2015 Arlington County Board Democratic Primary – How They Stand

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  • June 10, 2015 at 5:02 pm #1031807
    Steve O
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    @rcannon100 117763 wrote:

    Mark? Chris? Steve? Arguments? Thoughts?

    My thoughts? Two seats up. Ostensible pub gets in.
    Even in Arlington, close to 40% of the population is registered repub I think. ALL of them will vote for McMenamin and will at least partially split elsewise (or may leave one spot blank–an interesting strategy for a clever voter). I agree it will be interesting to watch.

    June 10, 2015 at 5:06 pm #1031808
    wheelswings
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    Did McMenamin get our bicycling questionnaire, or did it only go out to the D’s? Let’s send it to him (Chris?) if we haven’t already. Thanks!

    June 10, 2015 at 5:14 pm #1031809
    S. Arlington Observer
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    @Steve O 117766 wrote:

    My thoughts? Two seats up. Ostensible pub gets in.
    Even in Arlington, close to 40% of the population is registered repub I think. ALL of them will vote for McMenamin and will at least partially split elsewise (or may leave one spot blank–an interesting strategy for a clever voter). I agree it will be interesting to watch.

    First, voters in Virginia don’t register by party. So nobody in Arlington is registered Republican or Democrat. The Republican share of the vote usually hovers between 25% and 35%. Second, there is no defining issue like the streetcar this time. A very large chunk of regular Democratic voters voted for Vihstadt in the past two elections as a proxy for an actual referendum on the streetcar. They won’t have any reason to do that this time. Third, Dorsey opposed the streetcar and is seen as a moderate and Christol is a very popular new face. So, they are not exactly weak.

    Given all that, I don’t see how a non Democrat gets much traction. The two candidates who are likely to win, however, should be very supportive of cycling.

    June 10, 2015 at 6:40 pm #1031819
    chris_s
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    @wheels&wings 117767 wrote:

    Did McMenamin get our bicycling questionnaire, or did it only go out to the D’s? Let’s send it to him (Chris?) if we haven’t already. Thanks!

    I considered sending it to him and Audrey at the same time I sent it to the Ds, but figured I would wait until the filing deadline in case somebody else entered the race. I’ll get it over sometime this month; we’ve got time before November.

    If anyone happens to have an e-mail address for McMenamin, DM it to me. His website doesn’t have one and I can’t send an attachment through the “contact us” form.

    June 10, 2015 at 6:57 pm #1031820
    PotomacCyclist
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    @S. Arlington Observer 117768 wrote:

    First, voters in Virginia don’t register by party. So nobody in Arlington is registered Republican or Democrat. The Republican share of the vote usually hovers between 25% and 35%. Second, there is no defining issue like the streetcar this time. A very large chunk of regular Democratic voters voted for Vihstadt in the past two elections as a proxy for an actual referendum on the streetcar. They won’t have any reason to do that this time. Third, Dorsey opposed the streetcar and is seen as a moderate and Christol is a very popular new face. So, they are not exactly weak.

    Given all that, I don’t see how a non Democrat gets much traction. The two candidates who are likely to win, however, should be very supportive of cycling.

    I’m registered by party (although I don’t really vote along party lines).

    June 10, 2015 at 7:07 pm #1031821
    rcannon100
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    @chris_s 117778 wrote:

    I considered sending it to him and Audrey at the same time I sent it to the Ds, but figured I would wait until the filing deadline in case somebody else entered the race. I’ll get it over sometime this month; we’ve got time before November.

    If anyone happens to have an e-mail address for McMenamin, DM it to me. His website doesn’t have one and I can’t send an attachment through the “contact us” form.

    Sending note.

    June 10, 2015 at 7:08 pm #1031822
    S. Arlington Observer
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    @PotomacCyclist 117779 wrote:

    I’m registered by party (although I don’t really vote along party lines).

    Seriously, one cannot be “registered by party” in Virginia. It’s the law. Here is a link (one of many) so nobody has to take my word for it. https://votesmart.org/elections/voter-registration/VA#.VXiKjflVhBc. Clearly you may identify with a party (I do too…. mostly) but we cannot register as Democrats or Republicans in Virginia. (Different in DC and MD).

    June 10, 2015 at 7:17 pm #1031823
    UnknownCyclist
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    I’m registered as a member of the Donner Party.

    September 21, 2015 at 2:48 pm #1038155
    chris_s
    Participant

    Just an FYI – today I sent the questionnaire along to Mike McMenamin and Audrey Clement and I shot a message to Christian Dorsey and Katie Cristol offering them the opportunity to update their answers if they want to provide any additional clarity or if their thinking on anything has evolved since the primary. So stay tuned for a “How they stand” thread for the Arlington County Board General Election, coming in early October.

    September 21, 2015 at 4:50 pm #1038159
    TwoWheelsDC
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    @chris_s 124674 wrote:

    Audrey Clement

    This should be good…

    September 21, 2015 at 4:52 pm #1038160
    ShawnoftheDread
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    She makes nice tires though.

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