Anonymous wrote:Just voted for Silverman for this very reason.

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Anonymous wrote:I was inclined to vote for Reeder because I think that Silverman is too far left and lacks a basic understanding of market economics. But then Reeder began playing the race card. It bothers me that among her supporters are many of Marion Barry's crowd. Why would DC want to return to that sorry era. Race-based campaigning should have no place in our city. So in the end, I'm voting Silverman.

Did you see the latest campaign ad? It’s really disgusting. I’m so disappointed that the Mayor stooped this low.

Anonymous wrote:I was inclined to vote for Reeder because I think that Silverman is too far left and lacks a basic understanding of market economics. But then Reeder began playing the race card. It bothers me that among her supporters are many of Marion Barry's crowd. Why would DC want to return to that sorry era. Race-based campaigning should have no place in our city. So in the end, I'm voting Silverman.

Anonymous wrote:It took 4 years for Elissa Silverman to care about black voters east of the river. She’s finally starting to learn from her mistakes, but is it too little too late? The groups backing Silverman and mostly white, just like the democraphic of her supporters and canvassers. Is there any proof that she’s actually reaching out to community groups in wards 7 and 8?

Anonymous wrote:Thanks for the link but it only has information about why White isn’t endorsing. The last question in my comment was genuine. I support paid family leave and 77. However, agree that Silverman should have worked more closely with activists for ESA. Do you have links to more articles with quotes from Silverman about her work east of the river? That is the deciding factor for me to determine if she has improved on the mistakes early on in her term. I read somewhere that she regrets it, but would like to see proof of some action.

The Department of Housing and Community Development owns more than 150 lots, single-family homes, and multi-family buildings, most of which are located in Wards 7 and 8. The department attempts to ready them for redevelopment, but residents have long criticized it for not disposing of the deteriorating properties quickly enough.

"Unfortunately, that's just not what is happening," Silverman says in a statement. "It is time to get the District out of the business of owning blighted properties, and that is what I hope to accomplish with this bill."

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Anonymous wrote:It took 4 years for Elissa Silverman to care about black voters east of the river. She’s finally starting to learn from her mistakes, but is it too little too late? The groups backing Silverman and mostly white, just like the democraphic of her supporters and canvassers. Is there any proof that she’s actually reaching out to community groups in wards 7 and 8?

Silverman has always cared about black voters. Many of her canvassers are black and Hispanic. If you want evidence that she has worked to help those across the river, just see today's Post article:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/dc-politics/the-man-in-the-middle-of-dcs-ugliest-political-race/2018/11/03/e10bc142-ddfb-11e8-b3f0-62607289efee_story.html

Despite the fact that Reeder is a friend and supporters of Trayon White, White hasn't endorsed her and is staying neutral in the race because Silverman has been one of his most supportive colleagues:

"Elissa has been the most supportive of things that White has pushed on the table."

"Silverman, too, has forged a friendship with White, backing several of his bills."

It is really sad that Reeder supporters are so quick to stoke racial divisions in this race. When Bowser talks about Silverman having a "national agenda", it's a lot like Trump talking about "globalism". It suggests a lack of commitment to local issues which is obviously not true for Silverman. Reeder talks about the need for a "local" candidate as if Silverman is from Mars. All of this is very divisive rhetoric aimed at suggesting that Silverman is not "one of us". That of course raises the question of just who is the "us" in question? Throw in Lopez holding the mic for a speaker to call Silverman a "fake Jew" and things are getting really ugly.

Anonymous wrote:It took 4 years for Elissa Silverman to care about black voters east of the river. She’s finally starting to learn from her mistakes, but is it too little too late? The groups backing Silverman and mostly white, just like the democraphic of her supporters and canvassers. Is there any proof that she’s actually reaching out to community groups in wards 7 and 8?