By Adam Pagnucco. In Part One, I discussed the nature of independent expenditure (IE) entities and Super PACs, which may raise and spend unlimited sums on supporting and opposing candidates…
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Outside Money in the 2026 Primary, Part One
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By Adam Pagnucco. In this year’s MoCo Democratic primary, public campaign financing was heavily used by county candidates. However, that did not reduce the influence of outside groups, who collectively…
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Are These Leads Holding?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last Thursday, I looked at three close races on election night. In the county executive race, Council Member Will Jawando led Council Member Andrew Friedson by 6,549…
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Will These Leads Hold?
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By Adam Pagnucco. Four years ago, I was working for county executive candidate David Blair. On primary election night (July 19), Blair held a 1,062 vote lead over incumbent Marc…
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The Inevitable Election
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By Adam Pagnucco. Eight years ago, four candidates won their first Democratic council primary: Gabe Albornoz, Evan Glass and Will Jawando (running at-large) and Andrew Friedson (running in District 1). …
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Prediction Time, Part Four
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One described our methodology and polled our sources on a few state legislative races. Part Two discussed Congressional District 6 and the sheriff’s race. Part Three…
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State Senator Mailing for Friedson
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By Adam Pagnucco. Seven of MoCo’s nine state senators have endorsed Council Member Andrew Friedson for executive. Note their authority lines on the mailer below, indicating that they have split…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Here is today’s question. Do you support retaining or repealing the county’s rent stabilization law? If you support retaining it, what if any changes would you make…
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County Executive TV Spending by Day
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By Adam Pagnucco. Most county races rely on mail, digital and field programs. The exception is the county executive race, in which top-level candidates draw on seven-figure budgets and expand…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Here is today’s question. Do you support retaining or repealing the county’s rent stabilization law? If you support retaining it, what if any changes would you make…