Real estate developer Don Peebles has been playing the "Maybe I will, maybe I won't" game since late last year on whether he'll jump into the District's mayoral contest. But even an admonition from WRC/NBC4's Tom Sherwood (or DCist's own Sommer Mathis, for that matter) hasn't made Peebles any more resolute on whether or not to run.
The Indecision of Don Peebles, in 140 Characters or Less
First No One, Now Everyone to Challenge Fenty
It was just last week that we highlighted the somewhat pathetic state of the District's mayoral contest -- after all, it's not really much of a competition when the incumbent has a war chest valued at $3.3 million and his two challengers can't even scrape together $3,000.
Fenty Facing First Competitor in 2010 Election?
Even though the talk of someone taking on Mayor Adrian Fenty in the 2010 mayoral contest has been mostly idle chatter to date, a familiar face might be ready to take him on.
Bow Down Before the Fenty Fundraising Juggernaut
If District pols know two things, it's that Mayor Adrian Fenty is an accomplished cyclist and an accomplished fundraiser. It's really not a good idea to challenge him at either.
Fenty is Running for Re-election
We're not even done with this election cycle, and already we have to look forward to the next one. Over the weekend D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty filed the necessary paperwork to run for re-election in 2010. Here's Fenty's statement, via D.C. Wire:
"The time has come to engage the residents of the District of Columbia about the future of the city and the leadership that will represent them moving forward," Fenty began. "We are proud of the progress we've made over the past 22 months, whether its beginning the critical reform of DCPS or bringing more development into our great neighborhoods. We cannot rest on the improvement we've fostered thus far and will continue to work with all residents to make the District a world class city."Not a huge surprise that Fenty will run again, but now that we know his plans are a certainty, we can start to speculate about who might challenge him! Fenty remains a popular mayor across the city, but there are certainly a couple members of the D.C. Council who have developed anti-Fenty postures. Do you think Fenty will have any serious opponents in 2010?

