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[quote=Anonymous]You want DC to be Indianapolis or Kansas City when it's just not. It's good people move here from other places and the leadership of the city should reflect the diversity of the people it represents. Not necessarily the short timer transplants who come for a few years and leave (a lot of those people never even vote here, though, and will not run for office). But yes, the long time transplants who move here to work for the fed or in adjacent industries and then make it their home, raise kids here, and invest in the community.

Your desire to keep that population out of public office because you cling to some image of what DC was in 1982 isn't loyal or "real". It's just run of the mill small mindedness. Maybe try getting to know some of your neighbors who have lived her for a decade or more and really care about the city, even if they didn't go to high school with you. See what happens. You might discover that living in a city that others view as desirable enough to relocate to and make their adopted home is actually a good thing.[/quote]

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