Anonymous
05/13/2022 10:53
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
Anonymous wrote:I know about a dozen current or former Councilmembers. Not a single one has said a nice thing to me about Eric Goulet. Some downright can’t stand the guy.
Of course not. He’s the budget guy who tells them their pie-in-the-sky ideas are fiscally irresponsible.
Anonymous
05/13/2022 10:44
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
Anonymous wrote:...have the self awareness to recognize this...
And most legitimate politicians understand not taking the support of "dark money" organizations. Goulet clearly didn't get that memo.
Anonymous
05/13/2022 10:29
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
Anonymous wrote:Oh please. Charter schools shouldn't have to exist, but they do, and are hugely successful at educating underserved populations in DC. Some Democrats
"Hugely successful" overstates the case. I will concede that some charters are a lifeline for families whose neighborhood school is unsatisfactory. There are some good charters but overall they aren't any better than DCPS.
Anonymous
05/13/2022 10:17
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
I know about a dozen current or former Councilmembers. Not a single one has said a nice thing to me about Eric Goulet. Some downright can’t stand the guy.
Anonymous
05/13/2022 09:17
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
...have the self awareness to recognize this...
Anonymous
05/13/2022 09:17
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
Oh please. Charter schools shouldn't have to exist, but they do, and are hugely successful at educating underserved populations in DC. Some Democrats
Anonymous
Anonymous
05/12/2022 13:35
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Goulet receives the kiss-of-death Washington Post endorsement.
Good luck with that.
He should print up "endorsed by the Washington Post" stickers to slap on his yard signs. What do you figure, a half dozen?
He's also a wee bit of a racist. Well, not a traditional racist. I'm not sure the right word. Bigot maybe? He seems to be a bigot.
I don't know what the right word is either, but there's something.
Last night there was a Ward 3 housing forum sponsored by the Washington Interfaith network and the last question was on racism/vitriol (I put this in the other thread on Ward 3) In any case, several of the candidates acknowledged the racism they've encountered when talking to people about housing in Ward 3. The first thing Goulet said was he hadn't heard any racist remarks when talking with people - and my inference from that was he just didn't recognize the meaning behind what people were saying.
He made an overtly racist remark last week when he said that the people of color who lived in the ward were all on vounchers. That was news to many of the candidates of color in the race.
I missed that. The Post should rescind their endorsement.
That is a feature, not a bug.
Anonymous
05/12/2022 12:57
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Goulet receives the kiss-of-death Washington Post endorsement.
Good luck with that.
He should print up "endorsed by the Washington Post" stickers to slap on his yard signs. What do you figure, a half dozen?
He's also a wee bit of a racist. Well, not a traditional racist. I'm not sure the right word. Bigot maybe? He seems to be a bigot.
I don't know what the right word is either, but there's something.
Last night there was a Ward 3 housing forum sponsored by the Washington Interfaith network and the last question was on racism/vitriol (I put this in the other thread on Ward 3) In any case, several of the candidates acknowledged the racism they've encountered when talking to people about housing in Ward 3. The first thing Goulet said was he hadn't heard any racist remarks when talking with people - and my inference from that was he just didn't recognize the meaning behind what people were saying.
He made an overtly racist remark last week when he said that the people of color who lived in the ward were all on vounchers. That was news to many of the candidates of color in the race.
I missed that. The Post should rescind their endorsement.
Anonymous
05/12/2022 11:32
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Goulet receives the kiss-of-death Washington Post endorsement.
Good luck with that.
He should print up "endorsed by the Washington Post" stickers to slap on his yard signs. What do you figure, a half dozen?
He's also a wee bit of a racist. Well, not a traditional racist. I'm not sure the right word. Bigot maybe? He seems to be a bigot.
I don't know what the right word is either, but there's something.
Last night there was a Ward 3 housing forum sponsored by the Washington Interfaith network and the last question was on racism/vitriol (I put this in the other thread on Ward 3) In any case, several of the candidates acknowledged the racism they've encountered when talking to people about housing in Ward 3. The first thing Goulet said was he hadn't heard any racist remarks when talking with people - and my inference from that was he just didn't recognize the meaning behind what people were saying.
He made an overtly racist remark last week when he said that the people of color who lived in the ward were all on vounchers. That was news to many of the candidates of color in the race.
Anonymous
05/12/2022 10:55
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Goulet receives the kiss-of-death Washington Post endorsement.
Good luck with that.
He should print up "endorsed by the Washington Post" stickers to slap on his yard signs. What do you figure, a half dozen?
He's also a wee bit of a racist. Well, not a traditional racist. I'm not sure the right word. Bigot maybe? He seems to be a bigot.
I don't know what the right word is either, but there's something.
Last night there was a Ward 3 housing forum sponsored by the Washington Interfaith network and the last question was on racism/vitriol (I put this in the other thread on Ward 3) In any case, several of the candidates acknowledged the racism they've encountered when talking to people about housing in Ward 3. The first thing Goulet said was he hadn't heard any racist remarks when talking with people - and my inference from that was he just didn't recognize the meaning behind what people were saying.
Anonymous
05/12/2022 10:25
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Updated campaign finance filings
https://dcgeekery.com/dc-campaign-finance/2022/council-ward-3
That’s interesting. Only Frumin, Duncan and Krucoff have a majority of their contributions from Ward 4 and Krucoff is barely over 50%.
Probably a good indicator of which candidates have the most support.
Based in fundraising only, Frumin is looking like the early favorite, however he’s closely associated with Silverman. Duncan looks strong, however it’s hard to tell how well she’ll do because she’s definitely an outsider. The dark horse is looking like Monash.
Monash is a republican who gave money to Pence and just switched her party status to run for this seat. She has ZERO chance (and very little financial support from within the Ward)
I am not sure how Frumin is associated with Silverman. He isn't a rank progressive like others in the race. I am curious as to what you base that on.
It’s clear that you haven’t looked at the link. Some people like to consider things like facts and data before forming opinions.
1. Monash has the 2nd most $ in fundraising and 25% of her contributions come from Ward 3. She’s has raised more $ from Ward 3 residents than Washington Post endorsed Goulet.
2. There is very strong overlap between Frumin donors and Silverman donors. Indicating that they are politically closely associated.
I’m sorry that this information upsets you.
Overlapping fundraising does not make people aligned. If anything, Beau Finely and Henry Cohen are most closely aligned politically. Maybe the fact that Silverman and Frumin are both Jewish and thus tap into similar communities is the reason for the overlap?
Anonymous
05/12/2022 10:24
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:
Another stupid take. Not only did she donate to Pence, she also supported "abstinence only" education for students, and she was a registered republican voting in republican primaries until Mary Cheh decided not to run. She's not a democrat. Not in party affiliation. Not in views. Not in anything. That's well and good. But she shouldn't be running in a democrat primary.
Is there a record somewhere of Monash supporting abstinence education? That’s concerning to me.
Google is your friend.
Anonymous
05/12/2022 07:51
Subject: Mary Cheh not running for re-election?
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Updated campaign finance filings
https://dcgeekery.com/dc-campaign-finance/2022/council-ward-3
That’s interesting. Only Frumin, Duncan and Krucoff have a majority of their contributions from Ward 4 and Krucoff is barely over 50%.
Probably a good indicator of which candidates have the most support.
Based in fundraising only, Frumin is looking like the early favorite, however he’s closely associated with Silverman. Duncan looks strong, however it’s hard to tell how well she’ll do because she’s definitely an outsider. The dark horse is looking like Monash.
Almost all of Duncan's fundraising comes from the Palisades, though (look at the map). She's having a tough time getting traction outside her neighborhood.