Anonymous
01/22/2022 19:31
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In Montgomery County, 22% of all registered voters (over 1 in 5) is unaffiliated.
39% of registered voters (about 2 in 5) are not registered Democrat.
Despite this, 100% of our elected officials over the past 18+ years have been those selected in the Democratic Primary.
If you want to make your vote count, you must register as a Democrat before June 5!
Link to Register: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/Onlin...Registration/InstructionsStep1
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The fact someone is 'unaffiliated' doesn't mean they are centrist.
The vast majority of MoCo residents support Democratic candidates. Why would they not want elected officials who reflect their ideological beliefs.
That’s the point though… they should be allowed to vote
Anonymous
01/22/2022 19:14
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In Montgomery County, 22% of all registered voters (over 1 in 5) is unaffiliated.
39% of registered voters (about 2 in 5) are not registered Democrat.
Despite this, 100% of our elected officials over the past 18+ years have been those selected in the Democratic Primary.
If you want to make your vote count, you must register as a Democrat before June 5!
Link to Register: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/Onlin...Registration/InstructionsStep1
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Please follow along for support and future updates!
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The fact someone is 'unaffiliated' doesn't mean they are centrist.
The vast majority of MoCo residents support Democratic candidates. Why would they not want elected officials who reflect their ideological beliefs.
Huge difference between traditional Democrats and the progressives.
+1 There’s a spectrum within the Democratic Party. Not sure why that needs to be pointed out. Bernie had only 1/3 of the vote in 2016 and 1/6 in 2020. We shouldn’t be ruled by Bernie clones.
Anonymous
01/22/2022 19:03
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:In Montgomery County, 22% of all registered voters (over 1 in 5) is unaffiliated.
39% of registered voters (about 2 in 5) are not registered Democrat.
Despite this, 100% of our elected officials over the past 18+ years have been those selected in the Democratic Primary.
If you want to make your vote count, you must register as a Democrat before June 5!
Link to Register: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/Onlin...Registration/InstructionsStep1
Check us out at lefttovote.org for more information about our new movement!
Please follow along for support and future updates!
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The fact someone is 'unaffiliated' doesn't mean they are centrist.
The vast majority of MoCo residents support Democratic candidates. Why would they not want elected officials who reflect their ideological beliefs.
Huge difference between traditional Democrats and the progressives.
Anonymous
01/22/2022 17:52
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
Anonymous wrote:In Montgomery County, 22% of all registered voters (over 1 in 5) is unaffiliated.
39% of registered voters (about 2 in 5) are not registered Democrat.
Despite this, 100% of our elected officials over the past 18+ years have been those selected in the Democratic Primary.
If you want to make your vote count, you must register as a Democrat before June 5!
Link to Register: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/Onlin...Registration/InstructionsStep1
Check us out at lefttovote.org for more information about our new movement!
Please follow along for support and future updates!
Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/LeftToVote
Twitter - https://twitter.com/lefttovote?s=21
The fact someone is 'unaffiliated' doesn't mean they are centrist.
The vast majority of MoCo residents support Democratic candidates. Why would they not want elected officials who reflect their ideological beliefs.
Anonymous
01/22/2022 17:40
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
In Montgomery County, 22% of all registered voters (over 1 in 5) is unaffiliated.
39% of registered voters (about 2 in 5) are not registered Democrat.
Despite this, 100% of our elected officials over the past 18+ years have been those selected in the Democratic Primary.
If you want to make your vote count, you must register as a Democrat before June 5!
Link to Register: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/Onlin...Registration/InstructionsStep1
Check us out at lefttovote.org for more information about our new movement!
Please follow along for support and future updates!
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39% of registered voters (about 2 in 5) are not registered Democrat.
Despite this, 100% of our elected officials over the past 18+ years have been those selected in the Democratic Primary.
If you want to make your vote count, you must register as a Democrat before June 5!
Link to Register: https://voterservices.elections.maryland.gov/Onlin...Registration/InstructionsStep1
Check us out at lefttovote.org for more information about our new movement!
Please follow along for support and future updates!
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Anonymous
01/22/2022 14:21
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
Consider it done! Signed - r who just left DC.
Anonymous
01/22/2022 14:19
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don’t know. We are just considering moving. I’m Independent and not changing my registration just because Democrats in MoCo elect fringe candidates. But I will say this county is digging its own grave vs Virginia.
Same here. I'm not going to pretend to be a Democrat just for primary voting purposes. I've had no party affiliation all along and I plan to stay that way.
We're not moving for a while as our kids are in school (private, after MCPS many failures) and we don't want to uproot them and their friends networks.
Some of the best initiatives in MoCo have been ballot questions, like term limits on county exec and county council; limits on tax increases, and repealing the ambulance tax.
