Just as we predicted, Robin Ficker’s anti-tax charter amendment is picking up votes as the absentee ballots are counted.When the precinct count was finished, 170,216 votes supported the Ficker Amendment…
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Advantage: Kratovil
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In a sharp break with past experience, the Democrats have equaled Republican performance in turning out absentee voters in Congress District 1. Frank Kratovil now has a lead that will…
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The Great Maryland Tax Revolt
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Free State conservatives may have experienced a miserable election night with the victory of Barack Obama and Democratic pickups in the House and Senate. But they should take comfort from…
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Advantage: Harris
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Absentee voter data from the 2006 race in Congress District 1 suggests that Andy Harris may very well overtake Frank Kratovil.With 100% of the precincts reporting, Kratovil leads Harris by…
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Advantage: Ficker
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Technically speaking, the fate of Robin Ficker’s latest anti-tax charter amendment has not been settled. But we fully expect it will soon become law.With all precincts counted, Montgomery County’s unofficial…
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Berthiaume Defeating Abrams
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With 186 of 243 precincts reporting, School Board challenger Laura Berthiaume is leading incumbent Steve Abrams by 108,207-102,026 (51.3-48.4%). Phil Kauffman is blowing away Tommy Le by 2-1. Looks like…
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Slots Passes, Bartlett Wins (Updated)
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Based on county results as of 11 PM, we’re calling both these contests. We are not yet calling Harris-Kratovil because too many of the Eastern Shore counties are not reporting…
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MPW Election Predictions
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For the entertainment of our readers, MPW has assembled an all-star panel to make predictions in the Presidential and U.S. Senate races as well as several ballots in Maryland. Let’s…
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MPW’s Record Month
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MPW set an all-time internal record for visits in October 2008. But the reasons for this may surprise you.It is true that two of our most popular series, MoCo’s Most…
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NBC’s Chuck Todd on Maryland
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NBC Political Director Chuck Todd had this to say about the Free State in his election guide: About the only major development here is that the state GOP could lose…