Money Talks
A new round of campaign finance reports are in, and here are LL's quick takes:
Ward 4 Councilmember Muriel Bowser's money train keep chugging, with just about every power-that-be in town writing her a $500 check. She raised $63,000 in the last two months, bringing her total so far to $148,000. Challenger Max Skolnik has raised a respectable $26,000 in a short time (including $500 from Russell Simmons, founder of Def Jam!) while the fundraising of both Baruti Jahi and Judi Jones continues to be anemic.
At-Large Councilmember Michael Brown apparently took the last two months off, raising only $3,700. His total haul so far is only $53,000, but LL suspects that Brown could tap his large network of contacts to make it rain whenever he so chose. His declared opponent, David Grosso, pulled in a decent $29,000 catch.
Ward 7 Councilmember Yvette Alexander is struggling to keep pace with her colleagues. She's raised $48,000 so far and already spent $21,000, with some of that money going to the Lancer Group, the same campany run by Harold Gist that did much of the field work for Council Chairman Kwame "Fully Loaded" Brown's campaign last year. Kevin B. Chavous raised $21,000, Bill Bennett raised $6,500, Tom Brown raised $2,900 and the $940 haul for Ron Moten's not-yet-really-official campaign was probably not enough to get him excited (if you know what LL means).
1:28 pm
I don't care what anyone say, Bowser is going to have a fight on her hands with that Max Skolnik guy. He is going to get 90 percent of the white votes and he is going to do well amongst the black middle class given his progressive platform. Moreover, he will outdo Bowser amongst the working class voters east of 16th street given his grassroots background and connections with the hip hop community. Ward 4 would be making a serious mistake to sleep on this guy. And, all of this is possible because Bowser like so many black politicians fails to understands the fundamentals of politics---take care of your own.
The blacks in this city need to ask themselves this question. How is it possible for a white man to win a black ward but impossible for a black person to win a white ward? Wards 1 and 6 had a black majority when white councilmembers were elected. And, now it seems that ward 4 is next on the list. However, Ward 3 and 2 which have white majorities have never had black councilmembers. Again, this is proof that race does in fact matters.
1:54 pm
White folks in Ward 4 don't reflexively vote white, though if Bowser myopically focuses on "taking care of your own", they might. But my bet is that she's smart enough to realize "her own" are all the voters of Ward 4, and that some of those voters are just a bit... high maintenance... and need to feel special.
2:13 pm
TONY I AGREE WITH THE FIRST PART OF YOUR COMMENT THAT BOWSER WILL HAVE HER HANDS FULL WITH DUDE. HOWEVER THE GROUP OF VOTERS (BLACK MIDDLE CLASS) WILL COME OUT FOR HER BECAUSE SHE HAS STAYED CLEAN, ABOVE THE FRAY AND SHE IS A BLACK WOMAN. HER ALLEGIANCE TO FENTY WILL COST HER SOME VOTES BUT NOT AS SOME FOLKS HOPE AND BELIEVE IT WILL.
I THINK MAX SHOULD HAVE WAITED FOR THE NEXT CYCLE TO BUILD UP SOME NAME RECOGNITION TO THOSE EAST OF 16TH ST VOTERS. BOWSER WAS BORN AND RAISED IN WARD 4 SO I DOUBT BLACK FOLK WILL FORSAKE HER. SHE IS LIKE THAT SECOND TIER QUARTERBACK WHO COMES IN AND MANAGES THE OFFENSE, DON’T CREATE ANY TURNOVERS AND IS SERVICEABLE.
FROM THIS ELECTION (THIS IS HER ELECTION! REMEMBER SHE WAS FINISHING OUT FLENTY’S TERM AND WAS HAND PICKED AND BACKED BY HIM) I BELIEVE SHE WILL GET YOUR POINT- TO TAKE CARE OF YOUR OWN.
