D.C. Wire: August 29, 2010 - September 4, 2010
Rhee rallies voters for Fenty
Hoping to help Mayor Adrian M. Fenty get reelected, Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee told a crowd of supporters Saturday morning at a rally that the District is a "different city" under his leadership and that improvements in the school system and in economic development cannot continue without him. Rhee,...
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September 4, 2010; 11:45 AM ET |
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Rhee to join Fenty in rally Saturday morning
To kick off early voting in Ward 3, the base of Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's support in his reelection bid, schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee will join the mayor at a rally at the Broad Branch Farmers Market in Chevy Chase at 8 a.m. Saturday. The Fenty campaign sent e-mails...
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September 3, 2010; 4:23 PM ET |
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Sierra Club Endorses Gray
The Sierra Club, an environmental organization with 3,600 members in city, has endorsed D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary for mayor.
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September 3, 2010; 4:04 PM ET |
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Playing with the numbers finds little help for Fenty
He found Gray would still lead Fenty 52 percent to 38 percent among likely voters with six percent undecided and four percent supporting another candidate. Even if all the undecided respondents in the Washington Post poll voted for Fenty, Gray would still be ahead by eight points, 52 percent to 44 percent among likely voters.
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September 3, 2010; 12:40 PM ET |
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Ad wars heat up
Vincent C. Gray has unveiled two new ads, one about himself and another ad mocking Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's recent apologies.
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September 3, 2010; 12:36 PM ET |
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AFRO endorses Gray in mayor's race
In its editorial, the newspaper scolds Fenty for being disconnected from the city's African-American community
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September 3, 2010; 12:10 PM ET |
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Michelle Fenty campaigns for her husband
Michelle Cross Fenty, who broke down in tears when speaking to media about the mayor after a the Washington Post debate Wednesday, continues her efforts to reveal her husband's softer side. At a "Women for Fenty" event Thursday, the city's first lady said she knows that Mayor Adrian M. Fenty...
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September 3, 2010; 8:31 AM ET |
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Brown's union friends spar with Orange in dueling mailers
Council member Kwame Brown (D-At Large) says he is trying to stick to a positive message in his race against former council member Vincent Orange, but his friends are going on the attack.
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September 2, 2010; 4:12 PM ET |
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Motley fails to get on ballot for council race
The Rev. Anthony J. Motley has abandoned his campaign as an independent candidate for an at-large seat on the D.C. Council after he failed to collect the required 2,000 signatures needed to get on the ballot.
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September 2, 2010; 12:38 PM ET |
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Fenty gets endorsement from Latino newspaper
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty picked up endorsements Thursday from the Washington Hispanic, a regional Spanish-language newspaper, and from the owners of the local Haydee's restaurants. Fenty, who is 17 points behind chief rival Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray among likely Democratic voters in a Washington Post poll, rallied his supporters...
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September 2, 2010; 11:30 AM ET |
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Mary Cheh endorses Gray
Updated at 12:45 p.m. with a response from the Fenty campaign D.C Council member Mary Cheh (D), who represents Ward 3 in Northwest, Thursday endorsed Vincent C. Gray for mayor. Speaking on TBD, formerly News Channel 8, Cheh said she voted for Gray Tuesday during early voting at the D.C....
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September 2, 2010; 10:34 AM ET |
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More than 7,500 voters affected by misprint on registration cards
The D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics -- grappling with early voting and new machines -- announced that 7,529 voters in four precincts were issued registration cards that listed them as living in the wrong ward. According to the elections board, a vendor misinterpreted voter information to list the first...
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September 2, 2010; 9:40 AM ET |
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Debate videos: Key questions, closing arguments, full debate
Take a look at some of the more heated exchanges from this afternoon's Washington Post debate between Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray. The candidates repeatedly butted heads on Council-administration relations and favoritism regarding city contracts....
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September 1, 2010; 7:12 PM ET |
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Fenty's wife has emotional moment after debate
Your Browser DoesNot Support IFrames. After remaining in the background for most of Mayor Adrian Fenty's four years in office, the District's First Lady, Michelle Fenty, drew reporters and TV cameras at the mayoral debate at the Newseum with a tearful defense of her husband's accomplishments. "He is moving a...
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September 1, 2010; 6:21 PM ET |
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Excerpts: Mike DeBonis on mayoral debate, campaign
The Washington Post's Mike DeBonis was online this afternoon to answer readers' questions today's Washington Post mayoral debate between incumbent Adrian M. Fenty and D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray, as well as other aspects of their campaign. Excerpts follow. Special education costs: Mike, I think you need to check...
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September 1, 2010; 3:45 PM ET |
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Post debate focuses on schools, jobs, 'cronyism' charges
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and his leading opponent in the mayoral race, Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray, discussed unemployment, public safety and schools during a debate at the Newseum on Wednesday afternoon. Fenty repeatedly pointed to his administration's record on education, reducing the homicide rate and having safer streets....
