Who the heck is Mike Erickson??

[Anonymous]

And why is he coming in second place in the AL BOE race??

He hasn’t responded to any questionnaires, didn’t attend any candidate forums, and he doesn’t even have a website.

What’s his secret?

Having a last name that starts with E. He’s listed first on the ballot. That’s it.

Pathetic, MoCo.

[Anonymous]

And for those who don’t know, it’s the top two vote getters in this primary who will advance to the general. So second place matters.

[Anonymous]

I had the same question! Though last I checked they had only counted early votes so could change

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had the same question! Though last I checked they had only counted early votes so could change

Nope. They’ve put in thousands of Election Day votes. He still has a major lead. Ridiculous.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:And why is he coming in second place in the AL BOE race??

He hasn’t responded to any questionnaires, didn’t attend any candidate forums, and he doesn’t even have a website.

What’s his secret?

Having a last name that starts with E. He’s listed first on the ballot. That’s it.

Pathetic, MoCo.

I think it's that he's not the incumbent but also not Fryar and Giandomenico, who were loud candidates that weren't necessarily good candidates. So it's the anti-incumbent vote that's not willing to back the more extreme alternatives. Not that surprising at all. The current BOE is a joke and voters seem to recognize that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And why is he coming in second place in the AL BOE race??

He hasn’t responded to any questionnaires, didn’t attend any candidate forums, and he doesn’t even have a website.

What’s his secret?

Having a last name that starts with E. He’s listed first on the ballot. That’s it.

Pathetic, MoCo.

I think it's that he's not the incumbent but also not Fryar and Giandomenico, who were loud candidates that weren't necessarily good candidates. So it's the anti-incumbent vote that's not willing to back the more extreme alternatives. Not that surprising at all. The current BOE is a joke and voters seem to recognize that.

I think you’re giving voters too much credit. It’s the alphabet. Nobody was paying attention to these way down the ballot races. Every voter in Montgomery County has to vote for not just one or two board of education races, but 4. And that’s after choosing from a billion other candidates further up the ballot. The BOE races are last. People are just checking off the first person if they don’t know much about the race.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And why is he coming in second place in the AL BOE race??

He hasn’t responded to any questionnaires, didn’t attend any candidate forums, and he doesn’t even have a website.

What’s his secret?

Having a last name that starts with E. He’s listed first on the ballot. That’s it.

Pathetic, MoCo.

I think it's that he's not the incumbent but also not Fryar and Giandomenico, who were loud candidates that weren't necessarily good candidates. So it's the anti-incumbent vote that's not willing to back the more extreme alternatives. Not that surprising at all. The current BOE is a joke and voters seem to recognize that.

I think you’re giving voters too much credit. It’s the alphabet. Nobody was paying attention to these way down the ballot races. Every voter in Montgomery County has to vote for not just one or two board of education races, but 4. And that’s after choosing from a billion other candidates further up the ballot. The BOE races are last. People are just checking off the first person if they don’t know much about the race.

Tell us why Yang is #1 in D3, followed by Joftus (incumbnent) and Alzona is a distant third if alphabet means so much.

[Anonymous]

If people are clueless they should just leave it blank.

I researched the at large race a lot and could not find anything about him. I think I eventually found something that made it clear he was an anti masker, or just opposed to the school shut down. Or I somehow discerned he was a Republican. I don’t remember. I just remember I googled him a ton and mostly found that he basically did nothing for this race but eventually found something I didn’t like.

[Anonymous]

He did answer the LWV survey:

"What are your top three priorities?

1.) Ending mask mandates & distance learning. Zero MCPS students passed away from Covid, the response was never about safety, follow the money.
2.) Ending Common Core. This program is hated by parents, students AND teachers. It was designed to make our children less competitive with the rest of the world, and has done just that.
3.) Full Constitutional Literacy & Proficiency. All grades."

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And why is he coming in second place in the AL BOE race??

