Markus Batchelor The man with the plan

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As of today, there are 7 declared candidates for the April 3rd Democratic Primary for Ward 8 Member on the DC City Council:  Darrell Gaston , Gary Feenster,  Jacque Patterson , Angela Narain, Sandra Seegars, Jahaur Abraham,  Natalie Williams  and incumbent Marion S. Barry.

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It is impossible to fathom how all of the challengers believe they can win electorally against a relatively popular incumbent while fighting in a pigeon coop of five other challengers (while the list is still destined to grow). It is apparent, even in the first weeks of what will shape up to be a very long race, that Barry’s challengers are spending more time fighting each other than focusing on the issues and laying out the assets that the incumbent doesn’t have.

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If we want to bring real change to Ward 8, candidates running for public office have to look beyond themselves, their egos and their ambitions and support one another and work together to bring about this change. All the candidates running have special assets and talents, but they cannot all be council member. They have to garner their collective talents, support the most desirable candidate and strive for positive change in Ward 8.