Need help voting in MD - who the heck are these people?

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Anonymous wrote:If I was in your council district, I would vote:
- Blair
- Albornoz (will probably leave other selections blank)
- Koroma

If you’re voting for Albornoz, why not Goldberg too? He seems more moderate than some of the other candidates. Otherwise we are likely to end up with Hucker or Jawando again.

I read his website and Goldberg’s policies seemed to be very much a clone of Riemer. Was hoping to see someone bring something different to the table, so I was disappointed.

At the end of the day, if your goal is to unseat Jawando I think you will be disappointed. The At Large vote count will probably end up:
1. Albornoz
2. Jawando
3. Glass

The forth spot is really the question. With Hucker now running At Large (and a late entry at that) he is not a shoe-in and I think Goldberg does have a chance gauging by the fact that he seemingly has broad support across the county, gauging by yard signs. So that’s probably a toss up.

I would just hate to end 12 years of Riemer with a Riemer clone.

Jawando will probably win re-election but that doesn't mean we shouldn't vote to oust him. His main goal is self-promotion, and policy is only a means to meet his professional goals. If Wes Moore wins, he will be up at the state level in a heart beat.

Jawando is biding his time to replace Cardin when he retires. The funny thing is that Cardin has no intention of retiring any time soon. But even then, he would need to beat a huge and substantially more qualified field, including probably both Raskin and Trone.

+1 No effing way that Jawando can rise from County Council in Montgomery to winning a primary for Senate in a state that’s chock full of beloved Democrats and that doesn’t have a long history of electing anyone from Montgomery County statewide. If he actually thinks that he’s delusional and so might you be for thinking that’s his strategy.

What else could be his strategy?

Someone here said that he’s following the Obama model: local/state government, book, senate…

It makes sense to me.

His only other strategy could be to follow the Perez model? County council to state government to federal government? That seems like a lot more uncertain than taking your case to voters, if you have a big ego.

Wow I had forgotten that Perez was Maryland’s Secretary of Labor.

And posters here are hilariously obsessed with Jawando if anyone is comparing him to Obama.

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Anonymous wrote:If I was in your council district, I would vote:
- Blair
- Albornoz (will probably leave other selections blank)
- Koroma

If you’re voting for Albornoz, why not Goldberg too? He seems more moderate than some of the other candidates. Otherwise we are likely to end up with Hucker or Jawando again.

I read his website and Goldberg’s policies seemed to be very much a clone of Riemer. Was hoping to see someone bring something different to the table, so I was disappointed.

At the end of the day, if your goal is to unseat Jawando I think you will be disappointed. The At Large vote count will probably end up:
1. Albornoz
2. Jawando
3. Glass

The forth spot is really the question. With Hucker now running At Large (and a late entry at that) he is not a shoe-in and I think Goldberg does have a chance gauging by the fact that he seemingly has broad support across the county, gauging by yard signs. So that’s probably a toss up.

I would just hate to end 12 years of Riemer with a Riemer clone.

Jawando will probably win re-election but that doesn't mean we shouldn't vote to oust him. His main goal is self-promotion, and policy is only a means to meet his professional goals. If Wes Moore wins, he will be up at the state level in a heart beat.

Jawando is biding his time to replace Cardin when he retires. The funny thing is that Cardin has no intention of retiring any time soon. But even then, he would need to beat a huge and substantially more qualified field, including probably both Raskin and Trone.

+1 No effing way that Jawando can rise from County Council in Montgomery to winning a primary for Senate in a state that’s chock full of beloved Democrats and that doesn’t have a long history of electing anyone from Montgomery County statewide. If he actually thinks that he’s delusional and so might you be for thinking that’s his strategy.

What else could be his strategy?

Someone here said that he’s following the Obama model: local/state government, book, senate…

It makes sense to me.

His only other strategy could be to follow the Perez model? County council to state government to federal government? That seems like a lot more uncertain than taking your case to voters, if you have a big ego.

Wow I had forgotten that Perez was Maryland’s Secretary of Labor.

And posters here are hilariously obsessed with Jawando if anyone is comparing him to Obama.

He compares himself to Obama. All. The. Time.

