David Krucoff, developer w/ ties to Republicans, opposes DC statehood: running vs. E Holmes Norton
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David Krucoff is a candidate running against Eleanor Holmes Norton for US House Delegate, right at a time where DC Statehood may well become a reality.
National Republican elites would like nothing better than to have a replacement for Holmes Norton that opposes DC statehood. Indeed, Krucoff supports the same solution national Republicans support: making DC a part of Maryland. This solution is opposed by both DC AND Maryland. The only organized support this solution has is from Republican elites. Here's the Koch-funded Cato Institute, which has spent money on experts to oppose DC statehood (because DC statehood would weaken Koch-network conservative donors' power) taking Krucoff's position: https://www.cato.org/blog/how-about-retroceding-washington-dc-maryland -------------- A few facts we know about Krucoff (he's fairly quiet and anodyne in interviews): - Krucoff is a commercial real estate developer. 
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Anonymous
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- Krucoff has ties to the Republican party, though he publicly says he is an independent in interviews.
Here's part of Krucoff's Linkedin page (as of just now; all screenshots are from today): (https://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/David/Krucoff) 
Krucoff's page liked Kim Klacik's article. Who is Kim Klacik? A Trump-allied GOP candidate in Maryland. 
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Anonymous
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- Another tie to the Republican party: Krucoff lists an affiliation with AEI on his LinkedIn page. AEI is a Republican thinktank, funded by Charles Koch and his donor network and notably recently employing Paul Ryan and John Bolton and Marc Thiessen (the Bush speechwriter who now writes pro-Trump columns for the Washington Post). AEI (along with Cato) are centers of Republican elite organization. 
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Anonymous
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I think there are probably other good candidates in the DC House Delegate race. (Barbara Washington Franklin seems solid for example).
But as long as Eleanor Holmes Norton is running against what could be an astroturfed republican plant who aims to hinder DC statehood, I encourage people to vote for Eleanor Holmes Norton. We can't afford to split the vote. |
Anonymous
| “Ties to” is such a hilarious, bad-faith accusation. I have “ties to” so so many orgs, left and right, by your definition. |
Anonymous
He liked a post by a Trump-allied Republican candidate. Whose title was basically "vote for the Trump-allied Republican". He's part of a program at AEI. What else do you want? It's well-known that political advantage can be gained by pretending to be an independent. But now there is other evidence. 85% of DC citizens support statehood. He's running uphill. Way uphill. But let's be clear about what he believes. |
Anonymous
| I'm Ok with someone replacing Eleanor. I thank her for her service. |
Anonymous
See above about vote-splitting. I think Eleanor has done great great things over the years and in the future I wouldn't mind a younger more activist replacement. But we -- as DC citizens needing representation in Congress -- can't afford to lose this seat to someone who will destroy the effort from the inside by splitting the vote. |
Anonymous
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Are you insane?
The only reason why Krucoff has any ties to AEI is that they've allowed him to speak at meetings. Krucoff has also taken the time over the past two years to speak to every single ANC. I doubt Eleanor even knows they exist. If speaking to republicans = ties then he has ties but beyond that... Want to know the truth? Many of the democrats that claim they support DC Statehood don't. Krucoff organized Douglass County the only logical alternative to statehood. |
Anonymous
I met Eleanor Holmes Norton at an ANC meeting. She's quite sharp and I happily voted for her again this election. |
Anonymous
| When a conservative starts a reply with “insane” or “deranged” you know they’ve got nothing. |
Anonymous
Im from DC (born here) and think statehood would be a disaster. We get so much $ from the Feds, and I generally agree when they intervene on things like vouchers. So you have piqued my interest in this guy. |
Anonymous
| I am dying for someone to beat Eleanor, but he isn't it. I don't think statehood would be a disaster, but I also don't think it will ever happen. |
Anonymous
False. We get cheated by the feds DC gets far far FAR less money from the Feds than any other state. Don’t believe the thinktank estimates which include federal salaries. Our schools are vastly underfunded because we pay $20 billion plus in fed taxes and get back only around $5 billion. Huge deficit. If DC was a state our schools would be way better because we’d get our fair share from the feds. |
Anonymous
| ^ When DC is a state. |