What a night, eh Washington? If you’re like us, you were up late listening to Kojo and Jonetta break down the election results as they came in on WAMU. Our favorite moment of the evening came just before 10 p.m., when Mayor Williams told co-host Jonetta Rose Barras she was crazy to suggest that anyone believed he had waited too long to decide if he would seek a third term. For the record Jonetta —…

We knew it all along. Granted, we were off by a few weeks, but we called it. (Pat on back for us.) Michael Brown, a perennial long-shot in the mayoral contest, is dropping out today, reports the Post. This morning we received a cryptic announcement from his communications director, stating that Brown would “make a major announcement regarding the future of his campaign” today at 2 p.m. Then again, we received pretty much the same…

And so ends the suspense — Adrian Fenty is the Post’s pick for mayor. Though Fenty has held a comfortable lead in recent weeks, the Post’s endorsement was seen as Linda Cropp’s final chance in what has become a hard-fought campaign. Today’s endorsement is sure to give Fenty the win next Tuesday, with the Post recognizing his “can-do quality” and his “vision of the city that challenges the best in people.” And maybe to add…

Brown Not Out: Well, we’re a little red-faced today. Yesterday we guessed that mayoral longshot Michael Brown was bowing out of the race. He did, after all, send us an email in which he announced that a press conference held yesterday would include “major announcement regarding his plans for the future.” Coupled with his fast-shrinking campaign finance account, we thought, “This guy is toast.” How wrong we were. Brown didn’t duck out of the race….

Written by DCist contributor Christopher Durocher In anticipation of the September 12 District primaries, the Gay and Lesbian Activists Alliance (GLAA) of D.C. released its ratings for mayoral candidates last week. The ratings, which score candidates from +10 to -10 based on their support for the GLBT community and its issues, ranked D.C. Council Chair Linda Cropp the top candidate with a +9.5 rating, while Councilmember Vincent Orange found himself at the bottom of the…

It goes without saying — the District is a town full of Democrats. They occupy the majority of the elected offices, have the most registered voters by a long shot, and reliably vote for Democratic presidential candidates. In the most recent analysis of the voter registry, the D.C. Board of Elections and Ethics reported that 73.5 percent of registered voters were Democrats. Republicans could only claim 8 percent, the Statehood Green Party 1.6 percent, and…

It’s been a chaotic month for AOL employees. First came news that the Dulles-based online giant would be cutting 5000 jobs. Today, another shoe is dropping: the company’s accidental release of customer search data has finally reached the fall guy phase, resulting in the departure of CTO Maureen Govern and, presumably, others. Here’s hoping that those previously laid-off can at least extract a little schadenfreude from the fiasco. Macaca Misstep Takes Toll In Poll: Yesterday…

Cameras Receive Mixed Reviews: Over the weekend the first four of 48 planned surveillance cameras went live in the District, promising to help police handle an on-going crime emergency. But how useful might they be? Not very, according to the Washington Times. Officials in other cities that implemented the cameras argue that they don’t do much in helping stop crime, an experience that proven in our northern-most suburb, Baltimore: Baltimore, for example, set up…

It’s just over a month until the September 12 primary, and the endorsements are starting to roll in. Non-governmental organizations, newspapers, and big-name individuals are throwing their weight behind specific candidates, hoping to given them the final boost they need before election day. In the first big mayoral endorsement of the campaign season, the Current newspaper group — which publishes the Georgetown Current, the Dupont Current, the Foggy Bottom Current, and the Northwest Current –…

Debating Where to Debate: It was big news a few weeks back when Marie Johns challenged Adrian Fenty to a duel…errr…debate during a phone call she placed to a radio show Fenty was guesting on. The ambitious one-on-one challenge by Johns was set for August 12 at high noon…errr…9 a.m. But WTOP is reporting today that both Fenty and Johns may end up debating themselves, because they can’t seemingly agree on a location for their…