Who is your choice for Montgomery County Executive?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I work for Council and I am terrified that a particular current council member is going to win.

What about that member makes you terrified? His temper or something else?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work for Council and I am terrified that a particular current council member is going to win.

What about that member makes you terrified? His temper or something else?

Very narrow scope of interest on issues, almost no interest in upcounty issues, highly disorganized.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work for Council and I am terrified that a particular current council member is going to win.

What about that member makes you terrified? His temper or something else?

Very narrow scope of interest on issues, almost no interest in upcounty issues, highly disorganized.

Berliner or Ehlrich?

[Anonymous]

Leventhal's website mentions in extremely long detail about the need for more development of affordable housing for low income people, so I think he's going to be in bed with developers and looking to further expand MPDU requirements. Not voting for him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Leventhal's website mentions in extremely long detail about the need for more development of affordable housing for low income people, so I think he's going to be in bed with developers and looking to further expand MPDU requirements. Not voting for him.

Um, developers don't want restrictions like mpdus...so why on earth would you think he would be in bed with developers?

#TheMoreYouKnow
#PerhapsGoogleSayingsBeforeUsingThem?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Leventhal's website mentions in extremely long detail about the need for more development of affordable housing for low income people, so I think he's going to be in bed with developers and looking to further expand MPDU requirements. Not voting for him.

Um, developers don't want restrictions like mpdus...so why on earth would you think he would be in bed with developers?

#TheMoreYouKnow
#PerhapsGoogleSayingsBeforeUsingThem?

Any new project in MoCo requires some % of MPDUs. Leventhal is unique in that he wants to see home prices decrease. I understand wanting more affordability, but you don't want the value of your current home to decline.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Leventhal's website mentions in extremely long detail about the need for more development of affordable housing for low income people, so I think he's going to be in bed with developers and looking to further expand MPDU requirements. Not voting for him.

Um, developers don't want restrictions like mpdus...so why on earth would you think he would be in bed with developers?

#TheMoreYouKnow
#PerhapsGoogleSayingsBeforeUsingThem?

Any new project in MoCo requires some % of MPDUs. Leventhal is unique in that he wants to see home prices decrease. I understand wanting more affordability, but you don't want the value of your current home to decline.

Not true.

He wants more affordable housing. He also wants to retain our higher end taxpayers (in fact, he wants to grow those numbers). He wants both. I hope he can make it work.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Leventhal's website mentions in extremely long detail about the need for more development of affordable housing for low income people, so I think he's going to be in bed with developers and looking to further expand MPDU requirements. Not voting for him.

Um, developers don't want restrictions like mpdus...so why on earth would you think he would be in bed with developers?

#TheMoreYouKnow
#PerhapsGoogleSayingsBeforeUsingThem?

Any new project in MoCo requires some % of MPDUs. Leventhal is unique in that he wants to see home prices decrease. I understand wanting more affordability, but you don't want the value of your current home to decline.

Not true.

He wants more affordable housing. He also wants to retain our higher end taxpayers (in fact, he wants to grow those numbers). He wants both. I hope he can make it work.

Of course they all want to grow the tax base. But how does Leventhal propose doing that?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work for Council and I am terrified that a particular current council member is going to win.

What about that member makes you terrified? His temper or something else?

Very narrow scope of interest on issues, almost no interest in upcounty issues, highly disorganized.

Berliner or Ehlrich?

My bet is Ehlrich - I love his ideas on transportation etc., but the devil's in the details, and he seems short on those. Berliner does show a lack of interest in upcounty. I kind of like Krasnow - she seems to have good ideas and provides details on how she hopes to achieve them that are not just "we'll get the money from somewhere...." I, too, am not a fan of Leventhal.

[Anonymous]

So, who are you voting for?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I work for Council and I am terrified that a particular current council member is going to win.

What about that member makes you terrified? His temper or something else?

Very narrow scope of interest on issues, almost no interest in upcounty issues, highly disorganized.

Berliner or Ehlrich?

My bet is Ehlrich - I love his ideas on transportation etc., but the devil's in the details, and he seems short on those. Berliner does show a lack of interest in upcounty. I kind of like Krasnow - she seems to have good ideas and provides details on how she hopes to achieve them that are not just "we'll get the money from somewhere...." I, too, am not a fan of Leventhal.

