Guest column by Link Hoewing, Jim Brown and Tom Kettler. Last week on December 29th, hundreds of citizens from Poolesville and the surrounding Ag Reserve in Western Montgomery County gathered…
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Are We Afraid of Political Diversity?
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By Adam Pagnucco. We hear it all the time: Montgomery County is a diverse place. And it’s true. We are diverse in terms of race, religion, culture, language, national origin,…
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Ranked Choice Voting, Part Three
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One gave an example of how ranked choice voting (RCV) works and Part Two described our dataset of more than 1,000 RCV-eligible elections from across the…
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Top Stories: December 2022
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By Adam Pagnucco. Below are the top ten stories on Montgomery Perspective in December 2022, ranked by page views. 1. Kramer Explodes at County Council 2. Bauman, Floreen and Baptiste…
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Ranked Choice Voting, Part Two
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By Adam Pagnucco. Ranked choice voting (RCV) allows voters to rank candidates according to their preference of choice. And as candidates are eliminated, their voters’ next ranked choices are counted…
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Ranked Choice Voting, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the hottest issues for students of elections right now is ranked choice voting (RCV). While RCV has been around for decades, it is spreading quickly…
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Political Awards, 2022
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s time now for our annual political awards. Let’s get right down to it! Biggest Winners: Incumbents Almost every incumbent in MoCo who held county or state…
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The County Executive Primary, Conclusion
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the most consequential executive primaries in Montgomery County history is over. What now? Smart politicians who win tough races are magnanimous in victory, acting graciously…
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The County Executive Primary, Part Eight
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s time for a crazy thought. Here goes: Did the Washington Post help Marc Elrich get reelected? I can just hear you now. “I have been reading…
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Raskin Announces Cancer Diagnosis
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By Adam Pagnucco. Congressman Jamie Raskin has announced that he has been diagnosed with Diffuse Large B Cell Lymphoma, a form of cancer. In his statement, he says, “Prognosis for…