2:33 pm
@noodlez, your analysis is reasonable. However, I would disagree with you a bit on whether the black middle class would vote against a black women in favor of a white progressive. First of all, that Max Skolnik guy need not win a majority of the black middle class votes, he merely have to get around 30 to 40 percent. And this is doable because the black middle class in Ward 4 consist of the old guard and your young black professionals. And its that young black professional group which tends to be- well lets just say - "impressionable". If Max Skolnik is able to make inroads into that group coupled with the support he will generate from the anti-fenty crowd and the working class, then Bowser is in trouble. In terms of name recognition, that Max Skolnik guy is going to cling to the coat tail of well respected blacks in the ward who can't stand Bowser. Yes, the same black people that convinced him to run. Again, that Max Skolnik guy has a viable chance because Bowser has more opposition than she has support and this would not be the case if she had the right politics.
3:03 pm
Drez writes : White folks in Ward 4 don't reflexively vote white, though if Bowser myopically focuses on "taking care of your own", they might...
Drez, your argument is downright simple. The whites in ward 4 are the minority thus they would not waste their votes on white candidates would have no chance of winning. However, in every single election, whether it was a ward race or and at- large election, whites supported white candidates over black candidates who they believe had a fighting chance of winning. That Max Skolnik guy has a fighting chance to win thus the white voters will support him. In fact, every white councilmember on the city council ran against black opponents and every last one of them received unprecedented white support over their black opposition. David Catania who was a republican at the time,crushed his black opposition amongst white voters. Tommy Wells crushed his black opposition amongst white voters. Jack Evans crushed his black opposition amongst white voters in past elections. Mary Che crushed her black opposition amongst white voters. Mendleson crushed his black opposition amongst white voters and the list goes on and on. And, this was so because white people do in fact believe in "taking care of their own." It's only the "high maintenence" negros that believe your poisonous beliefs which ultimately leave them scratching their heads and tapping their feet for your retarded amusement.
3:10 pm
I am not sure if anyone has looked at the funds Max Skolnik has recieved, most of his money raised is from outside of DC. Last time I checked, people who live NY are not allowed to vote in DC. A majoroity of residents in Ward 4 do not know of or have never seen Max Skolnik. Nothing is broken in Ward 4 with our current Councilmember. Ward 4 has a great and hard working Councilmember.
3:18 pm
However, Ward 3 and 2 which have white majorities have never had black councilmembers.
Yes, if by "never" you mean "only sometimes".
Jack Evans' predecessor as Ward 2 councilmember was John A. Wilson, namesake of the Wilson Building. Wilson, who was black, was elected to represent Ward 2 five times before becoming chairman.
3:21 pm
Let's not sleep on the Ward 7 race! I think my ward has a credible challenger in Kevin B. Chavous!
3:22 pm
@chris, again you make my point. Bowser is vulnerable because she has great opposition. And, the source of this opposition is rooted in her politics. I am telling you people that if this guy is able to harness that discontent, Bowser will be defeated. THATS A FACT.
3:29 pm
@cminus, I meant what the fuck I said and the way I said it. And, if you don't like the way I speak then split your wrist.
Secondly, John Wilson was elected in Ward 2 when it had a greater black population. You know, before those godless people arrived.
3:41 pm
Tony, you are wrong, there was a black Ward 2 D.C. Councilmember before Jack Evans. I do remember their name. The D.C. Council was a majority black with the exception to the Ward 3 representative. Frank Smith use to be the Ward 1 Councilmember, before Miss Graham.
3:43 pm
Noodlez, Bowser was born and raised in Ward 5, not Ward 4. She moved to Lamond Riggs in Ward 4 10 years ago.
3:45 pm
@DCNative, what is Kevin B. Chavous politics. I hate to rain on the parade, but Kevin B. can't beat Yvette Alexander. Let me give you a bit of info. The union is going to back Yvette because they are afraid of Kevin stance on education reform. And, majority of the voters in ward 7 are pro public schools and they are going to wrap this issue around Kevin B.'s neck. Moreover, Kevin B has aligned himself with certain groups that calls into question his "blackness".
3:49 pm
I am a lifelong Ward 4 resident and voter. I am college educated with an Graduate Degree. I have never heard of Max Skolnik. How is this white guy related to Hip Hop? I can tell you, most Ward 4 black voters will not vote for this guy because he's white. There's a feeling in D.C. by many blacks, whites are trying to takeover this city and run blacks out. However, I don't feel like this, but I will not be voting for Muriel or Max Skolnik.
