By Adam Pagnucco. Marilyn Balcombe, a Germantown resident who ran a strong fifth in the 2018 Democratic Party council at-large primary, is co-chairing a new group opposing the Nine Districts…
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Jawando Fundraises Off Republican Attack
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Will Jawando is raising money off an attack by the Montgomery County Republican Party on his work on police reform. He even borrowed our graphic…
By Adam Pagnucco. Nine Districts for MoCo, the group that put a charter amendment on the ballot converting the county council to a nine district structure, has released a video…
Poll Out on Ballot Questions
By Adam Pagnucco. A poll is in the field on MoCo’s ballot questions, much of it focused on Question B (Robin Ficker’s charter amendment on property taxes). The sponsor of…
Turnout by County: 2020 Primary, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, we looked at overall turnout rate by county. In Part Two, we examined turnout rate by party. This post compares turnout between 2016 and…
By Adam Pagnucco. In the wake of their vote last night, the Montgomery County Democratic Party has issued the following statement on their position on this year’s ballot questions. *****…
Turnout by County: 2020 Primary, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Part One showed the overall turnout rate by county in the 2020 primary but that statistic conceals numerous nuances. Today, we will look at turnout by party….
By Adam Pagnucco. As they do in every election year, officials of Montgomery County’s Democratic Party gathered tonight to take positions on charter amendments and ballot questions. The standard format…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Republican Party is now running this video attacking Council Member Will Jawando over his efforts to reform the police department. The GOP is even…
Turnout by County: 2020 Primary, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. The 2020 primary is behind us and the ballots will go out soon for the general election. With few local races going on in the state but…