It won’t. Here’s the fun thing about Maryland: a lot of people who live here and vote here will actually pay attention to who’s running for each office. Of course people may lean strongly towards a particular party, and in most of MD, it’s more likely to be the Democratic Party, but how people vote will be highly dependent upon who the candidates are as individuals and what positions they’re running for. A smart, experienced, charismatic Democrat will have the best chance of getting support, but a smart, experienced, reasonable Republican will have a decent chance against a lackluster Democrat.

Most people in MD have many things that they identify with and care about that we prioritize over political party affiliations. We’re also less likely to be single issue voters. The Red/Blue hostility and polarization just isn’t a thing for most of us, even when we have priorities that align closely with a particular political party.

tldr: It depends.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Democrats are working hard to keep MD blue.

That’s not about keeping Maryland blue, that’s about Democrats trying to keep the U.S. House blue.

No. It’s about Democratic using redistributing as a jobs protection racket for Democratic politicians.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Messing around with people's homes. See Thrive 2050. It's going to piss a lot of people off. Red wave will come. Maybe not at the national level for electing a President, but at the local level we may see a lot more power transfer to more conservative pols that will lead to a better balance of power.

I'd be shocked if this happened in MoCo. As long as the Rs are moderates, I would vote for them. But not the current crop of crazy Rs. Someone like Greene or Boebert would not win here.

Current state of the Montgomery County Republican Party: I just got a text from someone with a 202 cell number begging me to sign up ASAP to run for something, anything, before the 2/22/22 filing deadline.

I am a lifelong Democrat who has contributed money to Democrats in local, state and federal races within the past month.

Anonymous wrote:Democrats are working hard to keep MD blue.

That’s not about keeping Maryland blue, that’s about Democrats trying to keep the U.S. House blue.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Messing around with people's homes. See Thrive 2050. It's going to piss a lot of people off. Red wave will come. Maybe not at the national level for electing a President, but at the local level we may see a lot more power transfer to more conservative pols that will lead to a better balance of power.

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- Moderate Democrat

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+3 (TP resident)