3:51 pm
@Southeast Ken, I never said ward 2 never had a black councilmember. I said "However, in every single election, whether it was a ward race or and at- large election, whites supported white candidates over black candidates who they believe had a fighting chance of winning."
I challenge you and anyone else to point out one black politician in the history of this city who received a white majority over a white candidate that had fighting chance of winning the election.
3:53 pm
WARD4NDC, I agree with you comment. I don't think many Ward 4 black voters will for Max Skolnik based on his being Caucasian.
However, I will not be voting for pigs feet Alexander. Maybe she can get a new job woring at the Pork Roast fast food carry out. LOL
3:54 pm
Correction:
WARD4NDC, I agree with your comment. I don't think many Ward 4 black voters will vote for Max Skolnik based on his being Caucasian.
3:56 pm
Let me think about it Tony and get back with you. I am still at the office.
4:01 pm
I am going to draft former Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-N.Y.)for the Ward 7 D.C. Councilmember. He's white and Jewish...
4:02 pm
You people who don't believe black folks in Ward 4 are stupid enough to vote for a white guy. Well, let me tell you this. David Catania won ward 4. Mendleson won ward 4. And, majority of the ANC'S ARE WHITE. I HAVE A FEELING THAT THERE ARE GOING TO BE SOME SAD PEOPLE IN WARD 4 ON ELECTION NIGHT IF THEY DON'T TAKE THIS GUY SERIOUS.
4:20 pm
Tony, in comment #15: I never said ward 2 never had a black councilmember.
Tony, in comment #1: However, Ward 3 and 2 which have white majorities have never had black councilmembers.
Wait, do we have two different commenters called Tony?
4:23 pm
I'm black, female and a long-time Ward4 resident and I ABSODAMNLUTELY will look seriously at any qualified candidate who campaigns for the council seat, regardless of their race. To Bowser's credit, she has stayed above the fray, but the credit stops there. There is less to her than meets the eye.
4:32 pm
I am not voting for any progessive liberal. We need some moderate and conservative Democrats on the D.C. council. The entire council are liberals and vote for any an everything goes. D.C. is now Sodom and Gommorah of the east coast.
4:46 pm
@Southeast Ken-I STAND CORRECTED! I KNOW SHE IS FROM THE LAMOND RIGGS/NORTH MICHIGAN PARK AREA THAT WARD 4 CUTS INTO. THE POINT BEING SHE WOULD HAVE THAT AREA OF WARD 4 ON LOCK AND OL' MAXIE WOULD REALLY HAVE TO PULL IN A BIG CHUNK OF VOTERS EAST OF GEORGIA AVE AND SOUTH OF KENNEDY ST.
@Tony-SLIM IM A WARD 4ER AND I'M HOPING YOUR REVELATIONS DOESNT HOLD TRUE. AS WARD 4 GOES SO DOES THE CITY. BOWSER GOTS TO DIG HER LEE PRESS-ONS IN AND HOLD NOT JUST FOR HER DC COUNCIL SEAT BUT AS A REP FOR NATIVE WASHINGTONIANS.
@WARD4NDC- "I can tell you, most Ward 4 black voters will not vote for this guy because he's white. There's a feeling in D.C. by many blacks, whites are trying to takeover this city and run blacks out." MY THOUGHTS EXACTLY!
4:53 pm
I will not be voting for Councilmember Alexander. Here in precinct 110, we are leading the way for change. Of the announced candidates, Mr. Chavous will carry this area by a landslide.
4:58 pm
@noodlez, I clearly understand your concern and I agree with them. But, brother, these black politicians like Bowser and Orange and others do more harm than good. Man, I learned a long time ago that everyone your color is not your kind. Personally, I would like to see a young black progressive female who is socially conscious and fiscally responsible. Unfortunately, I don't believe Bowser is neither.
5:09 pm
@Tony
Skolnik has no chance. I know plenty of people in Ward 4, and they all will support Bowser
You can use Skolnik's entrance into the fray as pretext to drum up some sort of Black Protectionist Fear, but that's really been at the heart of all your posts here, and that, my friend, is what is "simplistic".
