By Adam Pagnucco.
Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in October 2024, ranked by page views.
1. Is This the Creepiest Get Out the Vote Mailer Ever?
2. Evans Counters Stewart with Endorsements of Her Own
3. Business and Labor Groups Sue MoCo
4. Republican Sample Ballot Recommends Diaz for School Board
5. Montoya Announces Endorsements for School Board
6. Republicans, Anti-CRT Group Promote Diaz for School Board
7. These School Board Candidates Favor Later Bell Times
8. MCPS “Error” Could Cost Taxpayers Millions
9. County Democrats Oppose Term Limits on Sample Ballot
10. Stewart Announces Endorsements for School Board
If you think school board races get ignored, think again. Posts related to that topic comprised six of last month’s top ten. And there is one reason for that: search engines. Google and other search sites accounted for almost 40% of the traffic sent to Montgomery Perspective in October, about double the typical percentage.
Here are the top ten Google searches resulting in clicks on our site from October 1 through November 5 (election day).
Shebra Evans vs Laura Stewart
Lynne Harris vs Rita Montoya
Montgomery Perspective
Brenda Diaz vs Natalie Zimmerman
Adam Pagnucco
Shebra Evans
Shebra Evans Board of Education
Lynne Harris Board of Education
Natalie Zimmerman Board of Education
Lynne Harris or Rita Montoya
All of those searches helped make October the second best month in Montgomery Perspective’s young history. (The best month was February 2024, when MoCo went nuts.)
The election may be over, but the consequences of the school board elections, the reduction in county executive term limits and the triumph of the teachers are all going to come together in a big way. We shall have more soon enough!