Why does MOCO tolerate Elrich

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't see the appeal. The guy comes across as anti-business, is setting the county back with his policies and making it fall behind the likes of Fairfax, Howard and even PG in some metrics.

The weird thing is that he’s actually had some success in terms of job growth and investment. So maybe your perception doesn’t match the reality?

I'm just going off of what I hear. I've heard time and time again from people on this forum and in the media that Montgomery County has been passed up by Fairfax and is in danger of being passed up by Howard, the District and even PG Thanks to their unfriendly business environment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. My priorities are likely to be quite different from yours.

2. I’m pleased with the way the COVID crisis has been handled.

3. The alternatives who flood my Mail box with expensive promotional materials have, so far, not impressed me.

I worked for Elrich last go round as a campaign volunteer. I also donated. I was wondering why none of the D candidates were addressing the spike in crime. Then I found someone who has been addressing it and is fiscally conservative too - Reardon Sullivan. I never thought I’d vote for an R again but he seems like a good choice - born and raised in MoCo; his Dad worked in the Carter Administration, he condemned Jan 6 as it was in progress, and he runs an engineering business. He’s Black too, whadya know?

Sorry. The worst kind of politicians are the Black Republicans. This I know.

Alot of the newer crop are political opportunists looking to break into politics. Plus the victimization many do about being "outcast" for not voting D. It's hilariously sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hi Hans Riemer. How are you?

It's funny how everyone thinks the anti-Elrich posters are pro-Riemer. Riemer is a non-issue in this race. It's Elrich/Blair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I don't see the appeal. The guy comes across as anti-business, is setting the county back with his policies and making it fall behind the likes of Fairfax, Howard and even PG in some metrics.

The weird thing is that he’s actually had some success in terms of job growth and investment. So maybe your perception doesn’t match the reality?

I'm just going off of what I hear. I've heard time and time again from people on this forum and in the media that Montgomery County has been passed up by Fairfax and is in danger of being passed up by Howard, the District and even PG Thanks to their unfriendly business environment.

Montgomery County got passed by Fairfax 20 years ago. That ship has long sailed and it has nothing to do with Elrich. Also, the County got passed by Howard County before Elrich was even elected.

DC is a mixed bag. More high wage jobs but also higher poverty. There is a rotational cycle going on where DC is forcing poor residents out, mainly to PG County. Black residents to Capitol Heights and Latino residents to Adelphi/Hyattsville. Then Moco has been getting increased migration of poor residents from PG County. While PG County is growing and has some nice areas there is zero chance it could surpass Moco as a whole. However, the east county has seen significant rising poverty which is starting to spill over into mid-county areas. Again, this had nothing to do with Elrich. The conditions for this were a result of the financial crisis and Doug Duncan.

The “unfriendly business environment” is not a problem exclusive to Elrich. Riemer has been a big proponent of things like regulating restaurant meals and creating green building energy requirements. It’s a cultural problem within the county government that goes quite deep.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi Hans Riemer. How are you?

It's funny how everyone thinks the anti-Elrich posters are pro-Riemer. Riemer is a non-issue in this race. It's Elrich/Blair.

It’s a presumption because the only people who express significant visceral hate towards Elrich are the Riemer supporters.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Have you seen the types that live in Silver Spring and Takoma Park?

They're over educated idiots. Education =/= intelligence. Takoma Park once tried to get people to install corn burning stoves in their homes for heating, because it was supposed to be 'better for then environment'. And you wonder why the granola eaters in Takoma tolerate a self-proclaimed socialist like Elrich?

SS isn't any better. Many in SS have never had a real job in their lives, because they work for the govt, a think tank, or some 'community activity' org that relies on govt grants to pay their salaries. Their solution is always more govt, more taxes, and more regulations that generate revenues for the state that'll pay their salaries.

Unfortunately for MoCo, TP and SS have the highest population that basically controls the vote. They're not very intelligent though.

District 1 (Bethesda/Potomac/Poolesville) has just as many voters. And it actually had a higher percentage of voters turn out last election. Of course, that was a presidential election and one that people passionately cared about. How similar is Bethesda to the SS/TP faction?

http://www.theseventhstate.com/?p=13242&emci=8a013491-d7f0-ec11-b47a-281878b83d8a&emdi=eaf91f6c-6af1-ec11-b47a-281878b83d8a&ceid=6636412

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Hi Hans Riemer. How are you?

