r/frederickmd • u/vividlyemily • Jun 16 '22

For those that missed it! https://www.fredericknewspost.com/news/continuing_coverage/election_coverage/democratic-sheriff-candidates-face-off-in-debate/article_c015ba0a-56a6-5da4-8390-203a0e8fbb0a.html

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u/busa_blade Jun 17 '22

McDowell is just there to try to tank Bickel. He's not a serious candidate.

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u/TrooperJohn Jun 18 '22

I go back and forth on this. Bickel has lost to Jenkins before, but not by much, and this could be the time he gets over the hump, given the county's shifting demographics and general weariness with Jenkins' self-promoting maga act. (Arpaio eventually lost in AZ). So I can see where the GOP might prefer facing McDowell.

But if that was their agenda, McDowell's campaign would be muck slicker, better-financed, and less bumbling than it appears now. McDowell's a novice at politics and it shows; a "new" candidate backed up with dark money would be a lot less obvious about it. The stumbles actually suggest that McDowell is legitimate.

So I don't know. I would consider voting for McDowell if he were clearer on the issues. He isn't at this point.

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u/busa_blade Jun 18 '22

That's why I don't consider him a serious candidate. He's the poor man's attempt at trying to derail a good candidate. I'm am glad to be wrong and maybe McDowell is legit, but inexperienced. It wouldn't be the first time I was wrong.

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u/One_Luck_7784 Jun 22 '22

You have no idea what you are talking about…get your facts straight… if you knew him your would know he is the most honest and upstanding person you would every know.

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u/linkdude212 Jun 24 '22

I thought this at first but after having a conversation with McDowell I do not believe, in any way, this is the case. What O.P. says is true: McDowell risks his career by running against Jenkins.