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There's a reason why the incumbent politicians loathe this proposal so much: it's a direct threat to them. DC has a long track record of fractured opposition to unpopular electeds. That would translate to incumbents losing with RCV. There's a very real chance the DC Council will look different if this passes. Which is why I look forward to voting for it.

Brianne Nadeau should be absolutely terrified of RCV.[/quote]

If RCV can help us get rid of Brianne, I will happily sign up to canvas door to door in favor of switching to it.[/quote]

All semi-unpopular incumbents (Bonds, Bowser, Mendelsohn, Nadeau) will be threatened by RCV because it will limit the extent to which they can split the opposition vote, but I think RCV will make the most difference in primaries without an incumbent. These are generally a complete farce in DC. See Ward 2 in 2020 and Ward 3 in 2022 for examples.[/quote]

RCV in last year’s Ward 3 primary would have been fantastic. Frumin is such a dunce. [/quote]

I don't think it would've had the result you think. There was quite evidently a great deal of crossover Frumin support from erstwhile Duncan/Bergmann/Cohen supporters. With RCV, Frumin probably would've won by an even wider margin.

Goulet is widely seen as a joke, and rightly so.[/quote]

Erstwhile Cohen supporters. Thanks for the laugh.

Goulet has certainly become a caricature. [/quote]

Cohen is the mascot of Ward 3 white privilege. Notice how he only attacks Black politicians but slurps Allen and Nadeau. Wonder why.[/quote]

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