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Brown Pulls Out, Endorses Cropp
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Kelvin J. Robinson, chairman of the D.C. Chamber of Commerce's political action committee, said that Brown's nod will help Cropp.
"If he's got a base of supporters, certainly East of the river, where he has spent a majority of time, it will be a tremendous boost for Linda," he said. "It's never too late to receive an endorsement and energize your voters."
Brown would not elaborate on how he reached the decision to withdraw but said he and Cropp met late Wednesday at her home. He said he does not want to work in her administration, but if she wins, he would like a policymaking role to ensure that his constituents are not overlooked.
Brown is the son of the late U.S. Commerce secretary Ronald H. Brown. The Brown and Cropp families are close, so much so that as a child Brown called Cropp, 17 years his senior, "Auntie Linda."
Brown acknowledged that he and Cropp have disagreed on some issues, such as spending $611 million on a baseball stadium. If she is elected, he said, he will work to persuade her to look at his plan for refurbishing RFK Stadium.
Fenty, who picked up the endorsement of fellow council colleague Jim Graham (D-Ward 1), said Brown's decision does little to change the dynamics of the campaign.
"It doesn't change what we have to do," Fenty said, "which is finish this campaign in a full sprint."
Staff writers Lori Montgomery and Debbi Wilgoren contributed to this report.