It's funny how everyone thinks the anti-Elrich posters are pro-Riemer. Riemer is a non-issue in this race. It's Elrich/Blair.

It’s a presumption because the only people who express significant visceral hate towards Elrich are the Riemer supporters.

Oh. I hate both. Voting for Blair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. People like Elrich because he’s a genuine person who doesn’t judge people. Sure he hates corporate profits, but he never judges people. There is a lot of judging in our politics and Elrich fights hard against that. Whether you are rich or poor, live in a house or apartment, Elrich is happy for you to live your life.

2. Elrich loves every part of this county. If you go around you will surprisingly see Elrich signs in every nook and cranny.
There’s signs in Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Aspen Hill, Chevy Chase, Edgemoor, Potomac, Gaithersburg, etc. He enjoys broad geographic support across the county because he supports every part of the county. He’s not trying to malign your neighborhood as evil “sprawl” or try to divest resources from your community. He wants every community to thrive.

While he’s certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, astute politicians should learn a lesson from Elrich in how to do politics.

I will be voting for Blair because I think breaking the TPSS stranglehold on county politics is critically important. And we need some fresh ideas for jobs growth and Riemer is just a clown.

You must not work with him. Because I do. He's horrific and surrounds himself with his coterie of like-minded advisors.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. My priorities are likely to be quite different from yours.

2. I’m pleased with the way the COVID crisis has been handled.

3. The alternatives who flood my Mail box with expensive promotional materials have, so far, not impressed me.

I worked for Elrich last go round as a campaign volunteer. I also donated. I was wondering why none of the D candidates were addressing the spike in crime. Then I found someone who has been addressing it and is fiscally conservative too - Reardon Sullivan. I never thought I’d vote for an R again but he seems like a good choice - born and raised in MoCo; his Dad worked in the Carter Administration, he condemned Jan 6 as it was in progress, and he runs an engineering business. He’s Black too, whadya know?

This is why.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2022/06/us-city-violent-crime-rate-perception/661337/

[Anonymous]

He hardly won.

Too many D’s ran and it split the vote.

Then he ran against a certifiably insane R.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He hardly won.

Too many D’s ran and it split the vote.

Then he ran against a certifiably insane R.

True, but now he has the incumbent advantage - name recognition.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He hardly won.

Too many D’s ran and it split the vote.

Then he ran against a certifiably insane R.

He beat both Ficker and Floreen, who ran as in Independent, with the same vote share as Ike Leggett. It was as solid a general election victory as they come.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:1. People like Elrich because he’s a genuine person who doesn’t judge people. Sure he hates corporate profits, but he never judges people. There is a lot of judging in our politics and Elrich fights hard against that. Whether you are rich or poor, live in a house or apartment, Elrich is happy for you to live your life.

2. Elrich loves every part of this county. If you go around you will surprisingly see Elrich signs in every nook and cranny.
There’s signs in Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Aspen Hill, Chevy Chase, Edgemoor, Potomac, Gaithersburg, etc. He enjoys broad geographic support across the county because he supports every part of the county. He’s not trying to malign your neighborhood as evil “sprawl” or try to divest resources from your community. He wants every community to thrive.

While he’s certainly not everyone’s cup of tea, astute politicians should learn a lesson from Elrich in how to do politics.

I will be voting for Blair because I think breaking the TPSS stranglehold on county politics is critically important. And we need some fresh ideas for jobs growth and Riemer is just a clown.

You must not work with him. Because I do. He's horrific and surrounds himself with his coterie of like-minded advisors.

I don’t work for him nor care about your HR grievances. Don’t like your boss, find another job. The point is only that he’s the only candidate I’ve ever seen have his signs out front of $4 million houses and also have strong support from unions and underrepresented minority groups. It’s an incredible coalition for its breadth, but I guess not depth.

[Anonymous]

I like he doesn't take developer money and made sure the dummies wore masks as long as he could. He does actually seem to be making a difference in the county, which is a lot more than I can say for his predecessor.

[Anonymous]

Elrich has a fascinatingly broad geographic base of support. Like him or hate him, this is why he’s tough to beat.