LinkElectionsLinksOpinion Colbert I. King in The Post: Race matters. But it didn’t decide the D.C. Council. By Editor On Nov 11, 2022 Last updated Nov 11, 2022 37 Share The D.C. Council’s at-large contest in this week’s election featured eight candidates, with the clear front-runners being three incumbent council members — Anita Bonds (D), Kenyan R. McDuffie (I) and Elissa Silverman (I) — competing for two seats. Bonds and McDuffie are Black. Voters ousted Silverman, who is White. But I confess to doing a double take upon reading, deep in a Post article about the various factors contributing to Silverman’s defeat, “Many observed a racial element as well — Silverman is White and grew up in Maryland, and some voters expressed concern about preserving the council’s current Black majority.” 37 Share FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppEmailPrint
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