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Thursday, August 26, 2010

Red Maryland: Desperate Dems by Mark Newgent

FRIDAY, AUGUST 20, 2010

Desperate Dems

http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2010/08/desperate-dems.html

Clearly Martin O'Malley and the Maryland Democratic Party have moved from fear to desperation. They spent millions of dollars spinning lies about Bob Ehrlich only to drop precipitously in the polls.

So what is their response? Double down on the very actions that brought them to this point.
O’Malley surrogates are harassing small business owners.
And now, instead of passive surveillance, Democrat operatives are acting as outright provocateurs.

[...]

Of course, Salazar doesn’t mention that it was O’Malley who tried to strong arm state businesses into more draconian unemployment insurance regulations during the 2010 legislative session. To their credit the business community stood up to O’Malley and fought off his attempts to screw them yet again.

Salazar, you’ll recall was the guy, who back in January slandered hundreds of tea party protestors as racists.

We are witnessing the actions of an arrogant Democratic monopoly desperate to hold on to power.

On a side note, O’Malley spokesman Rick Abruuzzese flat out lied when he said the O’Malley campaign has not been tracking Ehrlich. Here is a photo of an O’Malley campaign worker recording Ehrlich at the Tawes crab feast in Crisfield last month. Notice the poorly hidden green O’Malley campaign T-shirt... http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2010/08/desperate-dems.html

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/08/red-maryland-desperate-dems-by-mark.html

http://redmaryland.blogspot.com/2010/08/desperate-dems.html

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Many are sad that the "Don" will not be running for governor this year...

Yesterday's announcement by Governor Robert L. Ehrlich put the cabash on the hopes of many that the "Don" (former Delegate Don Murphy) would run for the governor's mansion in Annapolis.

March 31, 2010

Meanwhile, it appears that Mr. Darkness has a thing or two to say: "On Announcing the Announcement Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Mr. Darkness writes:

"You know, here I was all ready to blog a neat, fun, piece about former delegate, lobbyist, and MD Delegation Chairman to the 2008 Republican National Convention, Don Murphy, saying he was considering a run for Governor in the Maryland GOP Primary this year, and what happens? Former Governor Bob Ehrlich picks today to initiate phase two of his Bataan Death March – not to election day 2010, mind you – but to his own damned announcement. How many times do these guys plan to leak this?

Whatever, onto the Don Murphy scenario first…

As is my wont when I am in the burg, I go to the Waterfront Hotel in Fells Point to relish in the etherally charged vocals of Bonnie Leigh (Boswell). On most such occasions, I am joined in this Heavenly pursuit by one or more GOP political types. This past Monday our group, which included former National Young Republican Chair Nicolee Ambrose, former Ehrlich speechwriter Richard Cross and yours truly, was joined by the aforementioned Don Murphy.

Though he told me this morning (prior to Mr. Ehrlich announcing his intentions to announce for governor on April 7th) that it was the “Beer and bravado talking,” Murphy told me last night that a potential run for governor on his part was “in the mix.” As MD point man for the 2008 McCain Presidential campaign and Senior Advisor to MD GOP U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Eric Wargotz to go with his other credentials, Murphy undoubtedly has a set of...bona fides.

[...]

Read the rest here: http://darknessrising-steffen.blogspot.com/2010/03/on-announcing-announcement.html Joe Steffen

Me - I was all ready to root for the "Don" to run for governor...

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Ehrlich says he will run for governor

http://tinyurl.com/ydf3cm5 http://twitpic.com/1c1fic

Writing for the Baltimore Sun, Julie Bykowicz has broken the story that Ehrlich says he will run for governor on the Sun web site, 4:26 p.m. EDT, March 30, 2010.

According to Ms. Bykowicz:

Decision to challenge O'Malley comes after months-long 'listening tour'

Former Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. confirmed Tuesday that he will challenge Gov. Martin O'Malley this fall.

