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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wait -- did I write that first post in my sleep last night?  Of the new candidates I dislike Hucker the least.  Riemer's entire track record is about cozying up to developers.  Blair has nothing in his background to suggest that he can be successful as a politician (that's what the county executive is -- this is not the same as running a business).  He has no experience in dealing with complex policy issues in a diverse county with a powerful legislative branch.  I'm trying to learn more about Hucker.  But, in the end, I'm probably going with Elrich -- the devil you know. [/quote]

County employee here, and this could not be more wrong. The County Exec needs to be more than a politician - this is Elrich's biggest failing as a CE. He has lots of political ideas, but he can't make the trains run on time, and that's his job now. Policy making is for the Council. The Executive has to run the government. It's an incredibly important distinction that Elrich still hasn't grasped. What's worse, is that he is actively dismissive of the people who do the actual work and know what is needed. He gave an interview calling them "we be's" as in "we be here before you and we be here after you."

It's a terrible attitude because these are voices that should be heavily considered. They aren't driven by politics, or influences by unions or donors. And they KNOW how things work on the ground. These are the people who actually administer all these programs and provide the services. Elrich runs around popping off at the mouth without any understanding of the nuts and bolts of the running of the government. He makes grand pronouncements without talking to anyone to find out what is doable.

Hucker is worse. He is just not intelligent and has very few opinions or ideas of his own. All his platforms are handed to him by special interests, and he'll jump on any bandwagon that passes, consistency be damned. Forget making the trains run on time - I'm not convinced that Hucker knows there are trains.

Reimer is beholden to developers but at least he's smart and has a better grasp of the administrative stuff that may be boring but is what actually gets things done.

Blair's a wild card, but seems to have common sense and isn't financed by special interests. Given the other options, I'll take my chances.

For me, its Blair - Reimer - Elrich - Hucker

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Here’s a resident’s input. Elrich actually listens and responds to resident feedback. Not so sure the departments all know what they’re doing. It’s refreshing to have resident input considered. [/quote]

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