5:15 pm
Jesus said you should know the truth...
5:49 pm
I must have missed the part where Jesus lectured on race-based protectionism.
5:55 pm
@Tony; what do you mean or what is your definition of a progressive candidate?
@AKA Soror; I agree the entire D.C. Council is too liberal. Miss Catania pushed her own personal agenda on the gay marriage issue. Why do you think so many white gay males have moved to D.C.? I agree, D.C. is not the den of Sodom & Gommorah. What people do in their bedrooms and in privacy is their business. Driving through Adams Morgan one Friday, I saw white males holding hands and kissing openly in public. If I had small children, I would want them seeing this type of activity. I am not homophobic because many white gay men are racist and discriminate against black gay men. Everywhere I go now in D.C., I see whites walking dogs. No wonder the white population is shrinking, many whites are gay and are not having children. This is why the Salvadorn, Mexican, and Central American population will outnumber whites in 2020.
5:56 pm
Correction: D.C. is now a den of Sodom & Gommorah pushing the white homosexual agenda.
6:03 pm
Is Ward 4 D.C. Councilwoman Muriel Bowser married or has a boyfriend? I have never seen this woman with a man or link romatically to a man. She's almost 40 years old and never has been married. This leaves questions in voters minds. I've never seen Alexander linked romatically to a man either. The Ward 3 Councilmember looks like a lesbian. Because someone is married, this doesn't mean they are straight. Many marriages are a sham in politics.
6:21 pm
@Southeast Ken, my definition of a progressive candidate is a candidate whose "attitude" favors political, social, and economic reform for the greater good via government action. Typically, some people think that liberalism and progressivism are transposable.However, they are not. It's true that the two different ism share common political tenets. Specifically, while both ism find great common grounds on social matters, the two ism tends to differ on fiscal and other matters.
6:25 pm
Thanks Tony for explaining your definition of progressive.
7:42 pm
@Tony...don't hurtin witht he truth!
@brightwood...Bowser keeps her life private and from what I've seen and heard, she does have a "friend" who is male.
Now Yevette...well everyone knows she's looking for man and she ain't shy about letting you know.
The reality is that the numbers aren't good for Blkwomen in this city.
8:47 pm
Disheartening message that generally pervades most of the posts above:
Hate Bowser because Fenty liked her. But don't hate her enough to vote for a white guy because white folk aren't capable of governing fairly.
Utter ignorance based on racial stereotyping. A sad illustration of how little we've progressed.
The good news is that most intelligent kids these days would rightly ask "WTF?" if they read these comments. They, like many of us, don't care or even think about skin color. They know there are good, bad, kind, hateful, fair, and unfair people of every color.
9:07 pm
@tony I spoke with him and he is a brotha! He is currently working for the Black Alliance for Educational Options. The aim of his non profit is to serve Black people. Moreover, Marion Barry supports Charter Schools, and 70% of Ward 7 does. So, Blacks do support what he is doing. He went to Historically Black Schools. Kevin B. will win this race. Yvette is hated in the Ward, if you lived here you'd know, and Kevin is charismatic. Mark my word. born and raised i see the change in the horizon. and its needed.
10:20 pm
DCNative and SkinsFan seem to be the same person. But I think they are fake posters posting for Kevin Chavous. Stop doing that Kevin.
10:44 pm
Nope, just setting the record straight. I always preach the same on here. Give these candidates a fair shake.
10:45 pm
Bowser will win Ward 4! She has support of many resident north, south east and west of the ward... Black, white, rich and poor! Besides she is doing a great job and actually has a solid record to run on... What does Max have ? Nothing he's only lived in the Ward for 1 or 2 years...
10:54 pm
I will vouch for Kevin Chavous. He's a good guy and comes from a fine family. Unlike that stinking crook in my Ward 5, HTJ!
11:22 pm
Ward 4 will get a new council member. Bowser's 5 year internship is over. She was hatched into that seat by Fenty and has done nothing for ward 4.
