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[quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I live in Ward 4 and I expect Bowser to make a statement too. I don't care that she's running for mayor...she's still my rep. And Catania needs to make his position clear too. You can't chair the Ed Committee and NOT ring in on these proposals. [/quote]

Bowser's statement will be as vague as possible, she's searching for support east of the river.  Fortunately she's got race and the Dem machine on her side.  Catania's position is going to be the most interesting and complex.  He's smarter than Bowser and Gray combined (though so is my cat).  He's certainly the most informed about Education and attuned to the differences between charters and DCPS.  He's probably unelectable, being white, gay, and non-Dem, but I'll vote for him anyway.  Cheh is like an exotic plant, she couldn't survive outside of Ward 3.[/quote]

Wow, that's a not so subtle dog whistle there.  Agree with 11:54, Gray may have bungled his rep and political future if it is ever proven that he engaged in the shadow campaign.  That said, Gray, Mendelson, Catania, Cheh, Evans - all four are quality, engaged, knowledgeable pols.[/quote]

There's nothing subtle in my assertion that large swaths of DC will vote against Catania because he is A) white, B) gay, and C) not a Democrat.  I'm openly calling out the city on its biases, and I'm not afraid to say so.  The racists, homophobes, and closedminded Democrats-uber-alles voters of this city absolutely cannot and will not open their eyes to the fact that he is far more competent than his opponent.  DC likes to think it cares about diversity, but it does not and just wait until the general election for proof.[/quote]

Whether Cantania is competent or not is your opinion, not fact.  Before he was "The Education Champion!" he was "The Healthcare Champion!" and the city hasn't exactly made great strides in that area either.[/quote]

This is not the thread in which to discuss it (or forum for that matter), but Catania did have significant achievements related to healthcare. Also, one notable effort of his failed because he didn't have the votes: turning down the contract settlement with Jeff Thompson.
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