MEMO
TO: Mayor Anthony Williams
FROM: DCist
RE: Waffling on Third Term

It’s still more than a year away, but the 2006 mayoral race is shaping up nicely. Three candidates are official — Adrian Fenty, Vincent Orange, and Marie Johns — and at least two more are set to announce their own candidacies in September. And like it or not, Mayor Williams, you are the trump card, the great unknown in this political spectacle. Polls have shown that your decision could well re-shape the dynamics of the race — who runs for what seats, what issues they choose to highlight, what level of popular support they may enjoy over the course of the campaign. We realize that the decision to run for a third term is not one to be taken lightly, but just the same it is not one that you should mull and explore so obviously in the public eye. In short, keep your waffling to yourself.