Also you are only searching the online site which is just the Gallery. Not the full article from the magazine
Every person was given a little blurb of copy. Eater DC pulled out these quotes
Then, coming in at #49, Alefantis makes the list as both a "restaurateur and bon vivant" thanks to the "liberal twentysomethings in khakis" who eat at Comet Ping Pong and the "[m]ore established progressives" who flock to Buck's Fishing & Camping. Also, "If you don't know him, you aren't wearing your scarf right." Well OK then.
His "power" seems to be on the social scene because people eat in his restaurants. You have heard of the idea of a "trendsetter."
Yeah... if you actually read the full articles that aren't on the site, you will see that the ranking isn't meant as a serious objective ranking of power in the federal government; it's the results of a survey they do every couple of years of big shots in DC to get an idea of who has "buzz" in the city on the various areas GQ is interested in. They deliberately exclude the president and vice president, and they encourage having some local flavor in the list by including who's hot in the local upper-crust social scene. They even admit straight up that the list is there to get people talking and arguing and buying the magazine so they can argue more -- see http://www.gq.com/story/the-50-most-powerful-people-in-washington
Remember GQ is not primarily a political magazine, it's a men's fashion and culture magazine that has a little bit of politics and sports in it. So it covers things like local socialites (hence the party planners in the list), the foodie scene (which is why there's always one or two local chefs in the list), arts and culture (that's why Politics & Prose is in there), and so on. The writers for GQ would probably laugh their heads off to learn that pizzagate thinks their list is meant to be some objective ranking of political power.
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AreWeSure ago
Also you are only searching the online site which is just the Gallery. Not the full article from the magazine Every person was given a little blurb of copy. Eater DC pulled out these quotes
His "power" seems to be on the social scene because people eat in his restaurants. You have heard of the idea of a "trendsetter."
whatonearth ago
Yeah... if you actually read the full articles that aren't on the site, you will see that the ranking isn't meant as a serious objective ranking of power in the federal government; it's the results of a survey they do every couple of years of big shots in DC to get an idea of who has "buzz" in the city on the various areas GQ is interested in. They deliberately exclude the president and vice president, and they encourage having some local flavor in the list by including who's hot in the local upper-crust social scene. They even admit straight up that the list is there to get people talking and arguing and buying the magazine so they can argue more -- see http://www.gq.com/story/the-50-most-powerful-people-in-washington
Remember GQ is not primarily a political magazine, it's a men's fashion and culture magazine that has a little bit of politics and sports in it. So it covers things like local socialites (hence the party planners in the list), the foodie scene (which is why there's always one or two local chefs in the list), arts and culture (that's why Politics & Prose is in there), and so on. The writers for GQ would probably laugh their heads off to learn that pizzagate thinks their list is meant to be some objective ranking of political power.