Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 23:45     Subject: Re:Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
jsteele wrote:Janeese will do great. It would be hard to do worse than Todd. Todd's list of accomplishments is so thin that he has to lie and/or exaggerate on his mailers.


I’m no great fan of Todd, but Janeese’s position are crime issues are unconscionable.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 23:31     Subject: Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
Where does she stand on Bowser’s giveaway to big development interests, aka the comprehensive plan amendments. If she is opposed, then she has my vote.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 23:26     Subject: Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
Anonymous wrote:I’ve met them both. Todd strikes me as slimey and agree that I would not want to vote for Bowsers sidekick, especially after the past few months.

Janeese is earnest, but her extreme position on crime is dangerous and ignorant.


Please explain what you think it's so extreme here: https://www.janeese4dc.com/news/on-the-recent-gun-violence-in-our-community/

That looks 100x more knowledgeable than Brandon Todd's " I'm laser focused on coordinating more patrols".

Face it. Janeese gets it. Brandon Todd is way out of his league.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 23:17     Subject: Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
Anonymous wrote:What do people think? Our listserv is dominated by this topic, with a few particularly ardent Todd supporters. Im not a huge fan of Todd and I like George’s endorsements, but do people think she’s too inexperienced?


I suggest listening to her speak on any issue. She is not inexperienced at all. She's an attorney and worked for the DC attorney general Karl Racine.

Ever ask Brandon Todd a question? He's a blank slate. Nothing but platitudes and laser focus. The only thing he has experience doing is Muriel Bowser's bidding. No thanks!
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 23:14     Subject: Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
Anonymous wrote:Two pretty dismal choices. Todd is little more than Bowser's lackey. George's promises to massively defund MPD are frankly terrifying. She will be worse for public safety than that dimwit Nadeau has been for her ward.


You're exaggerating greatly. MPD rarely stops crime. They respond after it has been committed. Ask them how many police officers they need to stop shootings. They know that's not how you do it.

Janeese is so much more knowledgeable on the issues that drive violent crime. It's not extreme to be reasonable and evidence-based.

Brandon Todd is really a Republican. In fact, I think he still is at heart although Bowser made him switch his registration.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 21:58     Subject: Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
Anonymous wrote:OP here. People have praised his constituent services, but to borrow a TX phrase he is “all hat, no cattle,” IME. He often will seem to be on top of things if asked publicly in the listserv, for show, but then doesn’t follow up. I don’t understand the proliferation of Todd signs on lawns if his track record is mediocre.[/quote

Interesting. We live in Brightwood (very near Takoma) and I see at least 4 Janeese lawn signs for every Todd.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 21:21     Subject: Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
It’s hard to do worse than Brandon Todd. I suspect no one will care enough to vote him out, tho. Only a federal investigation into developer cash or similar seems to get middling DC council members out.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 19:03     Subject: Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
Anonymous wrote:Two pretty dismal choices. Todd is little more than Bowser's lackey. George's promises to massively defund MPD are frankly terrifying. She will be worse for public safety than that dimwit Nadeau has been for her ward.


I’d never vote for her. I wish that MPD would get more aggressive with DC criminals.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 16:09     Subject: Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
I’ve met them both. Todd strikes me as slimey and agree that I would not want to vote for Bowsers sidekick, especially after the past few months.

Janeese is earnest, but her extreme position on crime is dangerous and ignorant.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 14:50     Subject: Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
Anonymous wrote:Two pretty dismal choices. Todd is little more than Bowser's lackey. George's promises to massively defund MPD are frankly terrifying. She will be worse for public safety than that dimwit Nadeau has been for her ward.

+1
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 12:48     Subject: Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
Two pretty dismal choices. Todd is little more than Bowser's lackey. George's promises to massively defund MPD are frankly terrifying. She will be worse for public safety than that dimwit Nadeau has been for her ward.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 12:06     Subject: Re:Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
I agree with previous assessment. As a constituent, I’ve had to deal with constituent services multiple times and have been really pleased by it. One time Brandon Todd himself called me to follow up on an emergency situation which was so gracious. But I’ve been disappointed by his lack of progress or clear direction on the council.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 11:54     Subject: Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
OP here. People have praised his constituent services, but to borrow a TX phrase he is “all hat, no cattle,” IME. He often will seem to be on top of things if asked publicly in the listserv, for show, but then doesn’t follow up. I don’t understand the proliferation of Todd signs on lawns if his track record is mediocre.
jsteele
Post 05/16/2020 11:48     Subject: Re:Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
Janeese will do great. It would be hard to do worse than Todd. Todd's list of accomplishments is so thin that he has to lie and/or exaggerate on his mailers.
Anonymous
Post 05/16/2020 11:47     Subject: Ward 4 Councilmember race Todd vs. newcomer Janeese Lewis George
What do people think? Our listserv is dominated by this topic, with a few particularly ardent Todd supporters. Im not a huge fan of Todd and I like George’s endorsements, but do people think she’s too inexperienced?