He hasn’t responded to any questionnaires, didn’t attend any candidate forums, and he doesn’t even have a website.

What’s his secret?

Having a last name that starts with E. He’s listed first on the ballot. That’s it.

Pathetic, MoCo.

I think it's that he's not the incumbent but also not Fryar and Giandomenico, who were loud candidates that weren't necessarily good candidates. So it's the anti-incumbent vote that's not willing to back the more extreme alternatives. Not that surprising at all. The current BOE is a joke and voters seem to recognize that.

I think you’re giving voters too much credit. It’s the alphabet. Nobody was paying attention to these way down the ballot races. Every voter in Montgomery County has to vote for not just one or two board of education races, but 4. And that’s after choosing from a billion other candidates further up the ballot. The BOE races are last. People are just checking off the first person if they don’t know much about the race.

Tell us why Yang is #1 in D3, followed by Joftus (incumbnent) and Alzona is a distant third if alphabet means so much.

Apple ballot. MCEA didn’t endorse anyone in the at large race, so people just voted for the incumbent who they recognized, or the first name on the list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And why is he coming in second place in the AL BOE race??

He hasn’t responded to any questionnaires, didn’t attend any candidate forums, and he doesn’t even have a website.

What’s his secret?

Having a last name that starts with E. He’s listed first on the ballot. That’s it.

Pathetic, MoCo.

I think it's that he's not the incumbent but also not Fryar and Giandomenico, who were loud candidates that weren't necessarily good candidates. So it's the anti-incumbent vote that's not willing to back the more extreme alternatives. Not that surprising at all. The current BOE is a joke and voters seem to recognize that.

I think you’re giving voters too much credit. It’s the alphabet. Nobody was paying attention to these way down the ballot races. Every voter in Montgomery County has to vote for not just one or two board of education races, but 4. And that’s after choosing from a billion other candidates further up the ballot. The BOE races are last. People are just checking off the first person if they don’t know much about the race.

Of course people are paying attention to these "way down the ballot races". You think voters put more effort into identifying who to vote for for Sheriff just because that's higher up on the ballot?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:And why is he coming in second place in the AL BOE race??

He hasn’t responded to any questionnaires, didn’t attend any candidate forums, and he doesn’t even have a website.

What’s his secret?

Having a last name that starts with E. He’s listed first on the ballot. That’s it.

Pathetic, MoCo.

I think it's that he's not the incumbent but also not Fryar and Giandomenico, who were loud candidates that weren't necessarily good candidates. So it's the anti-incumbent vote that's not willing to back the more extreme alternatives. Not that surprising at all. The current BOE is a joke and voters seem to recognize that.

I think you’re giving voters too much credit. It’s the alphabet. Nobody was paying attention to these way down the ballot races. Every voter in Montgomery County has to vote for not just one or two board of education races, but 4. And that’s after choosing from a billion other candidates further up the ballot. The BOE races are last. People are just checking off the first person if they don’t know much about the race.

Tell us why Yang is #1 in D3, followed by Joftus (incumbnent) and Alzona is a distant third if alphabet means so much.

Apple ballot. MCEA didn’t endorse anyone in the at large race, so people just voted for the incumbent who they recognized, or the first name on the list.

I can't tell if you're a disappointed Fryar supporter or just someone who doesn't understand voting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He did answer the LWV survey:

"What are your top three priorities?

1.) Ending mask mandates & distance learning. Zero MCPS students passed away from Covid, the response was never about safety, follow the money.
2.) Ending Common Core. This program is hated by parents, students AND teachers. It was designed to make our children less competitive with the rest of the world, and has done just that.
3.) Full Constitutional Literacy & Proficiency. All grades."

This. The crazy anti-masker ran second to the incumbent. Happened with Esther Wells too.

[Anonymous]

MCEA - if you're reading this, this is why you always need to pick a candidate - even if they're not your best friend. Now you're stuck between two crazy people.

[Anonymous]

I used the LWV survey to chose, and I did not choose Erickson.