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Posted on September 15, 2010 | tags

 
 

Politics: D.C. mayoral primary: Why Vincent Gray knocked out Adrian Fenty

  • winner a more traditional, well-established candidate in a city of haves and have-nots
  • loser liked at first but rampant cronyism, accusations of ignoring the poor and Michelle Rhee did him in source
  • » Yeah yeah, this is a primary but there’s no way Gray is going to lose – D.C. the city proper is strongly Democratic and no Republican decided to run. So this is effectively election day.