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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Because DC is Chocolate City.

Used to be you couldn't get elected without the black vote.  Not sure if that has changed, but DC took a lot of pride in being chocolate city, and a lot of people still hold onto that identity.  I very much doubt Gray will be the last black mayor.  Actually, I think he stands a good chance of being re-elected.  We're a long way from Marion Barry, but he hasn't screwed up significantly enough to not be re-elected, especially with a ton of people running against him.  [/quote]Agree with this.  If it's Gray vs Catania, my money is on Gray and I will most likely be voting for him as well.  (I'm white FWIW)[/quote]

Why?  I'm actually legitimately curious.  I am probably voting gray or abstaining from the primary (which surprises me!), and I'm thinking Catania in the general, but I would love to hear why you prefer Gray.[/quote]

Are you asking he'd this question because she is white?  Would you ask this same question if she had not identified herself as white?[/quote]

I would ask either way.  I am curious.  Given the demographics of the city, however, my assumption is that the pp is in a similar socio-economic position as am I. (I would never assume the inverse as the demographics of non-whites in the city are much more diverse).  Given that, I am especially curious, but I would be either way because I have not yet heard very much head to head comparison on this issue and I have thus far come to my tentative decision only through what I have personally seen and I would like to hear more perspectives.[/quote]Just getting back to this thread.  I'm the person who said I'd probably vote for Gray.  That's because he's done a decent job of running the city and I really liked him when he was Council Chair (and I hadn't voted for him for Council Chair).  I'm not thrilled with Kaya Henderson but I don't think he had any choice but to keep her, given how Michelle Rhee's supporters acted like he was the anti-Christ.  He clearly didn't want to get into a big power struggle over the school system.

It is possible that when I look at the issues head-to-head (if Catania and Gray do go head-to-head), I would vote for Catania.  I've liked him on some things.  But he really butts heads with people which is counterproductive - and that could be especially toxic as a white mayor of a city that's 50% African-American.  I'm also gunshy about huge new educational ventures after the Fenty debacle.  Does Catania really understand how to work with other people to get buy-in on his ambitious educational plans? I'm not convinced he does.  I'm still feeling exhausted from Fenty's overreach.  I'm not up for anyone to come in with guns blazing for change if all they're going to do is piss off lots of people.  There's something to be said for tact.

Then again if proof emerges before the election that Gray did know what was going on with his campaign, that would sour me on him.  And I admit that even if he didn't know it doesn't reflect well on him. [/quote]

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