Pro-Gay DC Mayor Adrian Fenty Loses
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Gray's victory is tantamount to election: Democrats hold a 10-1 registration edge in the capital city, and Republicans aren't even fielding a mayoral candidate. Fenty already has ruled out taking the GOP line on the ballot. The mayor's defeat comes despite the fact that a recent Washington Post poll showed 56% of Washingtonians happy about the direction of the city. But other community leaders, including Gray and his city council colleagues, complained that the mayor didn't include them in decision-making. Fenty blamed his image problems on unpopular decisions he had to make to improve the city.Gray was endorsed by the (gay) Gertrude Stein Democratic Club and a number of labor unions, including the police and fire departments.
Labels: 2010 elections, Adrian Fenty, Washington DC