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Anonymous wrote:Pipe dream.

R's had a chance to retain governorship if Rutherford decided to run, but he declined. He has name recognition. People like Schulz do not.

At the senator/representative level, a lot of voters don't care and just vote for whoever has a (D) next to their name.

At MoCo level, Blair is the best chance. I think you may be right on that one.

Also remember that the "woke liberal" types votes a lot. Most people don't, or they do but dont' follow politics closely. People bringing up little things like Hogan voting for Reagan -- the majority of voters have no idea about this, and probably don't care.

It's this apathy why school board races never see much upheaval. Too many voters don't know or care. They just vote for the incumbent.

Really, what makes you say this? I'm not challenging just curious. All I've heard about 'woke liberal' voting patterns is how the predictured surge of progressive Bernie Bros failed to show up at the polls in primary season.

I think they call it the "Takoma Park Triangle" or somethign like that. So much of MoCo politics is decided by the people living in Takoma Park and Silver Spring. Look at all the at-large Council members -- all from that area. Same with our County Exec. Same with our House member (Raskin). The residents there get heavily involved in local politics, and they vote too.

There was an effort on the last ballot (Nine Districts MoCo) to get rid of at-large districts in the county council, and instead have each seat be for a particular area . It would ensure the growing areas of the county (upcounty, like Clarskburg and Germantown) get fair representation. Well the Council didn't like that, so they added their own ballot question to instead add more seats (district-based) but keep their at-large seats too. Then, since they control the ballot they put their question before the Nine Districts question, even though Nine Districts submitted first. I doubt the Council would have done anything if not for Nine Districts raising the issue and actually getting it on the ballot.

I guess on the plus side, upcounty _will_ get more representation, but at-large seats will still remain in the Takoma Park Triangle.

Nothing will change in Montgomery County. This "triangle" controls everything that happens. Nine Districts is a perfect example. When it started to gain traction, they called out the reinforcements and got lots of that area supporters to go against it.

As long as you live in Montgomery County, this is how it will be. You can either accept it or move. We are going to move because we are not happy with how things to continue to go in MoCo. It is too bad because they area has a lot to offer.

I'm PP and I think there is still hope. Elrich has messed up so badly that I thikn Blair stands a very strong chance, and he seems reasonable. Then on the council we have a few reasonable ones, in particular Friedson who is an expert on fiscal issues and asks good questions like why the Council is wasting time voting on a toothless resolution about some international issue (like pledging support for some democracy movement in some other country..)

Friedson is great. But I'm not sure Blair alone can stand up to some of the craziness that comes out of Council.

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Anonymous wrote:Pipe dream.

R's had a chance to retain governorship if Rutherford decided to run, but he declined. He has name recognition. People like Schulz do not.

At the senator/representative level, a lot of voters don't care and just vote for whoever has a (D) next to their name.

At MoCo level, Blair is the best chance. I think you may be right on that one.

Also remember that the "woke liberal" types votes a lot. Most people don't, or they do but dont' follow politics closely. People bringing up little things like Hogan voting for Reagan -- the majority of voters have no idea about this, and probably don't care.

It's this apathy why school board races never see much upheaval. Too many voters don't know or care. They just vote for the incumbent.

Really, what makes you say this? I'm not challenging just curious. All I've heard about 'woke liberal' voting patterns is how the predictured surge of progressive Bernie Bros failed to show up at the polls in primary season.

I think they call it the "Takoma Park Triangle" or somethign like that. So much of MoCo politics is decided by the people living in Takoma Park and Silver Spring. Look at all the at-large Council members -- all from that area. Same with our County Exec. Same with our House member (Raskin). The residents there get heavily involved in local politics, and they vote too.

There was an effort on the last ballot (Nine Districts MoCo) to get rid of at-large districts in the county council, and instead have each seat be for a particular area . It would ensure the growing areas of the county (upcounty, like Clarskburg and Germantown) get fair representation. Well the Council didn't like that, so they added their own ballot question to instead add more seats (district-based) but keep their at-large seats too. Then, since they control the ballot they put their question before the Nine Districts question, even though Nine Districts submitted first. I doubt the Council would have done anything if not for Nine Districts raising the issue and actually getting it on the ballot.

I guess on the plus side, upcounty _will_ get more representation, but at-large seats will still remain in the Takoma Park Triangle.

