A contrary view in Montgomery County race
In debate after debate, Democratic Party county executive nominee Marc Elrich has displayed what his career has demonstrated: He is a principled and practical progressive who knows the nuts and bolts of county governance and looks for solutions to problems (“Floreen for Montgomery County executive,” Oct. 11).
Elrich is taking
public financing, so he will not be beholden to special interests. Nancy
Floreen, in contrast, draws the vast majority of her financial support from
developers and other large business interests. The linchpin of her campaign is
that somehow Elrich is too radical. Yet, as the WJW’s endorsement of Floreen
reports, “At last week’s debate, Elrich asked Floreen, ‘I’d like to know what my radical ideas are, that I keep getting accused of having extreme views.’”
Floreen did not provide a
single example. While she and Elrich are both friends of the Jewish community,
I would suggest that current County Executive Ike Leggett’s endorsement of
Elrich over Floreen speaks volumes.
DAVID S. FISHBACK
Olney
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Below are my earlier blogposts on this election:
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