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Anonymous wrote:You could just read the local newspaper like most people

That would be the Washington Post. The rest of the MoCo papers folded some time ago. Is the Post covering local county politics?

There were two papers in Montgomery County, the Sentinel and the Gazette.

The Sentinel switched to a pure online model about a decade ago.
https://www.thesentinel.com/

Around the same time, the Post bought the Gazette. Then Bezos bought the Post and promptly closed the Gazette.

One of the only active local news sources is Bethesda Beat.
https://bethesdamagazine.com/bethesda-beat/

However they don’t really do any investigative stories and tread very lightly with local politicians. A good example is that Jawando’s mini “scandal” with failing to appear for his traffic citation appeal for speeding on 200 was reported in the Baltimore Sun.

As a news consumer I would really like to read a story about what a county CM is doing in Nigeria to promote a book and what relevance that has for Montgomery County or his political future. We won’t ever get that story though.

I hate the guy. But he’s allowed to promote his book on his own time. He just needs to keep his time card straight and report the book sales on his financial disclosure.

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Anonymous wrote:If I was in your council district, I would vote:
- Blair
- Albornoz (will probably leave other selections blank)
- Koroma

If you’re voting for Albornoz, why not Goldberg too? He seems more moderate than some of the other candidates. Otherwise we are likely to end up with Hucker or Jawando again.

I read his website and Goldberg’s policies seemed to be very much a clone of Riemer. Was hoping to see someone bring something different to the table, so I was disappointed.

At the end of the day, if your goal is to unseat Jawando I think you will be disappointed. The At Large vote count will probably end up:
1. Albornoz
2. Jawando
3. Glass

The forth spot is really the question. With Hucker now running At Large (and a late entry at that) he is not a shoe-in and I think Goldberg does have a chance gauging by the fact that he seemingly has broad support across the county, gauging by yard signs. So that’s probably a toss up.

I would just hate to end 12 years of Riemer with a Riemer clone.

Jawando will probably win re-election but that doesn't mean we shouldn't vote to oust him. His main goal is self-promotion, and policy is only a means to meet his professional goals. If Wes Moore wins, he will be up at the state level in a heart beat.

Jawando is biding his time to replace Cardin when he retires. The funny thing is that Cardin has no intention of retiring any time soon. But even then, he would need to beat a huge and substantially more qualified field, including probably both Raskin and Trone.

+1 No effing way that Jawando can rise from County Council in Montgomery to winning a primary for Senate in a state that’s chock full of beloved Democrats and that doesn’t have a long history of electing anyone from Montgomery County statewide. If he actually thinks that he’s delusional and so might you be for thinking that’s his strategy.

What else could be his strategy?

Someone here said that he’s following the Obama model: local/state government, book, senate…

It makes sense to me.

His only other strategy could be to follow the Perez model? County council to state government to federal government? That seems like a lot more uncertain than taking your case to voters, if you have a big ego.

Wow I had forgotten that Perez was Maryland’s Secretary of Labor.

And posters here are hilariously obsessed with Jawando if anyone is comparing him to Obama.

He compares himself to Obama. All. The. Time.

Let’s not also forget all of the favorable media comparing him to Obama starting in 2016.
https://www.mtv.com/news/2869415/will-jawando-doesnt-have-to-be-the-next-obama/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/trying-to-follow-the-obama-narrative-but-not-perfectly/2016/03/27/4c2969b0-db58-11e5-925f-1d10062cc82d_story.html

It’s not like people are making this up due to an obsession or as a pejorative.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:If I was in your council district, I would vote:
- Blair
- Albornoz (will probably leave other selections blank)
- Koroma

If you’re voting for Albornoz, why not Goldberg too? He seems more moderate than some of the other candidates. Otherwise we are likely to end up with Hucker or Jawando again.

I read his website and Goldberg’s policies seemed to be very much a clone of Riemer. Was hoping to see someone bring something different to the table, so I was disappointed.

At the end of the day, if your goal is to unseat Jawando I think you will be disappointed. The At Large vote count will probably end up:
1. Albornoz
2. Jawando
3. Glass

The forth spot is really the question. With Hucker now running At Large (and a late entry at that) he is not a shoe-in and I think Goldberg does have a chance gauging by the fact that he seemingly has broad support across the county, gauging by yard signs. So that’s probably a toss up.

