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[quote=Anonymous]Honest question, and I'm not saying this is good or bad.

No DC suburb, especially in Maryland, has ever really been the bastion of conservatism, but living here for 30 years or so, I've always thought of MoCo politics reflecting the more suburban centrist politics of DCUM.

Has there been a significant change, and if so, why?

Less than a generation ago, we had a Republican on the council and elected pro-business Executives like Doug Duncan, and not THAT long ago Connie Morella was our congresswoman and she was very popular. There generally seemed to be an overall preference for a mix of center left Democrats and centrist Republicans.

Now, we have Jamie Raskin as our Rep - who, for all his book smarts, is on board with all the same policies as Ocasio-Cortez. Republicans are an extinct breed on the County Council. Democratic Socialist Marc Elrich is County Executive and two Socialists were elected to the House of Delegates (Vaughn Stewart and Gabe Acevero). Socialists (members of the DSA) outnumber Republicans 3-0 in Montgomery County. Not a single Republican is even remotely competitive. The closest was actually Hogan, who came within ten points of Jealous in the county, thanks to his "purple surfboard" he touted at his reelection.

Has MoCo taken a strong leftist turn or is it an electoral fluke? What demographic changes have contributed to this?[/quote]

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