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Yesterday we asked you to complete a very short survey about your opinion of Mayor Fenty's performance during his first 100 days — and here's the results. You'll note that we stupidly left the option to answer "Good" out of the first question, and that this survey is not at all scientific.

How do you feel about the quality of city services under Mayor Fenty?
Excellent
So-So
Not Good	9.4% (10)

What is your impression of how well Mayor Fenty followed through on his promises for his first days in office?
Excellent
Good
So-So	30.2% (32)
Not Good
Votes: 106

How optimistic do you feel about the future of the city under Mayor Fenty?
Very
Somewhat	40.6% (43)
No different from Mayor Williams
Not at all

What is your overall impression of the Mayor's job performance so far?
Excellent	17.9% (19)
Good
So-So
Not Good

Votes: 106

To date, much of the talk of the District mayoral race has been guesses and assumptions. While no one has the numbers to back it, the common wisdom is that Adrian Fenty and Linda Cropp are leading the charge, with third place a toss-up between Vincent Orange and Marie Johns (even though Orange claims the race is between him and Cropp). Today that may change. The Ward 6 Democrats are hosting a mayoral forum and... more ›

So, here's the story so far: yesterday we posted about a campaign to name Lincoln Ross' "Come to Washington" the official anthem of the District. Many commenters chimed in with other options, and it was suggested that we take a vote. So we did (current results are above). And then other people kept chiming in. Here, then, is what we're going to do. Below are additional suggestions that have been made. We're going to... more ›

So, this morning we told you all about Lincoln Ross' potential District anthem. Now, as suggested in the comments, we're going to take a vote. Here are the nominees: more ›

As anticipated, the design for the new Nationals stadium has been released this morning. The Post has the story and four views of the proposed design, put together by architecture firms Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum Sport and Devrouax & Purnell. We'll refrain from comment just now, but do check out the views, the Post story, and tell us what you think. more ›

Here at DCist we're always looking to try new stuff, and today we're debuting something that should feature prominently on the site, henceforth. It's online voting, and we're pretty stoked to see what you guys think about all manner of stuff, from D.C. politics to who makes the best cupcake to which kickball league is the best. The possibilities are endless, but we're starting in a modest fashion. So to take this baby for a test drive, we want to know: Where do you all live? more ›