D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray on Thursday took public aim at Ward 4 Councilwoman Muriel Bowser, the only person who has formally entered next year’s mayoral race, in the clearest signal yet that Gray may seek a second term leading the city.

“It’s the most preposterous thing I have ever heard,” Gray said of the platform Bowser has outlined in her campaign’s opening weeks. “I would invite her to go back and come up with something better.”

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