Ehrlich, the state's only Republican governor in a generation, lost to O'Malley, a Democrat, by six percentage points in November 2006, after one term in office. Since then, Ehrlich has opened the Baltimore branch of a North Carolina law firm and hosted a Saturday radio talk show with his wife, Kendel Ehrlich.

"Next week, I'm going to announce my candidacy for governor," Ehrlich said in a conference call with reporters Tuesday afternoon.

"There's a real sense of concern about the direction our state is taking," Ehrlich said. "We are about new ideas and proven leadership in Annapolis." Asked about the "new ideas," the former governor, who presided over the state from January 2003 to January 2007, said "stay tuned."

Ehrlich, 52, said he plans to launch his campaign with events in Rockville and at his boyhood home in Arbutus and then spend the next three days traveling to small towns across the state.

Read her entire article here: Ehrlich says he will run for governor

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2010/03/ehrlich-says-he-will-run-for-governor.html

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Saturday, December 09, 2006

20061208 Popularity and success could not save Gov. Ehrlich

'A Wipeout Election' Popularity and success couldn't save one Republican governor from the Democratic tide.

BY BRENDAN MINITER

http://www.opinionjournal.com/columnists/bminiter/

Tuesday, December 5, 2006 12:01 a.m. EST

Hat Tip: GOPCharlie – Thanks

In case you missed it, (I had missed it and can’t thank GOPCharlie enough for calling it to my attention…) Brendan Miniter, who has a most excellent column on the Wall Street Journal’s Opinion Journal, has written a fascinating vignette of Maryland Governor Robert L. Ehrlich.

'A Wipeout Election'

Popularity and success couldn't save one Republican governor from the Democratic tide.

BY BRENDAN MINITER

Tuesday, December 5, 2006 12:01 a.m. EST

ANNAPOLIS, Md.--In the four weeks since losing his bid for re-election, Gov. Robert Ehrlich has been braced by an outpouring of support from constituents. Each day he reads some of the thousand of letters and emails that have come in and marvels as one after the other expresses regret for his defeat.

But every so often, the governor told me on Friday, he comes across a letter of a different sort. These come from residents who say that they're "sorry" that they couldn't support him "this time," but that if he runs again they'll likely vote for him then.

Here the governor, the first Republican chief executive the state has seen in more than three decades, pauses. We're sitting in a private study in the governor's mansion, and over some 90 minutes a half dozen of his top staff members will trickle in and take a seat. None possess an answer to the question he now asks: "How do you respond to that?"

[…]

He lost last month because the Democratic voters who had supported him four years ago decided this year to use their votes to "send a message" to Republicans in Washington.

[…]

Read the rest here.

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Election Summary Report
Gubernatorial General Election
State of Maryland, Howard County
Tuesday, November 7, 2006
Summary For Jurisdiction Wide, All Counters, All Races
UNOFFICIAL RESULTS

11/08/06
01:53:24

Registered Voters 165016 - Cards Cast 93713 56.79%

Num. Report Precinct 106 - Num. Reporting 103 97.17%

GOVERNOR / LT. GOVERNOR
		Total
Number of Precincts		106
Precincts Reporting		103	97.2 %
Times Counted		93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes		93324

Ehrlich-Cox	REP	45050	48.27%
O'Malley-Brown	DEM	47271	50.65%
Boyd-Madigan	GRN	791	0.85%
Driscoll-Rothstein	POP	143	0.15%
Write-in Votes		69	0.07%

COMPTROLLER
		Total
Number of Precincts		106
Precincts Reporting		103	97.2 %
Times Counted		93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes		90032

McCarthy, Anne M.	REP	38759	43.05%
Franchot, Peter	DEM	51091	56.75%
Write-in Votes		182	0.20%

ATTORNEY GENERAL
		Total
Number of Precincts		106
Precincts Reporting		103	97.2 %
Times Counted		93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes		89506

Rolle, Scott L.	REP	36092	40.32%
Gansler, Douglas F.	DEM	53320	59.57%
Write-in Votes		94	0.11%

U.S. SENATOR
		Total
Number of Precincts		106
Precincts Reporting		103	97.2 %
Times Counted		93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes		93127

