My OperaAn Election, an Endorsement
Monday, October 18, 2010 2:30:45 PM
It's an election again, 15 days from now on November 2. From a neighborhood point of view, the editor is a very, very strong supporter of voting, even if you file a blank ballot or leave some of the choices unchosen, either because you don't know who the candidates are, or maybe because you do. (The editor finally remembered "periods".)
In a few months, one of the things referenced is which neighborhoods voted hard. It's good to be one of those neighborhoods, and over time it makes a difference. Your choices in the voting booth are simply tabulated, and otherwise unknown. But what is known is whether or not you voted. And say "hi" to the poll workers. They've been subsisting on doughnuts and coffee all day long.
Take down the signs after election day, if you can. I say after because every cycle someone takes some of them down early. That's cheating. A short video of such is here.
It's grainy and the action is right at the start. One of the commentators on another site said he always wipes his campaign signs in poison ivy. He can usually tell which neighbor took the signs.
Mike Benardo
He's currently Commissioner for ANC 2F06, and has been for several terms. He's running again, and the ANC election is part the general election on November 2. The map of ANC 2F, and 2F06 is here. That one block indentation of the block between L and M, Ninth and Tenth, is due to the politics of 10 years ago, when almost no one imagined anyone ever living on that block. The current voter guide is here, which downloads a PDF file.
Mike's competition is a Kate McMahon. The editor doesn't know her, although he did have a McMahon as a debate partner in Colorado many moons ago. He went to Dartmouth.
The editor was on the Foggy Bottom ANC (2A) for it's first four years, two as Chairman and two as Treasurer. Given the presence of George Washington University, he understands how much difference an ANC in a changing area can make. 2F has been a solid ANC, and Mike has been a very good Commissioner for the Blagden Alley and Naylor Court area. Being an ANC Commissioner is just work, "part time" work but still work. We've gone through several ANC Commissioners in 2F06, and Mike is simply the best we've seen in a long time. (There were a couple of ones earlier, but not recently.) The editor is voting for Mike.
In a few months, one of the things referenced is which neighborhoods voted hard. It's good to be one of those neighborhoods, and over time it makes a difference. Your choices in the voting booth are simply tabulated, and otherwise unknown. But what is known is whether or not you voted. And say "hi" to the poll workers. They've been subsisting on doughnuts and coffee all day long.
Take down the signs after election day, if you can. I say after because every cycle someone takes some of them down early. That's cheating. A short video of such is here.
It's grainy and the action is right at the start. One of the commentators on another site said he always wipes his campaign signs in poison ivy. He can usually tell which neighbor took the signs.
Mike Benardo
He's currently Commissioner for ANC 2F06, and has been for several terms. He's running again, and the ANC election is part the general election on November 2. The map of ANC 2F, and 2F06 is here. That one block indentation of the block between L and M, Ninth and Tenth, is due to the politics of 10 years ago, when almost no one imagined anyone ever living on that block. The current voter guide is here, which downloads a PDF file.
Mike's competition is a Kate McMahon. The editor doesn't know her, although he did have a McMahon as a debate partner in Colorado many moons ago. He went to Dartmouth.
The editor was on the Foggy Bottom ANC (2A) for it's first four years, two as Chairman and two as Treasurer. Given the presence of George Washington University, he understands how much difference an ANC in a changing area can make. 2F has been a solid ANC, and Mike has been a very good Commissioner for the Blagden Alley and Naylor Court area. Being an ANC Commissioner is just work, "part time" work but still work. We've gone through several ANC Commissioners in 2F06, and Mike is simply the best we've seen in a long time. (There were a couple of ones earlier, but not recently.) The editor is voting for Mike.
