrassment to the city)
Evans (been there, done that and failed miserably, and he might get indicted)

WON'T RUN

Todd (no chance he'll try to take down his chief benefactor)
Bonds (appears to one of Bowser's closer allies on the Council)
Mendo (don't think he has any desire to do anything more than what he's doing now)
Cheh (ditto)
Gray (if he had any real desire to run again he would've last year)

THAT LEAVES

Allen (meh)
Silverman (could really see her running, if only because of her massive ego, but it would be one of the nastiest campaigns in DC history)
McDuffie
Robert White

I would guess that one or more members of that last group tries to broaden their city-wide profiles starting very soon.

[Anonymous]

Bowser has been great for DC. You all really need to get a grip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bowser has been great for DC. You all really need to get a grip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bowser has been great for DC. You all really need to get a grip.

If your idea of “great” is Marion Barry ethics in a skirt.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:She won't run and if she did, she won't win.

Racine, McDuffie, White and possibly others from the private sector could emerge as candidates.

Linda Cropp? Really?

Yeah, Linda Cropp is a really weird name to throw out there.

Thing is, someone obviously is gonna have to run against her and will have to start laying the groundwork for that run soon, even three years out. Racine obviously is a name that's thrown out there all the time, but I feel like the opposition usually comes from the DC Council. Let's run down the list.

NO CHANCE

Nadeau (any debate with a seasoned candidate running against her would be a bloodbath; she's simply not very bright)
Grosso (Mendo more or less stripped him of his committee power because he's so bad at his job)
Trayon White (an embarrassment to the city)
Evans (been there, done that and failed miserably, and he might get indicted)

WON'T RUN

Todd (no chance he'll try to take down his chief benefactor)
Bonds (appears to one of Bowser's closer allies on the Council)
Mendo (don't think he has any desire to do anything more than what he's doing now)
Cheh (ditto)
Gray (if he had any real desire to run again he would've last year)

THAT LEAVES

Allen (meh)
Silverman (could really see her running, if only because of her massive ego, but it would be one of the nastiest campaigns in DC history)
McDuffie
Robert White

I would guess that one or more members of that last group tries to broaden their city-wide profiles starting very soon.

Racine is the first elected AG in DC. There wouldn't be precedent for such to run for Mayor before because it didn't exist.

I am guessing McDuffie, White and Racine will all consider runs.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My guess (and that's all it is) is that she doesn't run again, either to devote more time to raising her child or because the drip drip drip of all the mini-scandals she's weathered becomes more of a flood. If it's the latter, my money's on some sort of pay-for-play scandal or her continued bumbling with DCPS. She's not gonna be teflon forever.

Nope. I know for a fact she is planning on a third term. Where else would she go? there is no real next step for DC politicians.

[Anonymous]

White House

[Anonymous]

Are you allowed to run and not be on the council? Was our best mayor,Williams, a councilmember? He should run for president

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:White House

[Anonymous]

Bowser shall win unless there is Major Scandal.