Yes, she has voted for everything the Fenty team wanted support on, including items that were against the betterment of ward 4. BTW Name 3 things that Bowser has done for ward 4?
Bowser embarrassed herself and ward 4 with her behavior at the ward 4 straw poll last August, 2010. Yep, she is banking on that everybody who saw that will forget that evening by time April 3, 2012 rolls around. See Youtube. She is the one yelling "fact, fact, fact, thats a fact" on the audio part of the tape while Fenty is speaking... Looney Toons!!
End of the day, I do not care what color she is, she is lousy!! Ward 4 can do so MUCH BETTER. If it is Max or any of the other candidates, that will be great but Bowser has to go. WE cannot take 4 more years of her negligence in her duties to ward 4.
PS- Look at her donor list, all of them are of special interest. LLCs, Corps, firms, connected folks with contracts, businesses or firms doing business DC. ( Wilmots, Wiggins, Sotos, Royster, Lightfootes, etc....)
As the last Mayoral election has shown us, having the most money does not guarantee victory.
Cleaning house at the Wilson building, starts in 2012 and will finish in 2014. She is part of the worse council, ever. Yeah, I know she is not under investigation...but that is because she does nothing!!! "I'm working on 9 bills for ethics.."... really, 9 ?? WTF!!
And this is acceptable? How will that benefit ward 4? Really? Please Throw her not ready for prime time a$$ out of there...ward 4 has to do better!!
4:06 am
@real dc- you are right, i was at that straw poll last year and i heard her yelling. wow, her behavior was deplorable. No class!
Bowser does NOT deserve to be re-elected! Look at Georgia Ave., Kennedy Street and 14th St, these business corridors are the worse in the city. She has done nothing to improve these areas. Do we really want her to have say in the development of the Walter Reed facility? Absolutely NOT!
After 5 years, the best thing you can say about Bowser is that she is not under investigation. Wow, nothing like "high" expectations. And we wonder why ward 4 is last in the city in development dollars spent in the ward. Last! That alone makes her unelectable. But we can all hear her say, "somebody has to be last" or " we have room to grow better". Hahaha. Lets not forget, she was Fenty handpicked successor. how did ward 4 benefit from that relationship?
I do not care about her being black, a women and from DC, her record is mediocre at best. Should she get 4 more years? Absolutely, NOT!
Don't know Max, Baruti, Judy and any of the other candidates but I do know what we currently have and that bad movie has to end, NO SEQUELS!
My 2 cents.... from a Fenty supporter.
4:17 am
Hold on before you give 110 to Chavis, Sr., excuse me, Jr.,my 110 vote is going to Alexander, as is the case with many of my neighbors who privately express the same. Jr. with all of his charm got lost on Benning Rd two weeks ago trying to find the Center for Green Urbanism, he had the address, Lamont Harrell, his lap dog lover, a GPS, and in spite of standing across the street from the building, he had to be directed to it by yours truly. The irony, he was lost because he is lost outside of Hillcrest. Bottom line, Paul Savage and Phil Hammond, sit your old irrelevant asses down, my 110 vote goes to Alexander. Your real choice, Veronica "Tommy Wells Lackey" Davis won't sneak in this time.
7:13 am
Really!! All u can talk about is the straw poll... Kennedy street had improved vastly over the last 4 years.. As a matter of fact she just secured another $750,000 is street scape money to improve the corridor! Check your facts... Btw last time I checked ward 4 is primarily residential..... Bowser poushed 4 a new Safeway in peteorth which will NE delivered ----- Bowser represents ward 4 well and I asure you will be re elected!
Lets talk when u can bring up something other than the former mayor!
7:39 am
Also if you read Bowser's last 2 financial reports you will note that lots of her money raised to date is from ward 4 residents ..... Check your facts! And the ppl named live n ward 4 and will vote
9:44 am
Well this was a rather, er, interesting conversation.
Ward 4 deserves whomever they elect as CM, whether its Bowser or not. Quite naturally, people will forever link her to the former mayor who lost in the very Ward both he and Bowser lives. But there might not be another candidate with the juice to beat her.
Yvette Alexander will win again.