Nothing will change in Montgomery County. This "triangle" controls everything that happens. Nine Districts is a perfect example. When it started to gain traction, they called out the reinforcements and got lots of that area supporters to go against it.

As long as you live in Montgomery County, this is how it will be. You can either accept it or move. We are going to move because we are not happy with how things to continue to go in MoCo. It is too bad because they area has a lot to offer.

I'm PP and I think there is still hope. Elrich has messed up so badly that I thikn Blair stands a very strong chance, and he seems reasonable. Then on the council we have a few reasonable ones, in particular Friedson who is an expert on fiscal issues and asks good questions like why the Council is wasting time voting on a toothless resolution about some international issue (like pledging support for some democracy movement in some other country..)

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Anonymous wrote:My gut says that the insufferable wokesters in Takoma Park .......

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Social Justice Woke delegation.

Anonymous wrote:569 words, including 5 uses (0.8%) of "woke".

I think I'll look for my reliable political analysis elsewhere.

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Anonymous wrote:I know that in our house, we will be voting for the most conservative D's in the primaries, and straight R on the state level. Will keep straight-D for national (Congress, Senate). Our experiences with (1) the school opening debacle, and, (2) the consistent, unending drumbeat on equity above everything else have made it very clear that MoCo and MD governments need checks. We have been particularly disappointed with Elrich, and several County Council members.

Is it the constant talk of equity itself that bothers you? Or is it the radical way in which the elected officials want to reach that equity? I don't mean that in any type of judgmental way. I'm trying to figure how far removed I am from the reality of most of the county. (I want equity, but want rational policy changes, not revolutionary ones).

A combination of those two things. Language matters. Equality and equity are two different things. Equality (as in all men are created equal) means everyone gets a fair shot and equal treatment; equity means everyone has the same stuff. We are all for government to be enforcers of equality, but we get uncomfortable when the objective function of government shifts to equity. Equity as an objective is fine when it comes to wealth distribution (within reason), but goes way too far when the government starts picking winners and losers based on skin color and the absurd, pseudo-scientific concept of ethnicity. The related concept of antiracism states that any inequity *must* be due to racism, and if you disagree, you are a racist / white supremacist. While Elrich et al haven't stated those objectives plainly, it's clearly driving policy, and it's getting worse year-over-year. This has infected the schools, public and private, and well-meaning white liberals simply accept these tenets without question, probably due to some combination of self-loathing and virtue signaling.

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Nothing will change in Montgomery County. This "triangle" controls everything that happens. Nine Districts is a perfect example. When it started to gain traction, they called out the reinforcements and got lots of that area supporters to go against it.

As long as you live in Montgomery County, this is how it will be. You can either accept it or move. We are going to move because we are not happy with how things to continue to go in MoCo. It is too bad because they area has a lot to offer.

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Anonymous wrote:Pipe dream.

R's had a chance to retain governorship if Rutherford decided to run, but he declined. He has name recognition. People like Schulz do not.

At the senator/representative level, a lot of voters don't care and just vote for whoever has a (D) next to their name.

At MoCo level, Blair is the best chance. I think you may be right on that one.

Also remember that the "woke liberal" types votes a lot. Most people don't, or they do but dont' follow politics closely. People bringing up little things like Hogan voting for Reagan -- the majority of voters have no idea about this, and probably don't care.

It's this apathy why school board races never see much upheaval. Too many voters don't know or care. They just vote for the incumbent.

Really, what makes you say this? I'm not challenging just curious. All I've heard about 'woke liberal' voting patterns is how the predictured surge of progressive Bernie Bros failed to show up at the polls in primary season.

I think they call it the "Takoma Park Triangle" or somethign like that. So much of MoCo politics is decided by the people living in Takoma Park and Silver Spring. Look at all the at-large Council members -- all from that area. Same with our County Exec. Same with our House member (Raskin). The residents there get heavily involved in local politics, and they vote too.

There was an effort on the last ballot (Nine Districts MoCo) to get rid of at-large districts in the county council, and instead have each seat be for a particular area . It would ensure the growing areas of the county (upcounty, like Clarskburg and Germantown) get fair representation. Well the Council didn't like that, so they added their own ballot question to instead add more seats (district-based) but keep their at-large seats too. Then, since they control the ballot they put their question before the Nine Districts question, even though Nine Districts submitted first. I doubt the Council would have done anything if not for Nine Districts raising the issue and actually getting it on the ballot.

