Anonymous wrote:Janeese believes that DC can have robust growth while controlling gentrification in real DC neighborhoods. Just channel it west of the park.

So what is not a “real DC neighborhood” in your view?

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Anonymous wrote:I have lived in DC longer than I have lived anywhere in my life (22 years), 12 of which have been in Ward 4. I may be a gentrifier, but I care really deeply what happens in the city and in my ward. I have never voted for Bowser, Fenty, or Todd - they were all bad and only cared about CC/SP. It is time for new blood, new ideas, and Janeese is sharp, has deep ties to the ward, and we need more women on the council. She gets credit for building a grassroots campaign and co-opting a bit of the Shirley Chisholm swagger. Good on her.

Shirley Chisholm? Really? That’s all we need.

Racist AND sexist? Your parents must be hella proud!

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Anonymous wrote:I have lived in DC longer than I have lived anywhere in my life (22 years), 12 of which have been in Ward 4. I may be a gentrifier, but I care really deeply what happens in the city and in my ward. I have never voted for Bowser, Fenty, or Todd - they were all bad and only cared about CC/SP. It is time for new blood, new ideas, and Janeese is sharp, has deep ties to the ward, and we need more women on the council. She gets credit for building a grassroots campaign and co-opting a bit of the Shirley Chisholm swagger. Good on her.

Shirley Chisholm? Really? That’s all we need.

What exactly was wrong with Shirley Chisholm (other than the sexists and racists who wouldn't work with her)?


I thought that "unbought and unbossed" sounded familiar. Thanks for the tip!

Janeese believes that DC can have robust growth while controlling gentrification in real DC neighborhoods. Just channel it west of the park.

Anonymous wrote:I have lived in DC longer than I have lived anywhere in my life (22 years), 12 of which have been in Ward 4. I may be a gentrifier, but I care really deeply what happens in the city and in my ward. I have never voted for Bowser, Fenty, or Todd - they were all bad and only cared about CC/SP. It is time for new blood, new ideas, and Janeese is sharp, has deep ties to the ward, and we need more women on the council. She gets credit for building a grassroots campaign and co-opting a bit of the Shirley Chisholm swagger. Good on her.

Shirley Chisholm? Really? That’s all we need.

Anonymous wrote:"Metro DC DSA Comrades we did it."

Congratulations!

DC is the laughingstock of the nation.

... Leading the way on pushing back on police brutality when we're all seeing video of exactly why that's a problem makes us a laughing stock? I think you're the only one laughing. I'm proud to be led by someone with vision.

"Metro DC DSA Comrades we did it."

Congratulations!

DC is the laughingstock of the nation.

Anonymous wrote:Check to see if DC has counted your mail in ballot yet. I think many many thousands have yet to be counted. I’ve asked a bunch of friends and everyone is saying the online ballot tracker is not finding their ballot.

I strongly believe that the results we are seeing right now ONLY reflect in-person voting. Of course, DC BoE is not sharing any info at this time.

https://www.dcboe.org/Voters/Absentee-Voting/Track-Absentee-Ballot

The tracker must not be working now. After I mailed in my ballot, it showed as being "received" right away. My wife's also showed up as "received" a few days after she mailed it. My son's, on the other hand, took almost a month to show as "received" even though he mailed it the day after I did. But, now the tracker is saying there is no information about any of them. So my assumption is that the trader isn't working now.

I think at least some mail-in votes have been counted because I can't believe that many people voted yesterday.

I have lived in DC longer than I have lived anywhere in my life (22 years), 12 of which have been in Ward 4. I may be a gentrifier, but I care really deeply what happens in the city and in my ward. I have never voted for Bowser, Fenty, or Todd - they were all bad and only cared about CC/SP. It is time for new blood, new ideas, and Janeese is sharp, has deep ties to the ward, and we need more women on the council. She gets credit for building a grassroots campaign and co-opting a bit of the Shirley Chisholm swagger. Good on her.

