Get ready for some fun. Here’s a great category of losing incumbents:Incumbents with Enemies Ever wonder why so many politicians are so bland? It’s because they’re being smart. Politicians with…
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Vote for Manno… or Else!
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Senator Mike Lenett is implying that these guys want you to vote for his challenger, Roger Manno. Really?Lenett has sent out three mailers about the fact that Tripwire, a pro-gun…
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Why Incumbents Lose, Part Three
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What explains the handful of incumbent losses in Montgomery County since 1994? Here’s another reason that applies to some races.Lazy Incumbents Now we know that Annapolis is a great place…
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Light Saqib, Dark Saqib
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Campaign consultants love to get creative with mailers. That’s why they’re paid! And sometimes they use Photoshop to make their point. But when an image of a light-skinned candidate is…
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Nuclear War in District 19
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Roger Manno was warned about what would happen if he ran against Mike Lenett. In November, we wrote: In 2006, Lenett helped drive long-time Senator Len Teitelbaum from his seat…
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Why Incumbents Lose, Part Two
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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…