Maryland’s Voter Rolls Are Shifting: Democrats Shrink as Unaffiliated Voters Surge
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland remains a heavily Democratic state, but the makeup of its...
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Independents Are Growing. Maryland’s Political System Still Treats Them Like an Afterthought.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Gallup's year-end numbers on party identification landed with a familiar shrug in most of...
A County of a Million, Decided by 52,738 Votes
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Montgomery County — home to more than one million residents, the largest county budget in...
Maryland Has a Million Voters With No Primary. Here’s How to Fix That.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland held a primary election on June 23. Roughly one million Marylanders did not get to...
Maryland’s Locked Electorate: When Neither Party Is the Answer
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland primary is over. The choices are set. And by nearly every measure, Marylanders...
Maryland House Moves to Open Primaries to Unaffiliated Voters
By MDBayNews Staff The Maryland House of Delegates has approved legislation that would allow unaffiliated voters to...
Maryland’s Bloated Voter Rolls Finally Face Federal Scrutiny
When the U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division sent a July 14, 2025, letter to Maryland’s top election...
The Postcard From L.A.: How “Field Team 6” Turns Hollywood Money and a Super PAC Loophole Into Voter Registration Machinery
When a Virginia voter opened the mailbox to find a glossy postcard postmarked Los Angeles urging them—via a QR code—to...
Maryland’s Independent Voters Are Shut Out—And Paying the Price
Roughly 22% of Marylanders—nearly one million people—don’t affiliate with either major political party. That number...
Judges Aren’t Invincible: How Maryland Voters Can Keep the Bench Accountable
For too long, Maryland’s judiciary has operated in a climate of comfort and complacency. Judges—whether they sit on the...
Could Independents and Third Parties Reshape Maryland Politics in 2026?
For decades, Maryland politics has been defined by one reality: Democrats dominate statewide elections, Republicans...
Rise of the Unaffiliated Voter: Maryland Joins a National Rebellion Against the Two-Party System
By Michael Phillips Maryland’s voter rolls tell a story politicians can’t afford to ignore. Since January 2025,...