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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]More people voted for Brooke Pinto, running unopposed, than cast votes in the entirety of Ward 8. The new council member from Ward 7 will be elected with only 22.9 percent of the vote. There are approximately 45,000 registered Democrats in Ward 4. Only about 27 percent of them cast ballots in that race.

Never underestimate the apathy of DC residents, which leads to the cast of mediocrities that populate its political offices. [/quote]

Very low turnout for the election that decides who's going to be running the city*. The few people who show up reflexively voting for incumbents. Seems about par for the course for D.C. When I used to work the polls, the few people who bothered showing up to vote largely didn't even know who was running.

If you want to see why the city is the way it is - ask people how many Councilmembers they can name. Ask who was running in the last competitive Council elections they voted on (At-Large, Chair, their Ward), and why they chose who they did (of the few who even bothered showing up).

This city is full of people who watch national politics 24/7 but can't be bothered to spend 5 minutes reading up on races where their votes actually matter. Screaming about "Taxation Without Representation!", completely ignoring the representatives they can actually vote for.

*Outside of 2 At-Large seats.[/quote]

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