Kevin Chavous' gay lover? Wow! What an approach. Someone sounds a bit jilted - maybe a victim of unrequited love?
9:57 am
@Lisa Jackson-Bowser's "behavior" at that straw poll was bad. She was questioning voters about their registration. She was asking seniors who stood out in 100 degree heat for hours, for IDs. Yes, she was running her on voter suppression machine at a straw poll!! Can you defend her BEHAVIOR?? Then she went inside to the debate and started yelling and screaming..." fact, fact, fact.... thats a fact".... this is coming from a sitting council member, and your response is.. "is that all you got?" No, there is plenty more.
You said "she just secured another $750,000.00 in street scape money to improve the corridor." When was the first $750,000 secured and how was it used?
She pushed for a new Safeway in Petworth? Really, it had nothing to do with Safeway revamping all of their stores nationally, to modernize their appeal. Bowser made Safeway redo this store?? Are you sure? This is the last Safeway in the city to be redone. Again, ward 4 is always last under Bowser, at least she is consistent.
What else would like to discuss around her record? You pick the topic:
The pawn shop bill?
The open government is good government bill?
Walter Reed?
Emory Beacon of Light business development?
WalMart coming to ward 4 and she did not know anything about it( Not true)?
Lack of school options in ward 4?
Crime?
Traffic?
Takoma theater?
Brightwood bistro?
Pepco outages?
Jobs or lack of?
Shepherd field?
Bag tax?
Leadership?
11:58 am
Bowser is selectively responsive. There are plenty of constituents, including those in her own residential community, who reach out to her office and get nothing. When she jumped aboard Gray's bandwagon, during his campaign stomp hosted at People's Congregational Church, she directed campaign staff to suppress a few outspoken critics. They were intentionally ignored when they attempted to participate in the public's Q&A session. She is a snob who didn't do a damn thing when she was an ANC representing that community, so she essentially coasted into the Wilson building on Fenty's coattails. She has ridden shotgun on any meaningful legislation.
12:13 pm
BOWSER WAS NOT RAISED IN WARD 4...THANK GOD....SHE WAS RAISED IN WARD 5 AND THEY CAN HAVE HER BACK....I HEAR MANY SAY SHE DOESN'T EVEN SPEAK TO PEOPLE ON HER HIGH HORSE SO WE ARE WAITING FOR THE FALL. WE ALL KNOW SHE DOESN'T RESPOND TO EMAILS OR CALLS SO NOW SHE IS TRYING TO JUST HOPE PEOPLE ARE NOT BLIND AND REMEMBER...BLACK MIDDLE CLASS SHE CATERS TO OTHERS WHO ARE NOT BLACK SO BLACK MIDDLE CLASS COULD CARE LESS. THE ONLY THING HELPING HER IS PEOPLE WHO NEED HER VOTE ON THE COUNCIL AND THEY REALLY DON'T WANT HER...THEY WANT HER VOTE...SO SHE IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR AS WELL....DON'T BE FOOLED!
12:20 pm
Ken, no one knew who she was until the night before she ran for anc 6 years ago and she won because she didn't have to run against anyone...many say she doesn't even live in the house she has listed....
1:11 pm
There are at least 2 candidates that have a proven record of consistent long-term advocacy in their Ward 4 communities. ANC Judi Jones definitely walks her talk, is unafraid of pursuing solutions to completion, and will not back down from a challenge. Likewise, Renee Bowser and Calvin Gurley have long been actively involved in actually doing work in their communities. There are probably other potentials who are unsung and underfunded, but I am most familar with those two balloting for the council seat.
1:36 pm
This is the problem in DC - it's always about race. Why can't it be about the best candidate for the job - be that person white, black, hispanic, asian, gay, german or french? No wonder this city has problems - cronyism and racism.
2:23 pm
I agree! Bowser is the best choice for Ward 4! She had a proven record of getting things done in the community, on the council, now the metro board,TPB, and the list goes on and on!
2:24 pm
* has a proven record!
2:51 pm
Bowser will LOSE!!
3:58 pm
@ConsDem; D.C. isn't the only place where race and class matters. Welcome to the United States of America. Have you read the book entitled, 'Race Matters In The USA'?
