By Adam Pagnucco. With six Democratic candidates for County Executive and over thirty Democrats running for Council At-Large, the hunt is on for MoCo primary voters. Luckily for the candidates,…
Politics
By Adam Pagnucco. Back in the days of Maryland Politics Watch, we would occasionally set up online polls for various races. The polls had no validity, of course. They could…
Four More Years for Franchot
By Adam Pagnucco. For many months, rumors have abounded about the Democratic establishment seeking to find a primary challenger to its hated nemesis, Comptroller Peter Franchot. But at the close…
This Chart Says it All
A Quick Note on Candidates
By Adam Pagnucco. A few interesting things popped up in candidate filings today. Krish Vignarajah has still not filed for Governor. Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz has filed, but his…
By Adam Pagnucco. The Montgomery County Education Association (MCEA) has endorsed three MoCo Senate candidates: Cheryl Kagan (D-17), Ben Kramer (D-19) and Jeff Waldstreicher (D-18). Kagan is an incumbent who…
By Adam Pagnucco. It’s questionnaire season, and candidates are getting absolutely deluged by them. But one questionnaire stands out. That’s because it was drafted and sent out by… a candidate….
By Adam Pagnucco. Board of Education Member Jill Ortman-Fouse just announced on Facebook that she will be running for Council At-Large. This comes eleven days after she said she would…
SEIU Local 500 To Endorse Five in MoCo Races
By Adam Pagnucco. SEIU Local 500, one of the largest unions in Maryland, will be endorsing five candidates in MoCo races soon. The local’s membership of more than 8,000 is…
MoCo Endorsements: February 15, 2018
By Adam Pagnucco. Below, we present a preliminary list of institutional endorsements for MoCo candidates in contested races. These lists are incomplete for two reasons: first, several influential players (like…