Check to see if DC has counted your mail in ballot yet. I think many many thousands have yet to be counted. I’ve asked a bunch of friends and everyone is saying the online ballot tracker is not finding their ballot.

I strongly believe that the results we are seeing right now ONLY reflect in-person voting. Of course, DC BoE is not sharing any info at this time.

https://www.dcboe.org/Voters/Absentee-Voting/Track-Absentee-Ballot

I think her authenticity is a big part of it. We may disagree on some issues, but I think I'll have a much better audience with her than Todd acting as Bowser's lackey.

I just don't believe the gentrifier vs. old timer narrative. Sure seems like plenty of old timers went Janeese along with a strong majority of "gentrifiers".

Even the stodgy parts of Ward 4 were about 50/50.

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Anonymous wrote:54% for Janeese Lewis George
44% for Brandon Todd

That's a pretty sizeable lead.

Is it possible it could be overturned once all the absentee ballots are counted? My neighborhood is full of elderly/longtime DC residents, and I imagine many of them sent in absentee ballots.

That seems to be an awfully big lead to overcome, even under the circumstances. Todd likely did better with long time residents than recent gentrifiers, but I’m not sure there are that many more of them who would have voted absentee or that the swing would be that big.

It is rhetoric like this from the Todd camp that pushed me to vote for George. People who have lived here longer are "residents" but people who moved here more recently are "gentrifiers"? They are ALL residents and deserved to be treated as such by their councilperson

Oh, and I grew up in DC so am not taking this personally- just think that everyone should have a voice no matter how long they have been here.

PP who asked about absentee ballots here--I agree. There were a lot of comments on our listserv from Todd supporters who claimed that nobody knew George, or mentioned that they've known Todd for decades, or that "real" DC residents support Todd. Also a lot of ad hominem attacks on George supporters. I think all of this may have backfired and pushed people to vote for George.

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Anonymous wrote:54% for Janeese Lewis George
44% for Brandon Todd

That's a pretty sizeable lead.

Is it possible it could be overturned once all the absentee ballots are counted? My neighborhood is full of elderly/longtime DC residents, and I imagine many of them sent in absentee ballots.

That seems to be an awfully big lead to overcome, even under the circumstances. Todd likely did better with long time residents than recent gentrifiers, but I’m not sure there are that many more of them who would have voted absentee or that the swing would be that big.

It is rhetoric like this from the Todd camp that pushed me to vote for George. People who have lived here longer are "residents" but people who moved here more recently are "gentrifiers"? They are ALL residents and deserved to be treated as such by their councilperson

Oh, and I grew up in DC so am not taking this personally- just think that everyone should have a voice no matter how long they have been here.

It just makes me laugh. I moved here in 2015 and posted upthread about a bad experience with Todd and that experience (and resulting irritation) was a true bonding experience for me with my next door neighbor, who was born in his house (that his dad bought when it was first built) and has lived here all his life. He has nothing but contempt for Todd. The idea that longtime residents support Todd is built on wishful thinking from his supporters. He's got 42% of the vote in the 2014 special election and barely escaped the 2016 primary with 49% of the vote. His base of support with residents is just myth and propaganda.

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Anonymous wrote:54% for Janeese Lewis George
44% for Brandon Todd

That's a pretty sizeable lead.

Is it possible it could be overturned once all the absentee ballots are counted? My neighborhood is full of elderly/longtime DC residents, and I imagine many of them sent in absentee ballots.

That seems to be an awfully big lead to overcome, even under the circumstances. Todd likely did better with long time residents than recent gentrifiers, but I’m not sure there are that many more of them who would have voted absentee or that the swing would be that big.

It is rhetoric like this from the Todd camp that pushed me to vote for George. People who have lived here longer are "residents" but people who moved here more recently are "gentrifiers"? They are ALL residents and deserved to be treated as such by their councilperson

Oh, and I grew up in DC so am not taking this personally- just think that everyone should have a voice no matter how long they have been here.

Anonymous wrote:Bye, Brandon!

And DFER can piss off. We don't need or want you in DC.