Next Tuesday, April 1, 2014, is DC’s Mayoral Primary. Given that the District of Columbia has never elected a mayor who wasn’t a Democrat, so far as I know anyway, the primary can be counted on as a prediction of the election itself. A Google search of the District’s mayoral race reveals that most news outlets are reporting on who’s likely to win and not so much on their position on the issues. One exception is the Examiner.com article, D.C. mayoral candidate forum addresses sustainability and the environment.

If you were unable to attend any of the candidate forums but want to know what the candidates think about income inequality, the achievement gap, the wage gap, housing affordability, and other pivotal issues, you can watch the Un-Forums. These one-on-one conversations with the leading mayoral candidates were held on three evenings in March at the University of the District of Columbia Law School before a live audience. The forums were moderated by Mark Segraves of NBC4 and Marc Fisher of the Washington Post. Participating candidates were Muriel Bowser, Andy Shallal, Jack Evans, Tommy Wells and Vincent Orange.

Mark Segraves Interviews Andy Shallal and Tommy Wells.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34dsTjuRN2Y

Mark Fisher Interviews Vincent Orange and Jack Evans.

Mark Fisher Interviews Muriel Bowser.

For those who want an opportunity to hear from all of the candidates, you can watch WAMU’s candidate forum.