DC Council At Large race

[Anonymous]

So who won this?

[jsteele]

Votes are still being counted but it looks like Robert White is a lock and Christina Henderson likely wins the second seat.

[Anonymous]

What does Robert White stand for? Is he the most liberal? I want a moderate and not crazy tax increases. What’s up with Robert white?

[Anonymous]

I believe there was one Republican candidate? Pity DC has so little diversity.

[Anonymous]

Lazere looks like he's going to finish fifth, behind both Orange and Goodwin, even with a comparatively big campaign war chest and his much-trumpeted hundreds of endorsements from (mostly white) groups. Perhaps now we can put to rest the notion that he's a viable candidate for anything. After getting clobbered by Mendo two years ago, his best hope was to sneak in thanks to a crowded field, and he flopped.

Lazere's utter failure -- I saw he barely drew 5 percent of the vote in Wards 7/8 -- should serve as a warning sign to Charles Allen, who clearly has his eyes on the mayor's job. Given the choice, a sizable bulk of DC is going to vote for literally anyone (Vincent Orange!) over a white male, no matter how liberal he is.

Lazere's failure also illustrates the chasm in DC between the traditional Black Democratic core of voters -- who think "defund the police" is a bad idea and don't particularly care if bike lanes are ever built in their neighborhoods -- and the ultra-left White population that is loud on Twitter but simply still not an electoral force in DC, at least not as big as a force as they would lead you to believe.

[Anonymous]

Black voter here in Ward 4, where I know others like myself who voted for Janeese—many of us do support a more progressive agenda, with decreased funds going to police and more to preventive interventions.

As for at-large seats, I voted for Robert White and Ed Lazere. I would’ve considered voting for Christina Henderson, but I thought the seat would either go to Lazere or Marcus Goodwin. Did anyone see Henderson coming?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Black voter here in Ward 4, where I know others like myself who voted for Janeese—many of us do support a more progressive agenda, with decreased funds going to police and more to preventive interventions.

As for at-large seats, I voted for Robert White and Ed Lazere. I would’ve considered voting for Christina Henderson, but I thought the seat would either go to Lazere or Marcus Goodwin. Did anyone see Henderson coming?

I voted for Lazere and Henderson. I really liked her. I thought she would come in third behind White and Lazere. I was shocked that VO came in 3rd. Aren't people tired of him?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Black voter here in Ward 4, where I know others like myself who voted for Janeese—many of us do support a more progressive agenda, with decreased funds going to police and more to preventive interventions.

As for at-large seats, I voted for Robert White and Ed Lazere. I would’ve considered voting for Christina Henderson, but I thought the seat would either go to Lazere or Marcus Goodwin. Did anyone see Henderson coming?

I voted the same as you (also in Ward 4) and would have voted for Henderson over Orange or Goodwin. She was more liberal than them but less progressive than Ed, which is where I think a lot of DC voters sit. She also got the Post endorsement.

[Anonymous]

Hi, can someone illuminate on a macro level what the results mean. Especially for tax payers, landlords and parents? Will the council be super liberal and basically jack up taxes and screw up the schools even more trying to ensure equality of outcome and not equality of opportunity?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lazere looks like he's going to finish fifth, behind both Orange and Goodwin, even with a comparatively big campaign war chest and his much-trumpeted hundreds of endorsements from (mostly white) groups. Perhaps now we can put to rest the notion that he's a viable candidate for anything. After getting clobbered by Mendo two years ago, his best hope was to sneak in thanks to a crowded field, and he flopped.

Lazere's utter failure -- I saw he barely drew 5 percent of the vote in Wards 7/8 -- should serve as a warning sign to Charles Allen, who clearly has his eyes on the mayor's job. Given the choice, a sizable bulk of DC is going to vote for literally anyone (Vincent Orange!) over a white male, no matter how liberal he is.

Lazere's failure also illustrates the chasm in DC between the traditional Black Democratic core of voters -- who think "defund the police" is a bad idea and don't particularly care if bike lanes are ever built in their neighborhoods -- and the ultra-left White population that is loud on Twitter but simply still not an electoral force in DC, at least not as big as a force as they would lead you to believe.

well put. I don’t understand the entitlement of these guys. I wasn’t thrilled with any of the candidates but I picked Henderson because she has actually paid her dues and may help the council actually accomplish something.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Black voter here in Ward 4, where I know others like myself who voted for Janeese—many of us do support a more progressive agenda, with decreased funds going to police and more to preventive interventions.

As for at-large seats, I voted for Robert White and Ed Lazere. I would’ve considered voting for Christina Henderson, but I thought the seat would either go to Lazere or Marcus Goodwin. Did anyone see Henderson coming?

I voted for Lazere and Henderson. I really liked her. I thought she would come in third behind White and Lazere. I was shocked that VO came in 3rd. Aren't people tired of him?

see if you’re shocked that a centrist black man with roots in DC politics did well ... you don’t really understand the dc electorate!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi, can someone illuminate on a macro level what the results mean. Especially for tax payers, landlords and parents? Will the council be super liberal and basically jack up taxes and screw up the schools even more trying to ensure equality of outcome and not equality of opportunity?

well the WTU lackeys are criticizing Henderson for taking money from “ed reformers” (aka charters). She has a breadth of experience with the administration side of education (worked for DCPS). so I’m hoping she’ll bring some much needed new ideas on schools. she’ll still be focused on outcomes (which I agree with) but hopefully in a more honest and productive way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi, can someone illuminate on a macro level what the results mean. Especially for tax payers, landlords and parents? Will the council be super liberal and basically jack up taxes and screw up the schools even more trying to ensure equality of outcome and not equality of opportunity?

well the WTU lackeys are criticizing Henderson for taking money from “ed reformers” (aka charters). She has a breadth of experience with the administration side of education (worked for DCPS). so I’m hoping she’ll bring some much needed new ideas on schools. she’ll still be focused on outcomes (which I agree with) but hopefully in a more honest and productive way.

the post I’m referring to:

https://educationdc.net/2020/10/30/education-and-dc-campaign-money-part-2-candidates/

I say BRING ON THE ED REFORM CHRISTINA!!! go!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi, can someone illuminate on a macro level what the results mean. Especially for tax payers, landlords and parents? Will the council be super liberal and basically jack up taxes and screw up the schools even more trying to ensure equality of outcome and not equality of opportunity?

well the WTU lackeys are criticizing Henderson for taking money from “ed reformers” (aka charters). She has a breadth of experience with the administration side of education (worked for DCPS). so I’m hoping she’ll bring some much needed new ideas on schools. she’ll still be focused on outcomes (which I agree with) but hopefully in a more honest and productive way.

the post I’m referring to:

https://educationdc.net/2020/10/30/education-and-dc-campaign-money-part-2-candidates/

I say BRING ON THE ED REFORM CHRISTINA!!! go!!

Can someone explain like I’m 5 what the election outcomes mean for taxes and education?

[Anonymous]

Lazere supporters are really grasping at straws this morning. When WaPo endorsed Henderson, most of them were basically: "WaPo endorsements don't matter anymore." Today, it's changed to: "gullible voters were swayed the WaPo endorsement."

They may have a point about the lack of ranked-choice voting and Lazere's spot on the ballot, but it's all coming across as whiny, and the actual numbers show Lazere had no chance of victory despite all the money he raised and spent (poorly, it seems: I didn't receive any mailers from Lazere until weeks after I had voted and weeks after mailers from the other main candidates).