Isn't her term limited on the council?

He's running for CE bc he doesnt know what else to do. He'd have to get a job in the private sector.

No way he drops out

Where do the Silver Spring business owners live? I got to sit in on a business meeting with them and Elrich and they shredded him: he kept talking about homeless people and loud mufflers and they were like, “homeless people are part of doing business and we are used to them. What we are talking about here is the stabbings and shootings.” Elrich had no answer.

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Anonymous wrote:Riemer has no choice -- he's term-limited out of his current position, so of course he's going to run for CE. Also, if he took taxpayer campaign financing (I assume he did), he can't drop out or he has to pay it back. That's why the council candidate accused of sexual harrassment (Brandi) is still on the ballot -- she' can't afford to step down.

Blair doesn't need the TPSS votes. Let Elrich scoop those up, and the rest of the county, which is modearate, can vote for Blair.

Great point about public financing forcing Riemer to stay in the race.

Blair did fairly well in Silver Spring (less so downtown, but Silver Spring is a big place) last time and needs to do well there again. There’s a reason he’s the only candidate with an office in the eastern half of the county.

I’m in silver spring (also not downtown) and plan to vote for Blair. FWIW, the Riemer supporters I know don’t consider Blair a credible Dem so I’m not sure they would vote for him even if Reimer dropped out. They just seem to want a more YIMBY version of Elrich.

I'm in DTSS and plan to vote for Blair. Elrich has not stepped up at this difficult time, and I'll be holding my nose a bit, but Riemer's negative campaigning and naked ambition are extremely off-putting.

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Anonymous wrote:Riemer has no choice -- he's term-limited out of his current position, so of course he's going to run for CE. Also, if he took taxpayer campaign financing (I assume he did), he can't drop out or he has to pay it back. That's why the council candidate accused of sexual harrassment (Brandi) is still on the ballot -- she' can't afford to step down.

Blair doesn't need the TPSS votes. Let Elrich scoop those up, and the rest of the county, which is modearate, can vote for Blair.

Great point about public financing forcing Riemer to stay in the race.

Blair did fairly well in Silver Spring (less so downtown, but Silver Spring is a big place) last time and needs to do well there again. There’s a reason he’s the only candidate with an office in the eastern half of the county.

I’m in silver spring (also not downtown) and plan to vote for Blair. FWIW, the Riemer supporters I know don’t consider Blair a credible Dem so I’m not sure they would vote for him even if Reimer dropped out. They just seem to want a more YIMBY version of Elrich.

Anonymous wrote:Riemer has no choice -- he's term-limited out of his current position, so of course he's going to run for CE. Also, if he took taxpayer campaign financing (I assume he did), he can't drop out or he has to pay it back. That's why the council candidate accused of sexual harrassment (Brandi) is still on the ballot -- she' can't afford to step down.

Blair doesn't need the TPSS votes. Let Elrich scoop those up, and the rest of the county, which is modearate, can vote for Blair.

Great point about public financing forcing Riemer to stay in the race.

Blair did fairly well in Silver Spring (less so downtown, but Silver Spring is a big place) last time and needs to do well there again. There’s a reason he’s the only candidate with an office in the eastern half of the county.

Anonymous wrote:Riemer has no choice -- he's term-limited out of his current position, so of course he's going to run for CE. Also, if he took taxpayer campaign financing (I assume he did), he can't drop out or he has to pay it back. That's why the council candidate accused of sexual harrassment (Brandi) is still on the ballot -- she' can't afford to step down.

Blair doesn't need the TPSS votes. Let Elrich scoop those up, and the rest of the county, which is modearate, can vote for Blair.

Oh my god. Public financing is seriously effing up this county. If it keeps a credibly accused (and admitted?) sexual harasser on the ballot, there is something seriously wrong with this system that needs to be addressed.

Judging by the fact that the Riemer campaign keeps trying to promote money drops and his public $ have flatlined, indicates that he’s run out of land use attorneys to collect donations from for a public match.

I haven’t seen him on the airwaves, so I doesn’t surprise me and would be perfectly in keeping with who he is that he may have completely mismanaged the monies he did receive.

Riemer has no choice -- he's term-limited out of his current position, so of course he's going to run for CE. Also, if he took taxpayer campaign financing (I assume he did), he can't drop out or he has to pay it back. That's why the council candidate accused of sexual harrassment (Brandi) is still on the ballot -- she' can't afford to step down.

Blair doesn't need the TPSS votes. Let Elrich scoop those up, and the rest of the county, which is modearate, can vote for Blair.

It’s honestly a sad campaign and probably the saddest CE campaign since Leventhal’s four years ago.

Anonymous wrote:He’s raising a lot of money. So who’s funding him?

Developers.

I think the TPSS view is that Elrich is preferable to Blair. So I don’t think he minds spoiling in favor a Elrich. A weak Elrich favors their politics and he’ll run again in 4 years. Will Blair?

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Anonymous wrote:He’s raising a lot of money. So who’s funding him?

Taxpayers.

LOL. So true.

Anonymous wrote:The endorsements are piling up for Blair and Elrich. Riemer’s endorsements are from two people who have been out of elected office for more than 20 years, a former council member who spent less than a year in office, and a collection YIMBY types, some of whom don’t live in Maryland and have no connection to Montgomery County. It’s becoming clearer that all Riemer can do is spoil the race for Blair by helping Elrich get re-elected. So does Riemer drop out or his ego so big that he will keep running even though his candidacy helps his archenemy hold off Blair?

I have to correct you here. That council member was not elected, but was selected by Riemer and other council members.

Anonymous wrote:He’s raising a lot of money. So who’s funding him?

Taxpayers.

He’s raising a lot of money. So who’s funding him?

The endorsements are piling up for Blair and Elrich. Riemer’s endorsements are from two people who have been out of elected office for more than 20 years, a former council member who spent less than a year in office, and a collection YIMBY types, some of whom don’t live in Maryland and have no connection to Montgomery County. It’s becoming clearer that all Riemer can do is spoil the race for Blair by helping Elrich get re-elected. So does Riemer drop out or his ego so big that he will keep running even though his candidacy helps his archenemy hold off Blair?