I would just hate to end 12 years of Riemer with a Riemer clone.

Jawando will probably win re-election but that doesn't mean we shouldn't vote to oust him. His main goal is self-promotion, and policy is only a means to meet his professional goals. If Wes Moore wins, he will be up at the state level in a heart beat.

Do you mean that if Wes Moore wins the race for Maryland governor, he will bring Jawando (running for Montgomery Council City Council) into the State government?

I was impressed with Moore's book "The Other Wes Moore". On the other hand, I was previously impressed with JD Vance's book "Hillbilly Elegy", but Vance turned out to be a MAGA sleazebag (& currently the Republican nominee for Ohio senator). I may end up voting for Wes Moore but it won't just be because he is a good author.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I was in your council district, I would vote:
- Blair
- Albornoz (will probably leave other selections blank)
- Koroma

If you’re voting for Albornoz, why not Goldberg too? He seems more moderate than some of the other candidates. Otherwise we are likely to end up with Hucker or Jawando again.

I read his website and Goldberg’s policies seemed to be very much a clone of Riemer. Was hoping to see someone bring something different to the table, so I was disappointed.

At the end of the day, if your goal is to unseat Jawando I think you will be disappointed. The At Large vote count will probably end up:
1. Albornoz
2. Jawando
3. Glass

The forth spot is really the question. With Hucker now running At Large (and a late entry at that) he is not a shoe-in and I think Goldberg does have a chance gauging by the fact that he seemingly has broad support across the county, gauging by yard signs. So that’s probably a toss up.

I would just hate to end 12 years of Riemer with a Riemer clone.

Jawando will probably win re-election but that doesn't mean we shouldn't vote to oust him. His main goal is self-promotion, and policy is only a means to meet his professional goals. If Wes Moore wins, he will be up at the state level in a heart beat.

Do you mean that if Wes Moore wins the race for Maryland governor, he will bring Jawando (running for Montgomery Council City Council) into the State government?

I was impressed with Moore's book "The Other Wes Moore". On the other hand, I was previously impressed with JD Vance's book "Hillbilly Elegy", but Vance turned out to be a MAGA sleazebag (& currently the Republican nominee for Ohio senator). I may end up voting for Wes Moore but it won't just be because he is a good author.

I’m voting for Moore based on: 1. Don’t like the other candidates and 2. My neighbors are big fans and say good things. 3. Personally a big fan of Aruna Miller.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:If I was in your council district, I would vote:
- Blair
- Albornoz (will probably leave other selections blank)
- Koroma

If you’re voting for Albornoz, why not Goldberg too? He seems more moderate than some of the other candidates. Otherwise we are likely to end up with Hucker or Jawando again.

I read his website and Goldberg’s policies seemed to be very much a clone of Riemer. Was hoping to see someone bring something different to the table, so I was disappointed.

At the end of the day, if your goal is to unseat Jawando I think you will be disappointed. The At Large vote count will probably end up:
1. Albornoz
2. Jawando
3. Glass

The forth spot is really the question. With Hucker now running At Large (and a late entry at that) he is not a shoe-in and I think Goldberg does have a chance gauging by the fact that he seemingly has broad support across the county, gauging by yard signs. So that’s probably a toss up.

I would just hate to end 12 years of Riemer with a Riemer clone.

Jawando will probably win re-election but that doesn't mean we shouldn't vote to oust him. His main goal is self-promotion, and policy is only a means to meet his professional goals. If Wes Moore wins, he will be up at the state level in a heart beat.

Do you mean that if Wes Moore wins the race for Maryland governor, he will bring Jawando (running for Montgomery Council City Council) into the State government?

I was impressed with Moore's book "The Other Wes Moore". On the other hand, I was previously impressed with JD Vance's book "Hillbilly Elegy", but Vance turned out to be a MAGA sleazebag (& currently the Republican nominee for Ohio senator). I may end up voting for Wes Moore but it won't just be because he is a good author.

Moore and Vance are more similar than you realize. Moore worked in the Bush White House, is financially backed by Republicans on Wall Street, and has advocated for a third party led by Bloomberg types.