The chattering classes and political insiders will tell you we are stuck with at-large council member Michael Brown. Despite his ethically challenged record of absent tax payments, suspended driver’s licenses and missing money in his current campaign accounts, the pros are telling us that Brown is headed for victory in the Nov. 6 election. They add up his high name recognition, his daddy’s legacy, his strong connection to D.C.’s African-American electorate and the crowded field that opposes him, and they predict a win.
Allow me to offer a different outcome. Challenger David Grosso has been raising money, working the streets and the phones, and running a very smart campaign. He’s the best candidate in a field of seven. If Washingtonians of all colors and incomes want the government to work better for them, they have to cut ties to the past, look forward and vote for Grosso.
