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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This deal is not done, so DC has some hope.  Lets pressure the Mayor and DC Council to move aggressively and quickly.  Both are important.[/quote]

The city has offered $500M with unanimous support of the council. The city doesn't have 70 acres to offer Ted as a counter to Virginia.

I am not sure what more you want them to do. [/quote]

To start, pass the legislation, and have it signed.  Not talk about it.  Then, look for other features to retain the teams.  Ted wants office space, so DC should find an office building near Capital One Arena.  Be creative on practice space.   Maybe, add hockey to or nearby the Wizards/Mystics current practice facilities.  But be aggressive.

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There is plenty of commercial real estate available near the arena. That isn't what Ted wants. He wants "a complex" that he owns and controls, that is more than an arena and front offices. he wants what Virginia has promised. the council passing the 500 million dollar bond bill won't sway the deal, because DC cannot offer what Ted wants.

The question is, can virginia politics deliver? I don't see where democrats in the assembly are interested in subsidizing billionaires, and there certainly isn't any good will between Youngkin and the Assembly. And...I am not sure Alexandria is going to want to be on the hook for 9 figures of bond liability.[/quote]

Youngkin will deliver. He’s already got the Ds in the Assembly from NoVa and he’ll give Ds elsewhere, especially in Hampton Roads and Richmond, something to secure their vote.

I know this is something many DCUM posters hate to admit: Youngkin is an agile and capable politician.[/quote]

LOL, no he’s not. He’s a turd in a vest. Look at what happened in November. He can’t deliver because he’s either slinging BS or he’s trying to oppress women.

This deal is horrible for VA. He’s trying to win political points at the expense of Virginians. 
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