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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]

Maybe John Settles is the one who can start talking about that as a priority that would benefit all wards. Whatever his final position on neighborhood choice, I wish your team all the best.  He's a refreshing candidate in a town that's increasingly tough to please, and it seems well on the way to election.[/quote]

Totally agreed with everything you wrote, except, sadly, the last part quoted above.  Settles reminds me a lot of Sekou Biddle- a refreshing, education-centric candidate who should be able to garner a lot of support across racial and economic lines, but is swamped by the name recognition of the old school DC politicians.  In the case of Settles and Sekou Biddle, it's the same person, Anita Bonds.  The City Paper poll had her up by over 30 points.

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/looselips/2014/03/27/anita-bonds-crushes-opponents-in-poll/

I wish that there was room for more people like Settles and Biddle on the Council. Grossso and McDuffie are a great start.  But the reality is that a majority of the actual voters in the Democratic primary is a very small minority of the voters in the District, and they are disproportionately representative of the old school crowd, both literally (age) and figuratively (in outlook).  But, that's how our system works. Those people get out and vote consistently, and therefore they get the attention and the politicians they want. [/quote]

While I agree that Settles has a difficult challenge, the same poll you quoted showed that 37% were undecided. Also, that poll was taken before Settles was endorsed by the Current Newspapers. That may not be enough to make the necessary difference, but it's enough to delay being discouraged for a couple more days.

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