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How President-Elect Donald Trump Can Still Win Maryland’s 10 Electoral College Votes — Thanks (In Part) to Former State Senator Jamie Raskin
Read more: How President-Elect Donald Trump Can Still Win Maryland’s 10 Electoral College Votes — Thanks (In Part) to Former State Senator Jamie RaskinPresident-elect Donald Trump could still win Maryland’s 10 Electoral College votes from the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election. Yes, you read that right. It would be a result of the National Popular Vote interstate compact (NPV), a movement that seeks to “nullify the Electoral College in favor of a direct election of the president, but it only…
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With Marc Elrich Termed Out of the County Exec Race in 2026, Who Aims for the Throne?
Read more: With Marc Elrich Termed Out of the County Exec Race in 2026, Who Aims for the Throne?With the overwhelming passage of additional term limits on the County Executive position in Montgomery County, MD, the 2026 election season is shaping up to be more interesting, at least locally. This is because the incumbent, career politician and “Democratic Socialists of America” member Marc Elrich is now term limited and cannot run for a third…
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The ‘Why’ Behind BOE Endorsements: Esther Wells
Read more: The ‘Why’ Behind BOE Endorsements: Esther WellsWe sat down with Esther Wells, who has been extremely active in the community as it relates to the Board of Education, to learn more about what informed her selections this year. You recently posted on X your selections for BOE, can you tell us how closely you have been following the election this year?…
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Congressman Raskin’s List of Baffling Votes in the Current U.S. Congress
Read more: Congressman Raskin’s List of Baffling Votes in the Current U.S. CongressCongressman Jamie Raskin (Democrat, representing most of Montgomery County in Maryland’s now less-gerrymandered 8th Congressional District) is going for his 5th term in the “people’s house”, the United States House of Representatives. With election day and (hopefully) election results around the corner, I thought it would be good to take a quick look at how…
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Opponents of ‘Question A’ Turn to Vandalism: Caught on Video
Read more: Opponents of ‘Question A’ Turn to Vandalism: Caught on VideoAfter securing over 20,000 signatures, with 62% being Democrats, the effort to bring term limits to the County Executive position is meeting a new kind of resistance – vandalism. Question A appears on this year’s election ballot and, if it passes, will limit the County Executive to two terms. Reardon Sullivan has reported that over…
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Tolerance at the Dating Sites
Read more: Tolerance at the Dating SitesA thirty-something I know, call her Anna, has what is arguably the worst job in the entire internet industry: she investigates complaints from subscribers on dating sites. For example, John T. Stud creates a dating profile giving the impression that he is as good looking as Idris Elba, wealthy as a Saudi prince, and intelligent…
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MoCo’s Triple A Ratings: Part 2—Civility
Read more: MoCo’s Triple A Ratings: Part 2—CivilityThe following is an elaboration, exaggeration, and embellishment of a true encounter. About a week ago a very strange, unusual creature knocked on my door. “Is Mr. Bell in?” I was relieved at his opening move. When the door knocker doesn’t know your name, he’s trying to sell windows, roofs, siding, gardening, or tree removal.…
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Will Laura Stewart Legitimize You?
Read more: Will Laura Stewart Legitimize You?On September 19th at 7pm, the Montgomery County Tax League (MCTL) will be hosting a virtual forum for candidates of the Board of Education (register here). Teaming up with MCTL are several co-sponsors: 480 Club, Gaithersburg/Germantown Chamber of Commerce, Moderately MoCo, Parents Coalition of Montgomery County, and CleanSlate MoCo. I volunteered to represent and ask…
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Rabid Partisan David Stein, Longtime MCEA Rep, (Now MCEA President) Wants You to Know He’s “Setting Partisan Politics Aside” in Anti-Term Limits Advocacy
Read more: Rabid Partisan David Stein, Longtime MCEA Rep, (Now MCEA President) Wants You to Know He’s “Setting Partisan Politics Aside” in Anti-Term Limits AdvocacyDavid Stein, the new Montgomery County Educators Association (public school teacher’s union) President, is making some local headlines this week for putting out a statement (speaking on behalf of the MCEA membership) against “Question A”. The local ballot initiative this November, if passed, would term limit the County Exec to two terms, similar to the term…
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Reproductive Freedom Amendment Violates Parental Rights
Read more: Reproductive Freedom Amendment Violates Parental RightsThis election, Question 1 on the Maryland ballot asks voters to amend the Maryland Constitution with a reproductive freedom amendment. The Reproductive Freedom amendment is not what you think. Over 70% of Marylanders are pro-choice. Supporters and sponsors hoped to take advantage of that sentiment and get this amendment passed without any effort without voters…