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…
Ranked Choice Voting, Part Two
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…
Ranked Choice Voting, Part One
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…
Political Awards, 2022
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…
The County Executive Primary, Conclusion
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…
The County Executive Primary, Part Eight
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…
Raskin Announces Cancer Diagnosis
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…
The County Executive Primary, Part Seven
By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Hans Riemer was never going to win this race for the reasons I outlined in Part Three. But he did get 28,193 votes, which were…
By Adam Pagnucco. PJM Interconnection, which operates the electric grid in the Mid-Atlantic region and parts of the Midwest, issued a warning on electricity use during the extremely cold days…
The County Executive Primary, Part Six
By Adam Pagnucco. Incumbent Marc Elrich survived the most expensive MoCo executive race of all time to win by 32 votes after a recount. This part of the series will…