By Adam Pagnucco. Here is the kind of conversation I hate. Political source: “OMG. Have you heard the rumor?” Me: “I hear lots of rumors, including a really juicy one…
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Blair Endorses Friedson
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By Adam Pagnucco. Businessman David Blair, who lost the 2018 county executive Democratic primary by 77 votes and lost the 2022 county executive Democratic primary by 32 votes, has endorsed…
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Wild Cards in the County Executive Race
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s happening a lot now. Nearly every day, someone will ask me to predict who will win next year’s county executive race. I get it, that race…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Part One summarized my methodology of consulting my source network on who they believe will most likely be the next county executive. Part Two featured a few…
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By Adam Pagnucco. Last Thursday, the great tax hike battle of 2023 came to its dramatic conclusion as the county council raised property taxes by 4.7 percent. That followed the…
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David Blair: Cast Vote Data
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By Adam Pagnucco. This is the second in a series from cast vote data on the Montgomery County Democratic primary. Let’s look at voters for David Blair, who lost an…
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The County Executive Primary, Conclusion
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By Adam Pagnucco. One of the most consequential executive primaries in Montgomery County history is over. What now? Smart politicians who win tough races are magnanimous in victory, acting graciously…
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The County Executive Primary, Part Eight
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By Adam Pagnucco. It’s time for a crazy thought. Here goes: Did the Washington Post help Marc Elrich get reelected? I can just hear you now. “I have been reading…
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The County Executive Primary, Part Seven
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By Adam Pagnucco. Council Member Hans Riemer was never going to win this race for the reasons I outlined in Part Three. But he did get 28,193 votes, which were…
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The County Executive Primary, Part Six
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By Adam Pagnucco. Incumbent Marc Elrich survived the most expensive MoCo executive race of all time to win by 32 votes after a recount. This part of the series will…
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