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[quote=takoma][quote=jsteele][quote=jsteele]
But, the most astonishing part of that article were the quotes by George T. Johnson, head of local 20 of AFSCME:

“People have perceptions about what this city is becoming .?.?. and they want this council to remain black, and if they don’t get out there and put black folks in there, there will be a white city council,” Johnson said. “That is a rough thing to say, but that is the truth.”

AFSCME had endorsed Brown and then immediately switched to Bonds when Brown dropped out. That suggests that Johnson and AFSCME leadership may be among the "people" who are concerned about having black council members. [/quote]Anita Bonds just said on the Kojo Show that she was glad to hear this comment. Voting by race is apparently considered a good idea in certain quarters.[/quote]
Perry Redd also seemed to agree.  I wish they had thought to say they hoped people would vote for them not because they're black, but because their policies would benefit the people of DC, both black and white.  When Scott Bolden, with twice the campaign funds of Phil Mendelson, lost [i]every single ward[/i] to Phil in the 2006 primary, I think we saw that the majority of voters, both black and white, can look beyond race.  I wish our candidates could aspire to do the same.[/quote]

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