Ficker touts his role in getting term limits on the ballot, which MoCo voters - including a majority of Democrats - overwhelmingly approved in 2016. He also reminds voters that his property tax cap ballot victory years ago was defied by the Council in 2016, when they used the unanimous-vote loophole in the law to pass a record property tax increase that made property taxes a second mortgage for many County residents.
Mostly, Ficker presents himself as a reasonable advocate for good government, tax relief and change, in the mold of the very-successful Gov. Larry Hogan. He also zeroes in on another very weak spot in his opponents' long records - failure to fix I-270, which he correctly notes would help spur economic development in the currently moribund Montgomery County.
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OK, so now you're covering FOUR candidates in our local elections - yourself, Riemer, Hogan, and now Ficker.
Perfect timing, Dyer. You posted this the same morning that Nancy Floreen's candidacy became official. (Do you plan on reporting on that?)
You didn't publish this on your "Sam Eig" blog? That blog has been completely dead for three weeks now.
Just like Dyer, another losing candidate
@ 7:16 PM - Re-posted on EastMucus and RockvileNutz, but not SameEgg. Curiouser and curiouser.
Meanwhile, it's been 8 days and RockvilleNutz has published only one news article that is not a re-post of one from the Bethesda blog. And that one article was a copy-and-paste job from the MoCoPoPo news feed.
"And that one article was a copy-and-paste job from the MoCoPoPo news feed."
And BB reported it 3 days earlier.
The obsessive not so anonymous commenter desperately wants to be the next Eugene Matusevitch.
You're correct that Robin Ficker did not vote for the Westbard plan. But you fail to note that he did not vote for it because he was not on the Council, and therefore had no standing TO vote.
What exactly is that device attached to Ficker's tractor? Is it for vacuuming up horseshit?
Lets get real....MoCo is not what it used to be.
We had the best schools, good roads, and a welcome mat to business.
Thats all changed. MoCo has a big crime problem and we are losing too many jobs.
The D's have messed us up MoCo and its time to elect some one else.
"MoCo has a big crime problem and we are losing too many jobs"
Nevermind facts, amiright? Crime drops year after year after year - for decades now - and we've gained jobs every year since the recession ended.
9:31: But the other two candidates did vote for the plan, over the overwhelming opposition of their own constituents.
10:35: That attachment could really come in handy dealing with the County Council.
1:04: You must have missed all of Dyer's recent crime articles - murder up 31%, rape up 53, violent gang crimes up 72%. What planet are you on where crime is dropping?
WE are far behind the jurisdictions around us in job growth by every measure. We have net LOSSES in job creation. Everything you wrote is false. The Council should hire a new spokesman.
"WE are far behind the jurisdictions around us in job growth by every measure. We have net LOSSES in job creation. Everything you wrote is false. The Council should hire a new spokesman."
Ha ha...just sign your posts, Dyer. You're not fooling anyone.
"We are losing too many jobs."
"We have net LOSSES in job creation."
You don't have the slightest idea of what you just said.
2:58: Unlike you, I am man enough to sign my comments with my real name.
3:32: Classic Saul Alinsky.
"The sun rose this morning."
"RAAAAAAAAArrrrrr. You don't have any idea what you just said."
How do you type with that straitjacket on, anyway, Saul?
Dyer claims not to be 11:29 AM or 2:13 PM. Yet he sure is eager to defend them.
That's a really good video -- much better than I expected. I think he needs to focus a bit more. Too many messages in one video. He spends too much time explaining the details on the 2 referenda. Instead, he should just say how he is responsible for both of them, and that's what people will remember.
Will a shorter version of this run on TV? The visuals are good, and I like the tractor and 270 focus. He should focus on that part of the county, and ignore Takoma Park and Silver Spring, as Elrich will have those locked up.
"Anonymous" wants more Ficker in his life.
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