Kenyan McDuffie emphasizes centrist proposals compared to Lewis George’s ‘New York City playbook’
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Former Washington, D.C., councilman and current mayoral candidate Kenyan McDuffie slammed his mayoral primary opponent, Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George, on Thursday, saying her campaign is built on “empty promises.”
McDuffie, a centrist ally of Mayor Muriel Bowser, spoke about his plans to make the district what he called the “most affordable city” in the United States and set his more centrist policies apart from Lewis George’s in an appearance on the Dream City Podcast on Thursday.
“She wants to run D.C. using a New York City playbook. And what I found out, knocking on thousands of doors across the District of Columbia, our voters are really smart, and they’re not falling for it,” McDuffie said, referring to Lewis George.
Lewis George, a socialist, declared her candidacy for mayor in December, following weeks of rumors that she planned to launch a Zohran Mamdani-style campaign, emulating the New York City mayor’s social media-friendly campaign focused on younger voters.
McDuffie took aim at Lewis George’s progressive policy ideas on Thursday, calling them built on “rhetoric and empty promises.”
Lewis George’s campaign rejected the premise that the councilwoman doesn’t have achievements to tout.
“Kenyan McDuffie’s statements are false. Janeese Lewis George introduced and passed legislation to fund a librarian in every DC Public School; introduced and passed legislation to raise the wages of early childhood educators, create the first-ever monthly basic income via an increased earned income tax credit, and fund new housing vouchers and housing subsidies; and she negotiated and secured the largest labor agreement ever struck with a private company in D.C.’s history via the RFK stadium deal,” a campaign spokesperson told the Washington Examiner in a statement.
The race between the two front-runners has grown more heated as the June primary election gets closer. Lewis George has hit McDuffie on his absence from recent candidate forums, telling voters, “You should note who shows up.” She also ripped McDuffie on the same podcast in February for not fighting for “Baby Bond” funding and for highlighting legislation from his record that passed over a decade ago.
“Every year, I found the funding to fight for the things that matter to people most, whether it was SNAP or earned income tax credit or child tax credit. So the things I fund, and I fight for have made a real difference in people’s lives,” Lewis George said. “I think that matters in this race …
Confidence requires clarity.
Former Washington, D.C., councilman and current mayoral candidate Kenyan McDuffie slammed his mayoral primary opponent, Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George, on Thursday, saying her campaign is built on “empty promises.”
McDuffie, a centrist ally of Mayor Muriel Bowser, spoke about his plans to make the district what he called the “most affordable city” in the United States and set his more centrist policies apart from Lewis George’s in an appearance on the Dream City Podcast on Thursday.
“She wants to run D.C. using a New York City playbook. And what I found out, knocking on thousands of doors across the District of Columbia, our voters are really smart, and they’re not falling for it,” McDuffie said, referring to Lewis George.
Lewis George, a socialist, declared her candidacy for mayor in December, following weeks of rumors that she planned to launch a Zohran Mamdani-style campaign, emulating the New York City mayor’s social media-friendly campaign focused on younger voters.
McDuffie took aim at Lewis George’s progressive policy ideas on Thursday, calling them built on “rhetoric and empty promises.”
Lewis George’s campaign rejected the premise that the councilwoman doesn’t have achievements to tout.
“Kenyan McDuffie’s statements are false. Janeese Lewis George introduced and passed legislation to fund a librarian in every DC Public School; introduced and passed legislation to raise the wages of early childhood educators, create the first-ever monthly basic income via an increased earned income tax credit, and fund new housing vouchers and housing subsidies; and she negotiated and secured the largest labor agreement ever struck with a private company in D.C.’s history via the RFK stadium deal,” a campaign spokesperson told the Washington Examiner in a statement.
The race between the two front-runners has grown more heated as the June primary election gets closer. Lewis George has hit McDuffie on his absence from recent candidate forums, telling voters, “You should note who shows up.” She also ripped McDuffie on the same podcast in February for not fighting for “Baby Bond” funding and for highlighting legislation from his record that passed over a decade ago.
“Every year, I found the funding to fight for the things that matter to people most, whether it was SNAP or earned income tax credit or child tax credit. So the things I fund, and I fight for have made a real difference in people’s lives,” Lewis George said. “I think that matters in this race …
Kenyan McDuffie emphasizes centrist proposals compared to Lewis George’s ‘New York City playbook’
Confidence requires clarity.
Former Washington, D.C., councilman and current mayoral candidate Kenyan McDuffie slammed his mayoral primary opponent, Councilwoman Janeese Lewis George, on Thursday, saying her campaign is built on “empty promises.”
McDuffie, a centrist ally of Mayor Muriel Bowser, spoke about his plans to make the district what he called the “most affordable city” in the United States and set his more centrist policies apart from Lewis George’s in an appearance on the Dream City Podcast on Thursday.
“She wants to run D.C. using a New York City playbook. And what I found out, knocking on thousands of doors across the District of Columbia, our voters are really smart, and they’re not falling for it,” McDuffie said, referring to Lewis George.
Lewis George, a socialist, declared her candidacy for mayor in December, following weeks of rumors that she planned to launch a Zohran Mamdani-style campaign, emulating the New York City mayor’s social media-friendly campaign focused on younger voters.
McDuffie took aim at Lewis George’s progressive policy ideas on Thursday, calling them built on “rhetoric and empty promises.”
Lewis George’s campaign rejected the premise that the councilwoman doesn’t have achievements to tout.
“Kenyan McDuffie’s statements are false. Janeese Lewis George introduced and passed legislation to fund a librarian in every DC Public School; introduced and passed legislation to raise the wages of early childhood educators, create the first-ever monthly basic income via an increased earned income tax credit, and fund new housing vouchers and housing subsidies; and she negotiated and secured the largest labor agreement ever struck with a private company in D.C.’s history via the RFK stadium deal,” a campaign spokesperson told the Washington Examiner in a statement.
The race between the two front-runners has grown more heated as the June primary election gets closer. Lewis George has hit McDuffie on his absence from recent candidate forums, telling voters, “You should note who shows up.” She also ripped McDuffie on the same podcast in February for not fighting for “Baby Bond” funding and for highlighting legislation from his record that passed over a decade ago.
“Every year, I found the funding to fight for the things that matter to people most, whether it was SNAP or earned income tax credit or child tax credit. So the things I fund, and I fight for have made a real difference in people’s lives,” Lewis George said. “I think that matters in this race …
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