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I'm not a Blair supporter nor an Elrich supporter. [b]I couldn't choose any of them in the primary since I'm an independent like 1/3 of registered MoCo voters.[/b]

Elrich had a good strategy. There were 6 people running, so that split the moderate vote among 3-4 candidates. Then Elrich just had to court a single nice group (unions) while the moderate votes got spread across a couple candidates.

I don't think the outcome of the primary really reflected what the average MoCo resident wants -- just the moderate votes were spread across a few candidates. Maybe ranked-choice voting would address situations like this in the future.

I know you'll probably say in the general electcion, which Elrich won overwhelmingly, that proved his mandate. But in MoCo, whoever has a (D) next to their name in the general will win regarldess. Could've been Mickey Mouse on the ballot.

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If whoever wins the Democratic primary wins the general election, and you want to have a voice, then register as a Democrat. Or, if it's more important to you to register as an independent than to have a voice, then don't complain about the outcome of the Democratic primary.

The fact is that Elrich won the general election, by a lot, against a non-Republican opponent. Was that a mandate for Elrich over Floreen or Ficker? It sure was.[/quote]

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