I guess on the plus side, upcounty _will_ get more representation, but at-large seats will still remain in the Takoma Park Triangle.

Nothing will change in Montgomery County. This "triangle" controls everything that happens. Nine Districts is a perfect example. When it started to gain traction, they called out the reinforcements and got lots of that area supporters to go against it.

As long as you live in Montgomery County, this is how it will be. You can either accept it or move. We are going to move because we are not happy with how things to continue to go in MoCo. It is too bad because they area has a lot to offer.

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Anonymous wrote:Pipe dream.

R's had a chance to retain governorship if Rutherford decided to run, but he declined. He has name recognition. People like Schulz do not.

At the senator/representative level, a lot of voters don't care and just vote for whoever has a (D) next to their name.

At MoCo level, Blair is the best chance. I think you may be right on that one.

Also remember that the "woke liberal" types votes a lot. Most people don't, or they do but dont' follow politics closely. People bringing up little things like Hogan voting for Reagan -- the majority of voters have no idea about this, and probably don't care.

It's this apathy why school board races never see much upheaval. Too many voters don't know or care. They just vote for the incumbent.

Really, what makes you say this? I'm not challenging just curious. All I've heard about 'woke liberal' voting patterns is how the predictured surge of progressive Bernie Bros failed to show up at the polls in primary season.

I think they call it the "Takoma Park Triangle" or somethign like that. So much of MoCo politics is decided by the people living in Takoma Park and Silver Spring. Look at all the at-large Council members -- all from that area. Same with our County Exec. Same with our House member (Raskin). The residents there get heavily involved in local politics, and they vote too.

There was an effort on the last ballot (Nine Districts MoCo) to get rid of at-large districts in the county council, and instead have each seat be for a particular area . It would ensure the growing areas of the county (upcounty, like Clarskburg and Germantown) get fair representation. Well the Council didn't like that, so they added their own ballot question to instead add more seats (district-based) but keep their at-large seats too. Then, since they control the ballot they put their question before the Nine Districts question, even though Nine Districts submitted first. I doubt the Council would have done anything if not for Nine Districts raising the issue and actually getting it on the ballot.

I guess on the plus side, upcounty _will_ get more representation, but at-large seats will still remain in the Takoma Park Triangle.

Nothing will change in Montgomery County. This "triangle" controls everything that happens. Nine Districts is a perfect example. When it started to gain traction, they called out the reinforcements and got lots of that area supporters to go against it.

As long as you live in Montgomery County, this is how it will be. You can either accept it or move. We are going to move because we are not happy with how things to continue to go in MoCo. It is too bad because they area has a lot to offer.

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Anonymous wrote:Pipe dream.

R's had a chance to retain governorship if Rutherford decided to run, but he declined. He has name recognition. People like Schulz do not.

At the senator/representative level, a lot of voters don't care and just vote for whoever has a (D) next to their name.

At MoCo level, Blair is the best chance. I think you may be right on that one.

Also remember that the "woke liberal" types votes a lot. Most people don't, or they do but dont' follow politics closely. People bringing up little things like Hogan voting for Reagan -- the majority of voters have no idea about this, and probably don't care.

It's this apathy why school board races never see much upheaval. Too many voters don't know or care. They just vote for the incumbent.

Really, what makes you say this? I'm not challenging just curious. All I've heard about 'woke liberal' voting patterns is how the predictured surge of progressive Bernie Bros failed to show up at the polls in primary season.

I think they call it the "Takoma Park Triangle" or somethign like that. So much of MoCo politics is decided by the people living in Takoma Park and Silver Spring. Look at all the at-large Council members -- all from that area. Same with our County Exec. Same with our House member (Raskin). The residents there get heavily involved in local politics, and they vote too.

There was an effort on the last ballot (Nine Districts MoCo) to get rid of at-large districts in the county council, and instead have each seat be for a particular area . It would ensure the growing areas of the county (upcounty, like Clarskburg and Germantown) get fair representation. Well the Council didn't like that, so they added their own ballot question to instead add more seats (district-based) but keep their at-large seats too. Then, since they control the ballot they put their question before the Nine Districts question, even though Nine Districts submitted first. I doubt the Council would have done anything if not for Nine Districts raising the issue and actually getting it on the ballot.

I guess on the plus side, upcounty _will_ get more representation, but at-large seats will still remain in the Takoma Park Triangle.