It’s time to make an announcement that’s long overdue: MPW’s endorsements. By the power vested in us by the Internet and Blogger.com, we urge our readers to support these candidates:Anybody…
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Campaign Finance Fun Facts
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Here’s a few tidbits from the immense State Board of Elections campaign finance database!1. Marc Elrich has long disavowed development industry contributions and Duchy Trachtenberg told Progressive Neighbors that she…
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How the Post Covers MoCo Politics
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Politicians show up at Takoma Park Folk Festival to eat chickpeas: Covered. Potential scandal erupts involving office holder endorsed by the Post: Not Covered. Bandit steals campaign signs: Covered. Council…
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Montgomery County’s political community is much more diverse than it appears to be from the outside. While nearly all political players here are Democrats, they often disagree on issues of…
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MPW on the Radio: Social Media in Politics
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Your author was on Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast and WYPR’s Fraser Smith on Friday to discuss social media’s impact on local politics. If you’re interested, you can listen in…
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State Teachers Attack Saqib Ali
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The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) has authorized the following District 39 mailer praising Senator Nancy King, one of its endorsees, and attacking challenger Saqib Ali.The teachers are justified in…
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Free Advice for Politicians
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Today, we are offering free advice to our favorite people: the politicians.1. Here’s a big secret: some politicians are obsessed with themselves and their campaigns. Yes, we hate to break…
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The Elected Officials You Never Knew
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Quick, name these people: Ralph JaffeWilliam Henry CampbellEddie Vendetti Why, they are the current Governor, Comptroller and U.S. Senator from Maryland. OK, now name these people: Raj NarayananRobert DyerMark FennelBrandon…
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Why Incumbents Lose, Part Five
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Most incumbents lose because of themselves, but a few have the bad luck to face great challengers. Let’s look at the upstarts more closely.Every challenger thinks he or she is…
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In a moment of high drama, Council Member Duchy Trachtenberg threw down the gauntlet against MoCo’s seething mob of public employee union thugs. Everyone knows that the evil, cigar-chomping union…