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Silver Spring/Takoma Park I don't know as well but it seems zany, and at least TP's reputation is that it is lefty central around these parts.[/quote]

For a taste of how zany lefty downcounty moco is:

Lesbian-owned craft brewery Denizens (of which co-owner Julie Verrati was a candidate for Lt. Governor) where you'll see a smattering of "Resist" and "It's Mueller Time!" and other anti-Trump references, has taken flak from some left of left of left circles because of their opposition to the liquor monopoly (Yup, the County Government sells you booze) and their initial opposition to the $15 minimum wage. The brewery owners also endorsed David Blair, who, despite being for universal legal representation for immigrants, universal pre-K, and free Ride On buses, was just not leftwing enough in a district that voted 85% for avowed socialist Marc Elrich, for County Executive. Elrich is a former Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) rabblerouser who has an affinity for Cuba and Venezuela. 
I think Denizens now has come into the fold and is now one of the many hangouts of the Elrich crowd.

While most sane, market-oriented people think that the government has no place in the liquor business, Elrich supporters will tell you that the DLC should be transformed into the DLCC - the Department of Liquor and Cannabis Control. They want Comrade Marc to sell you booze AND weed.

Bethesda's Barking Dog is also a socialist/Elrich bar. 
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