Krasnow has been the most impressive to me too. Not sure what her chances are.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work for Council and I am terrified that a particular current council member is going to win.

What about that member makes you terrified? His temper or something else?

Very narrow scope of interest on issues, almost no interest in upcounty issues, highly disorganized.

Berliner or Ehlrich?

My bet is Ehlrich - I love his ideas on transportation etc., but the devil's in the details, and he seems short on those. Berliner does show a lack of interest in upcounty. I kind of like Krasnow - she seems to have good ideas and provides details on how she hopes to achieve them that are not just "we'll get the money from somewhere...." I, too, am not a fan of Leventhal.

Krasnow has been the most impressive to me too. Not sure what her chances are.

Her chances are zero. I don’t mind her but time is short and people really need to coalesce around a consensus candidate that has the best shot of beating Elrich. At this point, it doesn’t look like that’s happening. I hate Elrich so much, I’ll likely end up voting for that crackpot Ficker in the general.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I work for Council and I am terrified that a particular current council member is going to win.

What about that member makes you terrified? His temper or something else?

Very narrow scope of interest on issues, almost no interest in upcounty issues, highly disorganized.

Berliner or Ehlrich?

My bet is Ehlrich - I love his ideas on transportation etc., but the devil's in the details, and he seems short on those. Berliner does show a lack of interest in upcounty. I kind of like Krasnow - she seems to have good ideas and provides details on how she hopes to achieve them that are not just "we'll get the money from somewhere...." I, too, am not a fan of Leventhal.

Krasnow has been the most impressive to me too. Not sure what her chances are.

Her chances are zero. I don’t mind her but time is short and people really need to coalesce around a consensus candidate that has the best shot of beating Elrich. At this point, it doesn’t look like that’s happening. I hate Elrich so much, I’ll likely end up voting for that crackpot Ficker in the general.

This. I really, really don't want to to have to vote for Robin Ficker! I desperately wish everyone would get together in support of a single non-Elrich candidate. I will vote for whoever that is, even if it's not my first (or second, or third!) choice. Elrich would be a disaster for the County. And what's so strange, though not an uncommon phenomenon, is that the people who will be hurt the most are the ones supporting him. I don't get it.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I work for Council and I am terrified that a particular current council member is going to win.

What about that member makes you terrified? His temper or something else?

Very narrow scope of interest on issues, almost no interest in upcounty issues, highly disorganized.

Berliner or Ehlrich?

My bet is Ehlrich - I love his ideas on transportation etc., but the devil's in the details, and he seems short on those. Berliner does show a lack of interest in upcounty. I kind of like Krasnow - she seems to have good ideas and provides details on how she hopes to achieve them that are not just "we'll get the money from somewhere...." I, too, am not a fan of Leventhal.

Krasnow has been the most impressive to me too. Not sure what her chances are.

Her chances are zero. I don’t mind her but time is short and people really need to coalesce around a consensus candidate that has the best shot of beating Elrich. At this point, it doesn’t look like that’s happening. I hate Elrich so much, I’ll likely end up voting for that crackpot Ficker in the general.

This. I really, really don't want to to have to vote for Robin Ficker! I desperately wish everyone would get together in support of a single non-Elrich candidate. I will vote for whoever that is, even if it's not my first (or second, or third!) choice. Elrich would be a disaster for the County. And what's so strange, though not an uncommon phenomenon, is that the people who will be hurt the most are the ones supporting him. I don't get it.

+1. From my limited observations of a neighborhood progressive listserv I subscribe to, there are a segment of voters going for progressive “purity.” Not surprising in a primary I guess but it can be detrimental to the county overall. The minute anyone dares to say a bad word about Elrich and points out how other candidates might be better in terms of working with others, etc., the Elrich supporters come out in force and detail why the other candidates aren’t “real” liberals. It’s crazy.

[Anonymous]

Still have no idea who to vote for. Will not vote for Erlich— he’s too far to the left but the others seem too in bed with developers. The closest to a happy medium seems to be Leventhal. Can folks give me more info on why they think he’s a “jerk” or “talking out of both sides of his mouth” as has been said in this thread thus far?