Incumbents don’t go down very often, but they do go down. Of the last 126 races in which an incumbent ran in Montgomery County, 17 lost. Why do they lose…
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Why Incumbents Lose, Part One
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Change in politics comes in two ways: contests for open seats and successful challenges to incumbents. The former happens all the time while the latter is more rare. But barn-burning…
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Prince George’s State’s Attorney candidate Angela Alsobrooks has filed a complaint with federal and state prosecutors over an illegal sample ballot that has been mailed and distributed in Prince George’s…
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Did Marc Elrich Break the Ethics Law?
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The Montgomery County Attorney is currently reviewing whether Council Member Marc Elrich broke the county’s ethics law when he submitted an affidavit as part of an application for a restraining…
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The Gazette reported in June on a lawsuit filed by 9:30 Club owner Seth Hurwitz to stop construction of the state- and county-financed Fillmore project in Downtown Silver Spring. Since…
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Primaries to Watch V, Part Five
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By Marc Korman and Adam Pagnucco. Here are the Top Two Primaries to Watch!2. District 19 State SenatePrevious Rank: #2 MarcWhen Delegate Roger Manno first challenged incumbent State Senator Mike…
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Primaries to Watch V, Part Four
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By Marc Korman and Adam Pagnucco. Here are races Four and Three!4. District 17 State SenatePrevious Rank: #3 MarcShortly after Adam christened this race the “classiest” in Montgomery County, fireworks…
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People Are Paying Attention
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Here are MPW’s unique visits and page views on a daily basis from Statcounter from July 1 through August 31. MPW has been the leading blog in terms of site…
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In a recent mailer, District 18 House candidate Vanessa Atterbeary displayed a group of pictures of her posing with elected officials, including one titled, “We all agree that Vanessa Atterbeary…
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A secretive independent mailing sent into District 19 is in apparent violation of Maryland campaign finance law and is linked to a union that has endorsed one of the competing…