Give our employees the tools, resources, and training to compete and they will do a better job at less cost to the taxpayer. This is the experience in comeback cities such as Philadelphia, Detroit, and Indianapolis. Yes, I believe I have received solid endorsements from my opponents. If you compare my endorsements to those from your archives, I'm sure they stack up. And no, I don't think the degree of endorsement is that important in any case.
Endorsements merely give the endorsee access to a group of voters.
The candidate has to work that group and forge a connection on his or her own. Nothing is handed to you. As I noted earlier, I think that Congresswoman Norton's plan is an ingenious way to get blood out of a turnip, or dollars from a Republican-majority Congress. I support the Kemp-Norton plan for a progressive flat tax and not capital gains throughout the District. The Barry model overheated in its later years with an overemphasis on air conditioning, radio and stereo, and nice add-ons while the transmission and power plant were in need of a major tune up.