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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I just read this so no way Monte

https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/555260/erstwhile-republican-monte-monash-wants-to-be-the-ward-3-councilmember/[/quote]

Fwiw, it is fairly standard practice for lobbyists to make contributions to many politicians on both sides of the aisle. A $200 contribution to Pence in that context does not make her a Pence supporter. Not disqualifying to me. I really care much more about where a candidate stands: on tax policy, business regulation, housing, crime. Monte is a centrist, which I realize some see as far right in the context of DC politics. I'm not planning to vote for her, just reacting to all the knee-jerk negativity I'm finding in these discussions, primarily from the supporters of progressive candidates. It is very much hardening me in my own more-centrist views.[/quote]
I agree. I am really repulsed by the antics of these hard left (and almost entirely white) DC progressives, which makes me more inclined to oppose them and support candidates that seek to build bridges and find compromises. I refuse to be associated with people who behave like this.[/quote]

If you're including Duncan in your hard-left progressives lump, you're way off.  At the first few forums, she came off as just slightly to the left of Goulet.[/quote]

Neither Duncan nor Frumin are really progressives. They try to frame themselves as "pragmatic progressives" but are really just center-left candidates. They care about public safety (support expanding the police force) but also making the city better for everyone to live in through supporting affordable housing and the like. This is not an ideological divide, it is about having a CM who actually represents the ward and is not backed by millions in out-of-state $$$, which is what Goulet will represent if he gets elected. I like what all three of Duncan, Frumin, and Bergmann have been saying for the past two days: Ward 3 is not for sale. That is what these late endorsements, and this entire election, is about.[/quote]

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