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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think we need a hybrid solution.  If you're living in Upper Caucasia or pretty much all of Ward 3 you should be barred from running for citywide office.  You're basically living in the suburbs and really have no clue or concept of what the city really is all about or needs.  You've effectively decided to isolate yourself from the real city.  Other than that, yea, you should be allowed to run. [/quote]

I realize you're just trolling, but some people probably do think this way.[/quote]

I’m not trolling and I don’t think they should be excluded for real.  But yea I don’t consider them to be true DC people with a real and broad interest in the city either.  [/quote]

But you are because you’ve lived in Ward 1? How many years?
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Long enough.[/quote]

Yep.  Same place.

Read: 5 years. 🙄[/quote]

Yup

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Multiply that by 3 and you're almost there.[/quote]

You lived in one ward that whole time?
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Yes.  Same house.  [/quote]

Sounds like you have isolated yourself in a little corner of the city for years. No experience of any other ward? You just can’t know what the city needs if you’ve never been out of Ward 1. [/quote]

I feel the same way about voting for POTUS. If you have lived your whole life in one state, you can't know what a country needs. Your experiences aren't just complete enough to understand national issues. [/quote]

Oh, I agree. Living in one state or ward makes it impossible to think widely about the whole city or country. People who move to DC and live in one ward the whole time they are here just aren’t qualified to vote city-wide. [/quote]

Additionally, if you were born in the District and have lived your whole life in a single ward, you can't understand what the city needs. Unless it's Ward 8. They each get two votes. [/quote]

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