By Lori Jaffe

On November 5, 2024, our country decided that they had seen enough of the Left’s policies, and they voted to return to normalcy. After the election results came in, President-Elect Donald Trump called for all Americans to come together. “This will forever be remembered as the day the American people regained control of their country.” “It was a historic realignment uniting citizens of all backgrounds around a common core of common sense.” As we get ready to start a new year, we see many on the Left appear to be moving toward Trump. Some appear to be embracing normalcy while others want to remain relevant. The Left is not disputing his win as he won both the electoral college and the popular vote. 

It’s a new year, it’s a fresh start. Let’s work with those Democrats who want to move ahead and try to solve our nation's problems we thought we were on track to solve. Yes, they’re out there, some in every level of society on the county level, on the school board and in the state government in Annapolis. Moderate, common-sense Democrats who want to move the ball forward. I know many. Unfortunately, I can’t name them here cause they’d be attacked by the radicals in their midst, and there are lots of them! 

This past election has shown that many folks who identify as Democrats support normal, common-sense solutions. Heck, the two-term amendment to the MoCo Charter would not have gotten passed without overwhelming Democrat support.

When I met Senator John Thune, the new Senate majority leader in Potomac a few months ago I told him we had about 100,000 Republicans in Montgomery County! He was impressed. Of course, our problem is 500,000 folks here aren’t Republicans! That’s more voters in our county than in his entire state, but we MoCo Republicans do a lot, and we intend to do more.

We’re going to continue to make a difference.  We’re going to continue to work with everybody who’ll work with us to make things better, prices cheaper, taxes lower, education better, and the police force more capable of fighting crime and enhancing public safety.

As we leave 2024 we’re going to build on a surge of optimism, unite all the factions that folks try to use to divide us and strive to make 2025 the best year ever.

Tell me: Are you with us?

Dennis Melby

MCGOP Chairman

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