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Here’s who I’m voting for in the 2018 D.C. Democratic Primary
Plus, the reasons behind my votes.
I have spent a good amount of time (probably more than advisable) researching and preparing to fill out my ballot for the Tuesday, June 19th D.C Democratic primary elections. As such, I figured I would share the results of my research and some insight into the rationale behind the votes of a Democrat living in the District of Columbia’s Ward 1.
For the high-profile offices, I typically leverage the endorsements provided by Greater Greater Washington and the Washington Post. As an urbanist, I align with GGW’s policy perspectives and, even if I didn’t, appreciate their thorough endorsement process. When the endorsements conflict, or in the absence of an endorsement, I conduct my own research into the individual candidates and/or defer to trusted opinions of friends and family.
A few years back, I signed up with TurboVote, which provides me with notifications about upcoming elections as well as facilitates the provision of an absentee ballot so I don’t have to go to the polls on election day itself (in fact, this year, I’ll be spending election day campaigning on behalf of Ward 1’s Councilmember Brianne Nadeau.) My only gripe with the absentee ballot process is that I have to pay for postage to return the ballot. A minor inconvenience…
