Elrich Now in the Lead

[Anonymous]

Elrich supporters aren't as old as people think, we just live in East County and we know our area will be targeted for dense low income development, driving us out of our (more) affordable sfhs eventually. We have a lot more to lose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Elrich supporters aren't as old as people think, we just live in East County and we know our area will be targeted for dense low income development, driving us out of our (more) affordable sfhs eventually. We have a lot more to lose.

Serious question. The violent crime there has truly escalated, and shows no sign of slowing down this year. Many businesses are leaving. Does that not factor into your election choices?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They corrected the early voting results and David Blair gained one vote.

I don’t think Blair will pull this one off.

true, but progressives should take note of the teeny tiny margin that Elrich won by.

There are multiple ways to read this.

Elrich is progressive and anti development
Riemer is progressive and pro-development
Blair is moderate and pro-development (but not as much of a hardcore YIMBY as Riemer)

You could say that 60% were agains Elrich, or somewhat more in favor of development, but you could also say 60% wanted a progressive over a moderate.

MoCo leans progressive, and the majority of them live in TP/SS area where Elrich won most of the votes. Go west of 270 and north of ICC, and you will see a lot more Blair support.

Blair won 4 of the 7 Council districts. But Districts 4 and 6 were strongly for Elrich. Most of the county, geographically, wants Blair. But I guess they didn't want him enough, or they would have turned out the vote better.

I don't love Elrich, but can't get past the fact that Big Development, Inc. has infused so many resources into the county to defeat him and elect someone who is more compliant with their agenda. They even created an "affordable housing" PAC! Do you think this is genuine? It's a pro-market development PAC that is attempting to sound progressive. The handful of inclusionary zoning units that are included in mega-developments are paltry.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They corrected the early voting results and David Blair gained one vote.

I don’t think Blair will pull this one off.

true, but progressives should take note of the teeny tiny margin that Elrich won by.

There are multiple ways to read this.

Elrich is progressive and anti development
Riemer is progressive and pro-development
Blair is moderate and pro-development (but not as much of a hardcore YIMBY as Riemer)

You could say that 60% were agains Elrich, or somewhat more in favor of development, but you could also say 60% wanted a progressive over a moderate.

MoCo leans progressive, and the majority of them live in TP/SS area where Elrich won most of the votes. Go west of 270 and north of ICC, and you will see a lot more Blair support.

Blair won 4 of the 7 Council districts. But Districts 4 and 6 were strongly for Elrich. Most of the county, geographically, wants Blair. But I guess they didn't want him enough, or they would have turned out the vote better.

I don't love Elrich, but can't get past the fact that Big Development, Inc. has infused so many resources into the county to defeat him and elect someone who is more compliant with their agenda. They even created an "affordable housing" PAC! Do you think this is genuine? It's a pro-market development PAC that is attempting to sound progressive. The handful of inclusionary zoning units that are included in mega-developments are paltry.

I guess I am surprised how development seems to be the dominant issue in the county, and not his mismanagement of the budget, and increased violent crime. His budget is built on smoke and mirrors and we are going to be in for a world of hurt in the next year or so.

[Anonymous]

Whats the latest on the ballots that were refused bc of their post date? I saw on twitter that people were saying they were submitted on time, but postmarked late by the USPS?

I always vote in person; I appreciate the ritual of it. But that does now also seem like the best way to make sure your vote gets counted

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:They corrected the early voting results and David Blair gained one vote.

I don’t think Blair will pull this one off.

true, but progressives should take note of the teeny tiny margin that Elrich won by.

There are multiple ways to read this.

Elrich is progressive and anti development
Riemer is progressive and pro-development
Blair is moderate and pro-development (but not as much of a hardcore YIMBY as Riemer)

You could say that 60% were agains Elrich, or somewhat more in favor of development, but you could also say 60% wanted a progressive over a moderate.

MoCo leans progressive, and the majority of them live in TP/SS area where Elrich won most of the votes. Go west of 270 and north of ICC, and you will see a lot more Blair support.

Blair won 4 of the 7 Council districts. But Districts 4 and 6 were strongly for Elrich. Most of the county, geographically, wants Blair. But I guess they didn't want him enough, or they would have turned out the vote better.

I don't love Elrich, but can't get past the fact that Big Development, Inc. has infused so many resources into the county to defeat him and elect someone who is more compliant with their agenda. They even created an "affordable housing" PAC! Do you think this is genuine? It's a pro-market development PAC that is attempting to sound progressive. The handful of inclusionary zoning units that are included in mega-developments are paltry.