During the Democratic Presidential race between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, many whites in Pa. stated, they wouldn't vote for a black man. Other whites in America share this feeling. There have been whites to refer to President Obama as tar baby and monkey. However, I am not an President Obama supporter becauase his liberal stance on illegal aliens and illegal immigration. I do respect him as our President.
4:03 pm
White politicians have been looking out for their white constituents for centuries. Miss Catania is to suppose to represent me on the D.C. council. Quess what, he doesn't represent me because I am not white and gay. However, there are several black politicians that's not representing me and one of them is pigs feet Alexander.
Politicians aren't shit and they represent themselves and special interest groups.
4:19 pm
To the residents in Ward 4. What about Baruti Jahi a Sheperd Park resident running for the Ward 4 Council seat? Bowser was the first elected Ward 4 representative to get elected to the D.C. council living east of 16th Street, NW. All the other Ward 4 candidates have lived in Colonial Village and Crestwood Ward 4. These are too affluent neighborhoods with many college educated professionals.
5:04 pm
Baruti is fine. Anybody but Bowser.
Fenty and his machine got her elected, she did nothing. That game is over, we will have new day in ward 4.
6:13 pm
Bowser's list of things "she's gotten done" is devoid of substance. Funny that she sponsored an open meetings bill when she claimed to an ANC that "open" doesn't mean "public". She's no better than the rest, just not a spectacle like the rest.
6:50 pm
Many Ward 4 voters aren't happy with Muriel Bowser, but I don't black voters will vote for a unknown white candidate. Keith Jarrell can forget it. He's white and gay. We have enough gay white D.C. Councilmembers on the council already.
6:50 pm
Correction: I don't think black voters will vote for an unknown white candidate.
7:51 pm
I don't want to see pigs feet Alexander get re-elected. I would vote for Kermit the Frog or Miss Piggy first.
Ward 7 Voter
Hillcrest
9:53 am
Muriel Bowser with not win for the simple reason that Blacks in Ward four haven't and will not disregard her alliance with Fenty at their expense. Everyone I've spoke with in Ward 4 wants her out.
In addition to her image as a Fenty Janissary, she also has to deal with disgruntle Ward 4 voters and stakeholders who are fighting mad because chose Walmart over her constituents. Both Black and White are disgusted with her.
12:37 pm
@noodlez- Good point. But we can take instability over incompetence any day of the week. Ward 4 cannot put up with 4 more years of Bowser pretending to be a council member. HER RECORD IS barely average!!
Can we here from her supporters about her record for the last 5.5 years? What are the accomplishments? Seriously? What are they?
And the following are not accomplishments:
I am not under investigation?
The media has not picked on me?
I am a black woman?
I did not support Gray?
12:38 pm
oops
here = hear
3:02 pm
And the following are not accomplishments:
I am not under investigation?
The media has not picked on me?
I am a black woman?
I did not support Gray?
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. THATS IS ALL SHE GOT!!
UNLESS SOMEONE CAN ATTACK THOSE NON-ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND TURN THEM INTO DETRIMENTS SHE SHOULD BE ABLE TO SQUEEZE OUT ANOTHER FOUR YEARS.
7:38 pm
Disgusting that anyone is speaking so positively about Alexander. What has she done for Ward 7? Absolutely nothing. NOTHING. NOTHING. You can't say she has, you just don't want someone who might 'rock your boat'. SMH. Why are people so afraid of change?
"Oh MY! Someone wants to build market rate homes in our area? Why do we need stores and places to shop? Why do we need clean streets? OMG is that a white person over the bridge. Ward 7 is going to hell I tell ya'. These new people are trying to change the ward for the worse. We're going to lose our identity of liquor stores and gas stations. I won't be able to buy my blunts!"
LOL What a bunch of flunkies the Alexander nitwit followers are. I find her to be a disgusting person who has done more damage for Ward 7 than help. There isn't one operating crane building anything that I can see. WHAT ARE YOU SUPPORTING? What a joke. Go ahead with your half brain attacks. Veronica or Chavous would be better than her. She needs to GET OUT.