This is the first in an occasional washingtonpost.com series of questions to candidates for D.C. Mayor.

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Question: What would you do to reach the untold number of people who are totally estranged from the everyday life of work and politics in this city? How would you engage them?

Submitted by Elizabeth Patterson, Ward 4

 

"I think I would start making the city work, which would be a reason for them to be interested..." Carol Schwartz Republican D.C. Councilwoman, At Large

 

"First of all, by continuing my campaign, which was designed precisely to involve people who weren't involved in District politics..." Anthony A. Williams Democrat Former D.C. Chief Financial Officer