Donald Trump\u2019s threat to \u201ctake back Washington\u201d if Janeese Lewis George wins has turned a local primary into a national showdown over power, policing, and what kind of city the nation\u2019s capital should be. To her supporters, Lewis George is a bold reformer willing to confront federal overreach, ICE, and a broken status quo. To her critics, she\u2019s a dangerous experiment: soft on crime, hostile to enforcement, and personally benefitting from the very housing system she condemns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Her purchase of a $1.19 million single-family home has become a symbol in the fight, fueling accusations of hypocrisy as she campaigns to overhaul low-density neighborhoods like her own. Meanwhile, conservatives warn that a democratic socialist running D.C. could force a constitutional clash over Home Rule itself. As voters prepare to decide, the question is no longer just who governs Washington\u2014but whether Washington will truly govern itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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