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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]DC would be better off if council members were barred from running from mayor.

Being on the council gives candidates the name recognition needed to win the election, but is otherwise horrible preparation. The primary job of the mayor is to appoint and manage heads of various city agencies, including MPD and DCPS.

Nothing council members do prepares them to do this. We’ve seen the consequences with Bowser, who has completely failed at the task of finding competent people to run key agencies. Her incompetent administrators have turned the agencies they oversee into laughing stocks.

If the rumors hold, we’ll likely end up with a mayoral field populated by the likes of JLG, Nadeau, McDuffie, T White, and maybe C Allen. I’d trust none of these people to run a corner store, let alone a city as complex as DC.

I don’t have a lot of hope for this city’s future.[/quote]

Nadeau and Lewis George would not run against each other. They are best friends. I think C Allen, McDuffie and possibly T White will run in addition to JLG. I still think Bowser wants to finish the stadium work as mayor [/quote]

I don't think it makes any sense for Bowser to stick around. If she leaves next year, she gets to enjoy the credit for delivering the stadium deal.

Things likely start to get messy once the construction starts. Even if the project stays on time and on budget, there will be a lot of controversy around transit / parking and the inevitable failure of the Commanders to live up to perceived promises on housing.

If the construction goes over budget or the city's revenues start tanking, those who inked this deal are going to shoulder their share of blame. And that will probably happen anyway once DC taxpayers slowly wake to what that they've been sold.

In addition to those considerations, Bowser is also likely very burned out from the past 9 months and has some fairly attractive options waiting for her in the private sector. [/quote]

This makes a lot of sense and is the best case for her not running again that I’ve read.[/quote]

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