Jonetta Rose Barras: Election complications in D.C.

The campaign posters for the 2010 election already are popping up on lawns in the District. The mayor and seven D.C. Council seats, including the chair, technically are open.

But while some residents have labeled Mayor Adrian M. Fenty a dictator in training, the dissatisfaction isn’t significant enough to seduce a sane and serious politician to enter the race. Fenty has money in the bank and a machine revving up in the garage.