I guess I am surprised how development seems to be the dominant issue in the county, and not his mismanagement of the budget, and increased violent crime. His budget is built on smoke and mirrors and we are going to be in for a world of hurt in the next year or so.

+1 we need more higher paying jobs here. That's how you reduce poverty and crime. That's not going to happen without good mass rapid transit and an incireasei in crime. I don't know why people are so against development. MoCo rental/housing is expensive. These new developments also have set asides for MC/lower income families, and they are usually built near metro stops.

And agree, higher crime is going to drive out people.

I'm not sure what utopia vision Elrich seems to think he can create with what he's doing, but it's not working. We need to try something different, and more people agree with me since Elrich's win has a much smaller margin than last time.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Elrich supporters aren't as old as people think, we just live in East County and we know our area will be targeted for dense low income development, driving us out of our (more) affordable sfhs eventually. We have a lot more to lose.

Serious question. The violent crime there has truly escalated, and shows no sign of slowing down this year. Many businesses are leaving. Does that not factor into your election choices?

Are you saying they are bringing MORE low income housing to East county? As if we don’t already have enough??? The crime out here is terrible as it is and businesses are shutting down. This would not be smart planning. People out here are already fed up with the huge amounts of poverty and how it is impacting schools, security and shopping.

[Anonymous]

If people in the county only knew what he is spending money on that he shouldn’t be. I know.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Elrich supporters aren't as old as people think, we just live in East County and we know our area will be targeted for dense low income development, driving us out of our (more) affordable sfhs eventually. We have a lot more to lose.

Serious question. The violent crime there has truly escalated, and shows no sign of slowing down this year. Many businesses are leaving. Does that not factor into your election choices?

Are you saying they are bringing MORE low income housing to East county? As if we don’t already have enough??? The crime out here is terrible as it is and businesses are shutting down. This would not be smart planning. People out here are already fed up with the huge amounts of poverty and how it is impacting schools, security and shopping.

DP.. I think PP is saying that Elrich's anti-police stance must be contributing to east county crime, so wouldn't that impact how you vote, if you are concerned with high crime in east county?

What is Elrich's plan for the uptick in crime in East County? I don't understand what he's doing to combat the increase in crime. Surely being anti-police is just pouring fuel to the fire for criminals and progressives who want to defund the police?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If people in the county only knew what he is spending money on that he shouldn’t be. I know.

Uh ok. I'll take the bait. What is he spending money on that the rest of us aren't aware of?

[Anonymous]

The recount so far doesn't seem to be changing much. I guess I'll be voting for Sullivan in the general election.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people in the county only knew what he is spending money on that he shouldn’t be. I know.

Uh ok. I'll take the bait. What is he spending money on that the rest of us aren't aware of?

Just ask anyone on the police force about unnecessarily monumental waste of funds that could and should be stopped easily.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people in the county only knew what he is spending money on that he shouldn’t be. I know.

Uh ok. I'll take the bait. What is he spending money on that the rest of us aren't aware of?

Just ask anyone on the police force about unnecessarily monumental waste of funds that could and should be stopped easily.

But I'm not asking "anyone on the police force" I'm asking you.

And FWIW, I voted Blair. But you gotta put up or shut up when you make ominous comments like that

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Anonymous wrote:If people in the county only knew what he is spending money on that he shouldn’t be. I know.

Uh ok. I'll take the bait. What is he spending money on that the rest of us aren't aware of?

Just ask anyone on the police force about unnecessarily monumental waste of funds that could and should be stopped easily.

But I'm not asking "anyone on the police force" I'm asking you.

And FWIW, I voted Blair. But you gotta put up or shut up when you make ominous comments like that

Not that PP, but how about this:

https://wjla.com/news/local/carmen-facciolo-montgomery-county-civilian-assistant-police-chief-fired-let-go-removed-multiple-alleged-violations-abuse-of-power-executive-marc-elrich-mcpd-law-enforcement-violating-department-policy-maryland

Not only do we not need this post, but the person Elrich tapped to lead it is a grifter. What favor did he do for Elrich to get this post?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If people in the county only knew what he is spending money on that he shouldn’t be. I know.

Uh ok. I'll take the bait. What is he spending money on that the rest of us aren't aware of?

Just ask anyone on the police force about unnecessarily monumental waste of funds that could and should be stopped easily.

Some people know and are trying. The public knows about it but not to the extent.