Steele, Michael S.	REP	40600	43.60%
Cardin, Ben	DEM	51098	54.87%
Zeese, Kevin	GRN	1376	1.48%
Write-in Votes		53	0.06%

U.S. CONGRESS 03
		Total
Number of Precincts		33
Precincts Reporting		30	90.9 %
Times Counted		26425/47393	55.8 %
Total Votes		25813

White, John	REP	7889	30.56%
Sarbanes, John P	DEM	17327	67.13%
McPeek, Charles Curt	LIB	579	2.24%
Write-in Votes		18	0.07%

U.S. CONGRESS 07
		Total
Number of Precincts		76
Precincts Reporting		73	96.1 %
Times Counted		67288/117623	57.2 %
Total Votes		48596

Cummings, Elijah E.	DEM	46825	96.36%
Write-in Votes		1771	3.64%

STATE SENATOR 09
		Total
Number of Precincts		36
Precincts Reporting		33	91.7 %
Times Counted		34332/57673	59.5 %
Total Votes		32674

Kittleman, Allan H.	REP	19406	59.39%
Corkran, Rich	DEM	13249	40.55%
Write-in Votes		19	0.06%

STATE SENATOR 12
		Total
Number of Precincts		28
Precincts Reporting		25	89.3 %
Times Counted		19356/35295	54.8 %
Total Votes		18478

Martel, Richard I. J	REP	5551	30.04%
Kasemeyer, Edward J.	DEM	12915	69.89%
Write-in Votes		12	0.06%

STATE SENATOR 13
		Total
Number of Precincts		48
Precincts Reporting		45	93.8 %
Times Counted		40025/72048	55.6 %
Total Votes		39016

Schrader, Sandra B.	REP	16786	43.02%
Robey, James N.	DEM	22199	56.90%
Write-in Votes		31	0.08%

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 12B
		Total
Number of Precincts		20
Precincts Reporting		17	85.0 %
Times Counted		14327/26213	54.7 %
Total Votes		13805

Feldwick, Christophe	REP	3302	23.92%
Bobo, Elizabeth	DEM	10497	76.04%
Write-in Votes		6	0.04%

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 09A
		Total
Number of Precincts		36
Precincts Reporting		33	91.7 %
Times Counted		34332/57673	59.5 %
Total Votes		50014

Bates, Gail	REP	19665	39.32%
Miller, Warren E.	REP	15730	31.45%
Osmundson, David L.	DEM	14513	29.02%
Write-in Votes		106	0.21%

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 12A
		Total
Number of Precincts		11
Precincts Reporting		8	72.7 %
Times Counted		5029/9082	55.4 %
Total Votes		8726

Hooe, Joe	REP	1812	20.77%
Nalley, Albert L.	REP	1667	19.10%
DeBoy, Steven J. Sr.	DEM	2504	28.70%
Malone, James E. Jr.	DEM	2738	31.38%
Write-in Votes		5	0.06%

HOUSE OF DELEGATES 13
		Total
Number of Precincts		48
Precincts Reporting		45	93.8 %
Times Counted		40025/72048	55.6 %
Total Votes		108007

Bowers, Rick	REP	11917	11.03%
Gaffney, Loretta	REP	11759	10.89%
Tung, Mary Beth	REP	13296	12.31%
Guzzone, Guy	DEM	24493	22.68%
Pendergrass, Shane	DEM	24242	22.44%
Turner, Frank S.	DEM	22226	20.58%
Write-in Votes		74	0.07%

COUNTY EXECUTIVE
		Total
Number of Precincts		106
Precincts Reporting		103	97.2 %
Times Counted		93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes		91564

Merdon, Christopher	REP	38535	42.09%
Ulman, Ken	DEM	48880	53.38%
Wallis, C.Stephen	UNF	4119	4.50%
Write-in Votes		30	0.03%

COUNTY COUNCIL 001
		Total
Number of Precincts		24
Precincts Reporting		21	87.5 %
Times Counted		19848/33846	58.6 %
Total Votes		18985

