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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In short, her parents’ money and the Karl Racine machine. It pisses me off so much that this elitist carpetbagger won the seat. She’s the new Jack arcana.

How the f#ck did WaPo give this person the endorsement? Zero service to Ward 2, no knowledge of the ward’s issues. She didn’t even vote in DC until late 2019!!

https://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/news/loose-lips/article/21136934/how-did-brooke-pinto-win-the-ward-2-council-primary

-Pissed off Ward 2 resident[/quote]

Haven't read the entire thread but the REAL problem in this scenario is the lack of runoff voting. Especially in a one-party city like DC where these types of elections often have a handful of candidates running for a position. It allows fringe but powerful (read: lots of money) interests to have more leverage than they should (i.e. rich DC newbies). Pinto should be squaring off in a runoff against the second place candidate so we can have a majority rule election.

On a side note, it's really pitiful how people like Pinto who never vote in DC elections and have barely held down a real job for a year or so can win a seat on the DC council.[/quote]

I'm surprised that Kennedy didn't ask for a recount or a runoff, and that the other candidates ceded so quickly.  I'm also surprised that people have been silent about this until now![/quote]

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