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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like Elrich. If people really wanted to beat him, they would have united behind one candidate. [/quote]
You’re not alone. A lot of people like Elrich which is why he won the primary and will be re-elected in a landslide in November.[/quote]

DCUM is as representative of local political sentiments as it is of average household income. That is, it isn’t.

In DCUM-land, Elrich is an abomination and people clutch their pearls at anyone who earns less than $300K.

In the real world, the average Joe and Jane Montgomery feel neutral-to-ok about Elrich and make a combined $110K, drive a 10 year old Prius or a Honda Civic, have a condo in Wheaton and shop at Costco. [/quote]
Just a reminder: Elrich's margin over Blair was way smaller than the last time.

So, "a lot of people" also don't like Elrich.[/quote]
More people liked him than the other choices. He also faced an onslaught of negative campaigning that is historically unprecedented for the county and local elections in Maryland generally. It is really interesting that even in a partisan Democratic primary where only the most motivated vote, the outcome proved that Twitter is not real life.[/quote]

You are discounting the power of the union vote / that’s the only thing that helped Elrich eek out these wins.  Just compare him to Leggett or Duncan.  You can’t - he is a dolt but he’s a union dolt so he won.  Simple as that.[/quote]
You insinuate that some voters are more important than others. I would guess you’re a Riemer voter, with that superiority complex. Problem is that every vote counts the same, whether they are union members, anti-union techno-liberal urbanists, or a nurse in Gaithersburg. More voters liked him than the other options. That’s how elections are won.[/quote]

I’m simply saying Elrich’s an old school pol who knew he needed to rubber stamp any union wish (hello COVID OT) in order to win re-election (and frankly signaled he was going to do this in order to get elected). This is just a fact - and those union votes likely made the difference both times (and I would argue they ARE more important than your Gaithersburg nurse’s vote because the fix was in from Rennie and the union to block Reimer at any cost.. if I’m not mistaken they even protested at Reimer’s house when they crossed him.  BTW: I left MoCo years ago and just like to watch from the sidelines…I would have been a Blair voter, though for job growth.[/quote]

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