By Adam Pagnucco. Many moons ago, when your author was young and blissfully new to the county, we wrote our very first blog post on the mighty Apple Ballot. It…
Apple Ballot
MSEA Makes Early Endorsements
By Adam Pagnucco. The Maryland State Education Association (MSEA) has made early endorsements in state legislative races. The endorsement of MSEA and its local affiliate, the Montgomery County Education Association…
The Post vs. MCEA: Primary Results
The Post editorial page started going after MCEA back in February, trying its best to affect the appeal of the union’s support. Well, the primary returns are in and the…
Apple Ballot, District 19
Ballots, Ballots Everywhere
MCEA is the acknowledged master of precinct day ballot handouts with its famous Apple Ballot, but now several other groups are getting into the act today. Will it mean anything?We…
More From MCEA (Two Updates)
This kind of mailer is why so many of MCEA’s endorsed candidates are mad at them. The title of this mailer, which arrived in District 19 on Saturday, is “See…
East County Apple Mailer
This mailer was produced not by MCEA, but by Council Members Nancy Navarro and Valerie Ervin and at-large candidate Hans Riemer, all of whom have endorsed each other and all…
MCEA Mails, Politicians Wail
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…
MCEA’s Ad in Bethesda Magazine
This is part of MCEA’s campaign to maintain its standing with the public and fortify the value of the Apple Ballot.
Council At-Large Geography, Part Three
MCEA’s Apple Ballot had a lot of success in 2006, beating both the Post and Gazette endorsements on win rate in contested races. What impact did it have specifically on…