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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I went with Bowser because I appreciate that she was mayor during an unexpected global pandemic and I’ve generally been happy with the way she’s managed that crisis. Schools were closed longer than I’d have liked them to be, but since they’ve been back open DCPS has been following the science and finding ways to keep kids in class via test to stay. We’ve had super easy access to free rapid tests, PCR tests, and masks. Our travel/quarantine requirements have been reasonable.

While the pandemic took center stage for the past 2 years, there have also been non-covid accomplishments that I appreciate from Bowser. She closed DC General and built shelters in more integrated neighborhoods throughout the city.  Her “build, baby, build” attitude has brought a lot of new housing to the city, affordable units and market units.

I’d like to see more from her on deprioritizing cars in favor of busses, bikes, and pedestrians. I’d like her to stop clearing encampments unless there’s a real safety concern.

In the end, I think she’s done a decent job given the context of the past few years, that’s not a small thing. I want to see her accomplish more, and hoping she will use this next term to do. 
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I came to the same conclusions. I'm pretty neutral on Bowser, but she seems to keep things running competantly. I'm OK with that. I think the White's would both be worse when it came to schools, crime, business climate, etc.

I think Bowser will do a better job of building more housing and getting people back into downtown DC than any other candidate. Her and Mendo both got my votes.

In short, I'm not hungry for change.[/quote]

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