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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work with the Council. The idea that the at-large members represent the county as a whole is nonsense. They know where their bread is buttered.

I would be ok with keeping 2 at-large seats but that's not on the ballot. So, I'm voting no on C (would be very expensive and entirely pointless). Leaning towards yes on D, but not entirely decided. [/quote]

In that case, why wouldn't you vote for D? I know the straw-man argument to vote against it, but I can't imagine that's what's really causing the MoCo Democrats to go nuts against it.  What's the real reason?  I genuinely want to know why they seem so terrified of it passing.[/quote]

My guess is a Republican, or at least a centrist Democrat, can win if upcounty has their own district. Damascus/Boyds area.

Look at how the congressional district (Trone's district) was gerrymandered so it runs from Bethesda all the way to Western Maryland. This was done to kick out the one Republican (Roscoe I think his name was?) because they couldn't bear the thought of one of MD's congresspeople being an R.[/quote]

Yep- it was Roscoe Bartlett.  Who was an old cook, but yes- it was absolutely gerrymandered, and that is an insane district to represent Kensington all the way up to the sticks. [/quote]

To be clear, the gerrymandering of congressional districts in Maryland is extreme and well-documented.  The council districts are much less egregious, though I imagine you could get one more solidly upcounty district if you drew the five districts differently.[/quote]

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