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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]I just posted a long blog article on this topic:

http://www.dcurbanmom.com/weblog/2013/04/22/vote-splitting
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your entire argument is that Silverman should have dropped out because Frumin did it first and raised more money.  Of course he raised more money.  He is an old white guy who lives in ward 3.  He has lots of friends with lots of money.  And apparently, all his wealthy friends support him.  She is a young, single, reporter-turned-policy-wonk, working out of her N.W. townhouse.

Look all over the rest of DC, and you'll find support for Silverman - in all socioeconomic strata, and all cultures.  She has more, and stronger support than he has, DESPITE the fact that he was first and has more money.  She also has [b]momentum[/b], which he lacks.  She was right to ask him to withdraw.  It doesn't call into question her ethics, or her accountability.  It was a smart political move, and he clearly violated her request to keep it confidential and tried to get some press for himself in the last 24 hours before election day.

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My argument is that if you enter a campaign in which it is obvious that you are going to split the progressive vote, you should not complain about the other candidate splitting the progressive vote.

Let's take the situation in Ward 1. Graham is going to be a tough candidate. Brianne Nadeau announced that she was running against him a long time ago. She has received significant progressive support (and I believe she contributed to Silverman). Then, Bryan Weaver entered the campaign. Weaver and Nadeau are obviously going to split the progressive vote and likely allow Graham to win again. Do you think Weaver has the right to complain about Nadeau being in the race? If he didn't want the progressive vote to be split, he shouldn't have entered the race. Having entered the race, he has to accept the likely vote split. That's not Nadeau's fault. 
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