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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lazere looks like he's going to finish fifth, behind both Orange and Goodwin, even with a comparatively big campaign war chest and his much-trumpeted hundreds of endorsements from (mostly white) groups. Perhaps now we can put to rest the notion that he's a viable candidate for anything. After getting clobbered by Mendo two years ago, his best hope was to sneak in thanks to a crowded field, and he flopped.

Lazere's utter failure -- I saw he barely drew 5 percent of the vote in Wards 7/8 -- should serve as a warning sign to [b]Charles Allen, who clearly has his eyes on the mayor's job. [/b]Given the choice, a sizable bulk of DC is going to vote for literally anyone (Vincent Orange!) over a white male, no matter how liberal he is.

Lazere's failure also illustrates the chasm in DC between the traditional Black Democratic core of voters -- who think "defund the police" is a bad idea and don't particularly care if bike lanes are ever built in their neighborhoods -- and the ultra-left White population that is loud on Twitter but simply still not an electoral force in DC, at least not as big as a force as they would lead you to believe.[/quote]What signs do you see that make you think Allen is interested in running for mayor?  I'm in Ward 6 and I don't see it, but fill us in on what I missed.[/quote]

DP. I mean why else is he in politics? He seems pretty personalityless. I think he’s an entitled white guy who just wants to feel important.

[/quote]Haha, pp here.  So you've decided he must want to run for mayor because he's a white guy without personality?  That's hilarious. No, I'm really impressed with Charles's work.  (And with his personality, by the way.) I think it would be a mistake for him to run for mayor and that's why I wanted to know why that one poster is sure he is angling to run.[/quote]

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