Matthew Yglesias on X: "I like this poll because it does specifically pit the options against each other and state a tradeoff, you're not just getting people to vacuously agree that housing is good. They are specifically opting against "character." https://t.co/m2Vg3cmKDV https://t.co/cOBzxrUtMG" / X

I like this poll because it does specifically pit the options against each other and state a tradeoff, you're not just getting people to vacuously agree that housing is good. They are specifically opting against "character." ggwash.org/view/98531/pol

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Also note that preference for prioritizing housing over neighborhood preservation extends across racial groups

the 32% are the ones who show up at town halls and rant though

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Should have asked "my neighborhood" instead of "our neighborhoods"

Renters v Owners

I would love to see the demographic breakdown of the respondents alongside their answers. Small sample size but still very interesting.

Yet DC has unelected groups like the Old Georgetown Board doing the exact opposite of the will of the taxpayers. Also character and development aren’t trade offs though the OGB believes so

Literally the least politically diverse city on earth.

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It’s like Moscow & Beijing took over the government and are having Elon Musk destroy American influence around the world for them.

The most frustrating thing about DOGE is that they could’ve found 30 Brookings/Cato/AEI guys and came up with a plan to actually address the deficit and implement GAO recommendations