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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Takoma Park is an extraordinary liberal part of Montgomery County: a solid mix of neighborhoods with affluent liberals and progressive immigrants and everything in-between, there are very few to no right-wing residents.

Very high engagement in politics and activism, very very high voting rate.

So the PP was referring to TkPk controlling the MoCo primaries because people in TkPk tend to skew the vote since so many there vote and so many don't vote in other areas (in primaries). Democrats win in MoCo, so whichever Dem is chosen in the primary will likely win the general election.

It's not a common term, nor does it have anything to do with mafia, it's just a term someone made up to say they're irritated by their perception of the typical overly engaged social-justice-warrior TkPk resident, which is not a stretch but is also an exaggeration.

I live in Takoma Park. It's absolutely a different vibe than other areas locally. I am a primary voter and big into social justice, but I am not the granola-loving earth mother people stereotype us to be. I think people who don't live here don't see the full picture (we are not a monolith, and are also are black, brown, work in media, get Botox, etc....). I love it. [/quote]

I live in DC but close to Takoma Park and spend a lot of time there.  I like it and I know it’s not a monolith but it’s pretty darn hippie suppose liberal granola loving there.  The people I know who work in media there work for NPR which falls right in brand with Takoma Park!  No hate, just the truth![/quote]

No shade but this is kind of my point. You live in DC and probably spend time at the Farmer's Market, Republic, Takoma Bev Co, maybe the library. But do you go to Maple Ave? Flower Ave? Langley Park? If so, you'll see the granola hippie vibe doesn't really apply to all of Takoma Park, just affluent Main Street Takoma Park. [/quote]

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