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September 1, 2010; 1:41 PM ET |
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Live Tweeting from The Post's mayoral debate
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September 1, 2010; 11:55 AM ET |
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Watch live Washington Post mayoral debate at noon
An hour before the big D.C. mayoral debate, signs for Mayor Adrian M. Fenty line Pennsylvania Avenue outside the Newseum and supporters of Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray have lined up early inside to try to get good seats in the auditorium. Anticipating is building, as advisors for Gray check...
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September 1, 2010; 11:09 AM ET |
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Gray exceeds fundraising goals, sources say
D.C. Council Chairman and mayoral candidate Vincent C. Gray, surging in the polls, has already exceeded the $1.5 million fundraising goal he established when he launched his campaign, according to sources familiar with his fundraising.
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September 1, 2010; 9:08 AM ET |
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Vincent C. Gray: D.C. mayoral contender and eligible single
(Cross-posted from The Reliable Source.) Adrian Fenty or Vincent Gray for D.C. mayor? Aside from all the serious issues, voters in the Democratic primary will be choosing between the photogenic family man ... and the candidate who would be the first single guy to hold the office. Gray, 67, has...
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August 31, 2010; 2:41 PM ET |
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What's in a name? Ask Michael D. Brown.
(Cross-posted from the Washington Post polling department's Behind the Numbers blog.) Mayor candidate Vincent C. Gray holds a notice explaining to voters the difference between At-Large D.C. Council candidate Michael D. Brown and current Council member Michael A. Brown (I-At Large), who is not up for election this year. (Tim...
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August 31, 2010; 1:35 PM ET |
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Graham says poll shows him with commanding lead
D.C. Council member Jim Graham (D-Ward 1) reports he has a commanding lead in his bid for reelection, according to a poll conducted by his campaign last week and released to the media Tuesday. But Graham is holding back one key of piece information from his survey -- which candidate...
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August 31, 2010; 11:55 AM ET |
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Radio station responds to Glover controversy
Officials at WYKSY (93.9) are responding to allegations from Mayor Adrian M. Fenty and his supporters that actor and singer Anwar "Big G" Glover lost his job at the station because of his support for the mayor's reelection campaign.
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August 31, 2010; 11:15 AM ET |
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Vincent Orange seeks probe into rival's finances
Former D.C. council member Vincent Orange is calling for an investigation into the campaign finance practices of Council member Kwame Brown (D-At Large), his rival in next month's Democratic primary race to replace Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray. Orange plans to file a complaint with the D.C. Office of Campaign...
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August 31, 2010; 12:00 AM ET |
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Orange calls for investigation into Brown's campaign finances
The campaign of former council member Vincent Orange said late Monday that it is calling for a campaign finance investigation into rival Kwame Brown's "past campaigns." Orange and Brown, an at-large council member, are competing in next month's Democratic primary contest to succeed Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray in the...
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August 30, 2010; 6:08 PM ET |
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Barry endorses Bennett-Fleming
D.C. Council member Marion Barry's chief of staff used her official city e-mail today to announce a Barry political endorsement, a possible violation of city ethics laws. She reissued the statement a few minutes later -- but she sent it from Barry's official city e-mail account, also a possible violation.
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August 30, 2010; 3:56 PM ET |
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Excerpts: Columnist Robert McCartney on mayoral race
Washington Post local columnist Robert McCartney was online earlier today to answer readers' questions about the upcoming D.C. primary. Excerpts follow. Worst Politician Ever? Good article, but if Fenty's "strategy" was wrong, you'd expect a man of the people-type politician to notice a long time ago. If there has ever...
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August 30, 2010; 1:49 PM ET |
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First day of voting spirited
Holding a campaign sign over his head, Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) was surrounded Monday morning by volunteers and workers, chanting, "Four more years!" outside the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics on the first day of early voting in the Sept. 14 primary. Supporters for Council Chairman Vincent C....
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August 30, 2010; 8:45 AM ET |
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Fenty wades into 'Big G' controversy
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty (D) has waded into the controversy over whether actor and go-go singer Anwar "Big G" Glover lost his job as a radio personality on WKYS (93.9 FM) because he is a vocal supporter of the mayor's. Fenty joined Glover and Peaceoholics co-founder Ronald Moten at a...
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August 29, 2010; 7:06 PM ET |
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'Underdog' Fenty says Gray's record will reverse the polls
Mayor Adrian M. Fenty said Sunday that he's the "underdog" in the Sept. 14 Democratic primary but that he believes he can fend off Vincent C. Gray once voters and the media closely examine Gray's record. "I think the truth of the matter is while a significant part of the election cycle is behind us, I think in the last 16 days of an election anything can happen," Fenty said at a news conference in the parking lot of United Medical Center in Southeast Washington.
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August 29, 2010; 3:13 PM ET |
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Take the Washington Post D.C. poll
Today The Washington Post released the results of a poll of D.C. residents that shows Mayor Adrian M. Fenty's reelection campaign trailing Council Chair Vincent C. Gray by double-digits. Answer some of the questions yourself below....
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August 29, 2010; 12:00 AM ET |
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