By Adam Pagnucco. Quick. Name a key difference among the following local congressional races. Connie Morella vs Stewart Bainum. Chris Van Hollen vs Mark Shriver. Connie Morella vs Chris Van…
Hogan’s Empire
By Adam Pagnucco. Governor Larry Hogan and the General Assembly Democrats are debating a lot of issues these days, including transportation projects, spending mandates, voting rights for people on parole…
MoCo Dems Who Don’t Vote, Part Four
By Adam Pagnucco. If Montgomery County Democrats want to substantially increase their turnout in the 2018 election, they are going to have to reach out to Democratic non-voters who are…
MoCo Dems Who Don’t Vote, Part Three
By Adam Pagnucco. Age is the biggest difference between MoCo Democrats who always vote in gubernatorial general elections and those who don’t. Here are a few other differences. Household Income…
MoCo Dems Who Don’t Vote, Part Two
By Adam Pagnucco. Who are these registered MoCo Democrats who don’t vote? Let’s find out. The table below presents data on registered Montgomery County Democrats from the January 2015 voter…
MoCo Dems Who Don’t Vote, Part One
By Adam Pagnucco. General Assembly Democrats have decided to pursue automatic voter registration in this year’s session. There’s a good policy rationale for it and efforts to increase resident access…
David Trone’s Historic Spending
By Adam Pagnucco. CD8 residents are in the midst of an historic election, not merely because the congressional seat is opening up for the first time in fourteen years. What…
Rules for Dealing with Reporters
By Adam Pagnucco. One of the most critical tasks for politicians, operatives and staffers is dealing with press. If you do it right, you can make sure that your point…
By Adam Pagnucco. In this year’s session of the General Assembly, Democrats will be introducing legislation providing for automatic registration of voters. While the details vary between proposals, the concept…
By Adam Pagnucco. On February 4, representatives of Montgomery County’s Department of Liquor Control (DLC) headed to Annapolis to brief the county’s state legislators on their operations. The stakes were…