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…
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Campaign Finance Reports, Pre-Primary 2
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On September 3, all campaign finance reports for the period of 8/10 through 8/29 were due. These are the last reports available before the primary. Here’s a quick roundup by…
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MCEA Mails, Politicians Wail
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MCEA’s political program started going into high gear last week. Some politicians like it, others hate it, but everybody is talking about it. And of course, that means MPW is…
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Do You Believe Your Own Eyes? (Updated)
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Our “Light Saqib, Dark Saqib” story has now been covered by both the Huffington Post and WAMU. Nancy King’s campaign manager, Amy Yockus Hartman, sent both outlets this statement: First…