20061027 Real Clear Politics: Will the Washington Post Push Ehrlich Over the Top in MD?

Real Clear Politics: Will the Washington Post Push Ehrlich Over the Top in MD?

October 28^th, 2006

Real Clear Politics has an excellent analysis post by John McIntyre on October 27^th, 2006 on the gubernatorial contest in Maryland.

October 27, 2006

Will the Washington Post Push Ehrlich Over the Top in Maryland?

Posted by JOHN MCINTYRE

Editorial endorsements don't matter as much as they once did, but Wednesday's surprise backing of Maryland Republican Governor Bob Ehrlich by the liberal-leaning Washington Post could make a difference in a race that is liable to go down to the wire. If the GOP weren't suffering from a 15-point deficit in the Congressional ballot two weeks before Election Day and a Republican president with a sub-40 job approval, Maryland's booming economy probably would have been enough to carry Ehrlich to reelection this year. But there is no question that the anti-GOP mood nationally is hurting Ehrlich in Maryland.

Read the rest here. It is well worth your time.

My take on the 20061025 Washington Post endorsement of Gov Ehrlich is here: “20061025 Washington Post endorsement of Gov Ehrlich.”

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