Gerry Connolly won the primary in Virginia’s 11th yesterday by 18 points. My progressive friends are disappointed, but Byrne’s apparent signals to Fairfax NIMBYs over Tyson’s redevelopment would have made me very nervous to have her in Congress.

David Alpert created Greater Greater Washington in 2008 and was its executive director until 2020. He formerly worked in tech and has lived in the Boston, San Francisco Bay, and New York metro areas in addition to Washington, DC. He lives with his wife and two children in Dupont Circle.