It's too bad we can't have a referendum to make primary elections open (not party-specfic) like they do in more than 20 other states. Here we are supporting candidates in the primary with our tax dollars (due to MoCo's public financing of candidates), but we have no ability to vote for/against those candidates.
I agree that open primaries are the key to balancing the parties, and not just at the county level. I think the partisan primary system drives both parties towards extremism. How can we get open praries?
Anonymous
01/22/2022 13:59
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
psa: changing voter registration in MoCo is super easy.
Holding onto your political party is admirable, but it's not going to help MoCo swing to the center.
If you care more about your party than having moderate leaders, then all that is going to do is keep the extremist leftist in power.
Holding onto your political party is admirable, but it's not going to help MoCo swing to the center.
If you care more about your party than having moderate leaders, then all that is going to do is keep the extremist leftist in power.
Anonymous
01/22/2022 13:55
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:I don’t know. We are just considering moving. I’m Independent and not changing my registration just because Democrats in MoCo elect fringe candidates. But I will say this county is digging its own grave vs Virginia.
Same here. I'm not going to pretend to be a Democrat just for primary voting purposes. I've had no party affiliation all along and I plan to stay that way.
We're not moving for a while as our kids are in school (private, after MCPS many failures) and we don't want to uproot them and their friends networks.
Some of the best initiatives in MoCo have been ballot questions, like term limits on county exec and county council; limits on tax increases, and repealing the ambulance tax.
It's too bad we can't have a referendum to make primary elections open (not party-specfic) like they do in more than 20 other states. Here we are supporting candidates in the primary with our tax dollars (due to MoCo's public financing of candidates), but we have no ability to vote for/against those candidates.
Another I. Same here. Too crazy for my taste
Anonymous
01/22/2022 13:33
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
Anonymous wrote:I don’t know. We are just considering moving. I’m Independent and not changing my registration just because Democrats in MoCo elect fringe candidates. But I will say this county is digging its own grave vs Virginia.
Same here. I'm not going to pretend to be a Democrat just for primary voting purposes. I've had no party affiliation all along and I plan to stay that way.
We're not moving for a while as our kids are in school (private, after MCPS many failures) and we don't want to uproot them and their friends networks.
Some of the best initiatives in MoCo have been ballot questions, like term limits on county exec and county council; limits on tax increases, and repealing the ambulance tax.
It's too bad we can't have a referendum to make primary elections open (not party-specfic) like they do in more than 20 other states. Here we are supporting candidates in the primary with our tax dollars (due to MoCo's public financing of candidates), but we have no ability to vote for/against those candidates.
Anonymous
01/22/2022 13:26
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
I don’t know. We are just considering moving. I’m Independent and not changing my registration just because Democrats in MoCo elect fringe candidates. But I will say this county is digging its own grave vs Virginia.
Anonymous
01/22/2022 12:29
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
Anonymous wrote:Counterpoint: We’ve swung so hard to the right nationwide, essentially solidifying a corporatist oligarchy under this farcical duopoly. If you’re another reactionary, go move to Virginia. We need left wing strongholds to stay their course and eventually bring the country back to balance. I’m voting for Elrich again.
extremists of any kind is bad for the country and the county.
We need a moderate. It's easier to do this in the local election.
Anonymous
01/22/2022 11:44
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
Counterpoint: We’ve swung so hard to the right nationwide, essentially solidifying a corporatist oligarchy under this farcical duopoly. If you’re another reactionary, go move to Virginia. We need left wing strongholds to stay their course and eventually bring the country back to balance. I’m voting for Elrich again.
Anonymous
01/22/2022 11:09
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
We need the modern day version of Connie Morella, right?
Anonymous
01/22/2022 11:07
Subject: To my fellow Independents and Rs and moderates in MoCo
We will never get a R in the county council or Executive. Let's not pretend that this could happen.
BUT...we can get a moderate Democrat.
Register as a Dem and vote for a moderate. That's our best option and the path forward. There are a lot of moderate liberals here who would support a moderate. You may be a lifelong, card carrying R, but if you don't want uber progressive policiees
To my moderate liberal neighbors (my spouse is one), we need a moderate in the county. Not all Rs are Trumpsters, and a lot of Independents are actually moderate Rs and Dems.
This is the way we swing MoCo back to the middle. I wish we could do this on a national level.
BUT...we can get a moderate Democrat.
Register as a Dem and vote for a moderate. That's our best option and the path forward. There are a lot of moderate liberals here who would support a moderate. You may be a lifelong, card carrying R, but if you don't want uber progressive policiees
To my moderate liberal neighbors (my spouse is one), we need a moderate in the county. Not all Rs are Trumpsters, and a lot of Independents are actually moderate Rs and Dems.
This is the way we swing MoCo back to the middle. I wish we could do this on a national level.