Some believe “House of Cards” is the worst show about American politics. We still find it entertaining, but thought perhaps Loop fans would have better ideas for a show about the real Washington.  So we launched a contest last week to find the title of the next D.C.-based televisions series. Many of you have pretty jaundiced views of this town, with a sizable chunk of the more than 100 entries we received focusing on Washington ineptness.  But not all. With the help of a Post panel of judges, we picked our top 10 show titles. One of our winners “Capitol Offense” (note the spelling of “capitol”) was submitted by three different people, including a reader from Canada. But the prize goes to the person who sent it first.  Now we’ll start working on the scripts for the network pitch.  And the winners are (in no particular order):  Valley of the Pols — submitted by Washington lawyer Jean Noonan, of Kensington, Md.  Exit Strategy — submitted by campaign operative Daniel Braden, of Medford, Mass.  The Blunder Games — submitted by National Highway Traffic Safety Administration retiree Tom Bowman, of Falls Church, Va.  Dome of Doom, A show about the “workings” of Congress — submitted by Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority spokeswoman retiree Tara Hamilton, of D.C..  Perks and Re-election — submitted by Justice Department attorney Bob Dalton, of Fredericksburg, Va.  Capitol Offense — submitted by several Loop fans, but the first came from D.C. government relations consultant Didier Trinh.  Buffy the Lobbyist Slayer — submitted by four-time contest winner Michael Gould, who runs a consulting firm in the District.  FEDup — submitted by calligrapher Sammy Little, of Silver Spring, Md.  Stakehouse, It’s Orwell that ends will — submitted by multiple former Loop winner, Georgetown University Hospital records administrator Phil Frankenfeld, of D.C.  Dysfunction Junction — submitted by Air Force veteran Rebecca Beeman of North Beach, Md.  Congratulations to the winners and thanks to all for entering. A special thanks to our panel of judges, Post political news editor Rebecca Sinderbrand, and national politics reporters Jose A. DelReal and Hunter Schwarz.  We got it down to a top 10, now it’s your turn to pick a favorite!  {{poll.byline}} {{poll.lastUpdatedTimestamp | date:'MMMM dd' }}  {{poll.byline}} {{poll.lastUpdatedTimestamp | date:'MMMM dd' }}  {{stats.questions[qs.questionId][opt.optionId] / stats.questions[qs.questionId].total * 100 | number:0}}%  {{qs.options[0].optionText}} ({{stats.questions[qs.questionId][qs.options[0].optionId] / stats.questions[qs.questionId].total * 100 | number:0}}%)  {{qs.options[1].optionText}} ({{stats.questions[qs.questionId][qs.options[1].optionId] / stats.questions[qs.questionId].total * 100 | number:0}}%)  This is a non-scientific user poll. Results are not statistically valid and cannot be assumed to reflect the views of Washington Post users as a group or the general population.  Colby Itkowitz is a national reporter for In The Loop.  Al Kamen, an award-winning columnist on the national staff of The Washington Post, created the “In the Loop” column in 1993.
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