A campaign for the D.C. Council seat in the District’s Ward 7 devolved into an epic Twitter brawl Thursday, after an aide to one of the candidates referred to their opponent as a suicide bomber in an interview with local press.
Yvette Alexander is running to hold onto her seat representing Ward 7 voters in east D.C., but is being challenged by former mayor Vincent Gray. He previously held the Ward 7 seat, and is setting his sights back on it after a 2010 campaign finance corruption scandal sidelined his political ambitions.
Alexander sent two email blasts ripping Gray’s campaign after the release of about 1,000 pages of court documents from the scandal investigation last Friday, although Gray has not been charged in connection with the scandal. His campaign quickly shot back at Alexander.
“She’s not going to take him out,” Gray spokesman Chuck Thies told Washington City Paper. “She’s one of those inept suicide bombers. It’s like Yvette’s back on Team Gray, and she doesn’t even realize it.”
Thies then took to Twitter Thursday, trolling Alexander with a picture of an apparently empty campaign event she was holding. The at first polite back and forth quickly turned into an epic Twitter battle.
“Where is everyone?” Thies tweeted, along with the picture.
@CMYMA, Where is everyone? pic.twitter.com/HNtPeEVvtT
— Chuck Thies (@ChuckThies) April 22, 2016
“Thanks for coming Chuck,” Alexander replied. “You must’ve been late because we had a packed house!! All the best at your Denny’s happy hour.”
@ChuckThies Thanks for coming Chuck. You must’ve been late because we had a packed house!! All the best at your Denny’s happy hour.
— Yvette M Alexander (@CMYMA) April 22, 2016
@ChuckThies Yes!!! I support my Ward 7 businesses. Hope you can match or beat my bill! P.S. All legal money please, no more shadow $$$
— Yvette M Alexander (@CMYMA) April 22, 2016
@CMYMA, Have you seen the crosstabs? It’s not good. You should try a more positive message. #FreeAdvicepic.twitter.com/y4uDQJ1Udb
— Chuck Thies (@ChuckThies) April 22, 2016
@CMYMA, And as long as you’re going to attack, I’m gonna do what I do. pic.twitter.com/fkY8uFiaGT
— Chuck Thies (@ChuckThies) April 22, 2016
@ChuckThies My treasurer was fined for filing late. In comparison, Vince’s treasurer served jail time. A nice guy who was misguided. Smh
— Yvette M Alexander (@CMYMA) April 22, 2016
The attacks stopped after a Ward 7 resident and organizer chimed in, calling their public feud political trash.
@CMYMA@ChuckThies not what #Ward7 needs or deserves!!! Trash Politics holding us back. @NE_DC_11@LindseyJonesR@LightWerk@EdPotillo@JGR1
— Gary Butler (@GaryButlerDC) April 22, 2016
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