Democracy Dies in DarknessDeep-pocketed political groups are seizing on potential vulnerabilities of the top Democrats in the race, Janeese Lewis George and Kenyan McDuffie.May 14, 2026 at 5:00 a.m. EDTToday at 5:00 a.m. EDTD.C. mayoral hopefuls Kenyan R. McDuffie and Janeese Lewis George. (Pete Kiehart/For The Washington Post)In their first major television ad buys, the top two D.C. mayoral candidates sound notes so similar they could have swapped scripts, at least in some parts. “I’m running for mayor because every child deserves to be safe from crime. Every family deserves to be able to afford to live here,” former D.C. Council member Kenyan R. McDuffie says in his ad, a seven-figure buy that went up last weekend.
Ad wars ramp up in D.C. mayoral race as primary enters final month
Deep-pocketed political groups are seizing on potential vulnerabilities of the top Democrats in the race, Janeese Lewis George and Kenyan McDuffie.
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