Muriel Bowser

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Supporters of Mayoral Candidate and Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) gather outside a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the City Paper at the Black Cat nightclub on 14th Street, Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Supporters of Mayoral Candidate and Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) gather outside a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the City Paper at the Black Cat nightclub on 14th Street, Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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A campaign sign for Mayoral Candidate and Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) collects snow outside a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the City Paper at the Black Cat nightclub on 14th Street, Washington, D.C., Sunday, March 16, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser, left, one of seven Democrats trying to unseat the incumbent District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray in next week's primary, talks to Mary Jo Eustice, right, as she goes knocking door-to-door campaigning on Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2014. Loyalists are rallying around the mayor, and few are writing him off. But his troubles have provided an opening for one of his challengers, and D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser appears to be taking advantage. Two polls released a week before the primary showed Bowser in a statistical tie with Gray. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser, right, one of seven Democrats trying to unseat the incumbent District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray in next week's primary, talks to Jason Ladnier, holding his one-year-old son Sebastian, as she goes knocking door-to-door campaigning on Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2014. Loyalists are rallying around the mayor, and few are writing him off. But his troubles have provided an opening for one of his challengers, and D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser appears to be taking advantage. Two polls released a week before the primary showed Bowser in a statistical tie with Gray. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Muriel Bowser

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D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser, one of seven Democrats trying to unseat the incumbent District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray in next week's primary, leaves a house, as she goes knocking door-to-door campaigning on Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2014. Loyalists are rallying around the mayor, and few are writing him off. But his troubles have provided an opening for one of his challengers, and D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser appears to be taking advantage. Two polls released a week before the primary showed Bowser in a statistical tie with Gray. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser, one of seven Democrats trying to unseat the incumbent District of Columbia Mayor Vincent Gray in next week's primary, leaves a house, as she goes knocking door-to-door campaigning on Capitol Hill neighborhood in Washington, Thursday, March 27, 2014. Loyalists are rallying around the mayor, and few are writing him off. But his troubles have provided an opening for one of his challengers, and D.C. Councilmember Muriel Bowser appears to be taking advantage. Two polls released a week before the primary showed Bowser in a statistical tie with Gray. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

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Four of the 13 D.C. Council members will challenged Mayor Vincent C. Gray for his seat in this year's Democratic primary, including Muriel Bowser (fourth from left), Tommy Wells (fifth from left) and Vincent Orange (third from left.) (andrew harnik/the washington times)

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Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4) speaks during a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), right, listens as Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large), speaks at a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Left to right: Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), Musician and promoter Carlos Allen, and Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), sit on stage as Former State Department Official Reta Jo Lewis, right, speaks during a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), center, and other mayoral candidates sit on stage during a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

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Left to right: Councilmember Vincent Orange (D-At Large), Councilmember Muriel Bowser (D-Ward 4), Musician and promoter Carlos Allen, and Councilmember Tommy Wells (D-Ward 6), sit on stage as they participate in a Washington, D.C. mayoral candidate forum held by the DC Adult and Family Literacy Coalition and the Coalition for Nonprofit Housing and Economic Development at the Thurgood Marshall Center along U Street, Washington, D.C., Thursday, March 13, 2014. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)