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And the developers and corporate lobbyists who have endorsed McDuffie are the voice of the people??? Please don’t make me laugh so hard!

You point is what? I never suggested such. However, at least developers are building things in the city that are nice. I remember when no one was investing in DC. Most of the developers and lobbyists that I know (and I know many) actually do live in the city.
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Yes and dream on about getting any affordable housing (or new rental housing at any price point) if the "freeze the rents" ballot initiative passes.  Institutional equity investment money for new multifamily was already giving DC a hard pass over the last year due to the DOGE bloodbath plus Trump's "DC is a hellscape thus the National Guard" performative antics.  If further rent control comes on-line, that will be the nail in the coffin for DC investment.  I remember when there was a 15 year period in the 80s and 90s when literally no new multifamily buildings were built in DC because of a confluence of the savings & loan RE recession, coupled with TOPA and rent control (and Marion Barry as Mayor)---DC was toxic for RE developers.   Just like Trump's crazy on the right is causing us to commit national suicide on the world stage, the crazy progressive left has the same effect in DC.[/quote]

The "far left" is responsible for things like preK-3/preK-4, parental leave, and a 40 hour work week. It is in no way comparable to the fascist right.[/quote]

You are somewhat correct, preK3 and parental leave came from the triangulating centrists, but that is irrelevant to DC's local elections.  There is no fascist right in our local elections.  In DC the extreme left is the problem.[/quote]

Triangulating centrist?? Uh, what?

Those things came from progressives dragging centrists into it. They are by definition progressive and not business-moderate. But they are good for us as a city.

And I fail to see what's so extreme about things like that.[/quote]

Those aren't extreme but they're also national not local policies.

Redefining juvenile to under 26, eliminating punishment for bad behavior in schools, blowing up traffic on purpose, traffic cameras everywhere, free IVF treatment, rent freezes plus eviction moratoriums, free housing for all, middle class tax increases, etc are some examples of the problem of extreme progressives in DC.[/quote]

Cool story, including all the things you made up or grossly exaggerated.[/quote]

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