A partner (who lives in Fairfax County) at Greater Greater Fiancée’s law firm related the following story:

His 6-year-old son came home from school the other day.

Child: I’m voting for Obama!

Dad: Oh? Why do you like Obama?

Child: Because Obama supports a train to Dulles!

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.