Salazar, Tony	REP	8868	46.71%
Watson, Courtney	DEM	10107	53.24%
Write-in Votes		10	0.05%

COUNTY COUNCIL 002
		Total
Number of Precincts		24
Precincts Reporting		21	87.5 %
Times Counted		15733/28740	54.7 %
Total Votes		14915

Ellrich, Gina Gabrie	REP	5863	39.31%
Ball, Calvin	DEM	9044	60.64%
Write-in Votes		8	0.05%

COUNTY COUNCIL 003
		Total
Number of Precincts		21
Precincts Reporting		18	85.7 %
Times Counted		14945/27988	53.4 %
Total Votes		14327

Thewes, Donna	REP	5324	37.16%
Terrasa, Jennifer Ra	DEM	8994	62.78%
Write-in Votes		9	0.06%

COUNTY COUNCIL 004
		Total
Number of Precincts		24
Precincts Reporting		21	87.5 %
Times Counted		19714/34882	56.5 %
Total Votes		18886

D`Asto, Tom	REP	6606	34.98%
Sigaty, Mary Kay	DEM	12257	64.90%
Write-in Votes		23	0.12%

COUNTY COUNCIL 005
		Total
Number of Precincts		25
Precincts Reporting		22	88.0 %
Times Counted		23473/39560	59.3 %
Total Votes		21944

Fox, Greg	REP	13352	60.85%
Dunn, Don	DEM	8568	39.04%
Write-in Votes		24	0.11%

JUDGE CIRCUIT COURT 05
	Total
Number of Precincts	106
Precincts Reporting	103	97.2 %
Times Counted	93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes	129907

Becker, Louis A.	46943	36.14%
Bernhardt, Richard S	47660	36.69%
Titman, David	35031	26.97%
Write-in Votes	273	0.21%

JUDGE SPEC APPEAL AT LG
	Total
Number of Precincts	106
Precincts Reporting	103	97.2 %
Times Counted	93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes	74566

YES Hollander, Ellen	66753	89.52%
NO Hollander, Ellen	7813	10.48%

STATE'S ATTORNEY
		Total
Number of Precincts		106
Precincts Reporting		103	97.2 %
Times Counted		93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes		68938

McCrone, Tim	DEM	68248	99.00%
Write-in Votes		690	1.00%

CLERK CIRCUIT COURT
		Total
Number of Precincts		106
Precincts Reporting		103	97.2 %
Times Counted		93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes		86555

Rappaport, Margaret	REP	45421	52.48%
Cale, Leslie J.	DEM	41099	47.48%
Write-in Votes		35	0.04%

REGISTER OF WILLS
		Total
Number of Precincts		106
Precincts Reporting		103	97.2 %
Times Counted		93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes		84351

Hartleb, Kay K.	REP	42314	50.16%
Blickman, Lawrence M	DEM	41993	49.78%
Write-in Votes		44	0.05%

JUDGE ORPHANS COURT
		Total
Number of Precincts		106
Precincts Reporting		103	97.2 %
Times Counted		93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes		184873

Coles, Charles M. Jr	REP	38500	20.83%
Pope, Joyce C.	REP	46451	25.13%
Cohen, Jay Fred	DEM	48109	26.02%
McNeal, Sherae M.	DEM	51408	27.81%
Write-in Votes		405	0.22%

SHERIFF
		Total
Number of Precincts		106
Precincts Reporting		103	97.2 %
Times Counted		93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes		85183

Galt, Timothy	REP	28535	33.50%
Fitzgerald, James F	DEM	53651	62.98%
Write-in Votes		2997	3.52%

BOARD OF EDUCATION
	Total
Number of Precincts	106
Precincts Reporting	103	97.2 %
Times Counted	93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes	299881

Aquino, Frank	40648	13.55%
Cohen, Lawrence H.	34587	11.53%
Dyer, Allen	22994	7.67%
French, Sandra H.	39821	13.28%
Giles, Ellen Flynn	32513	10.84%
Gordon, Patricia S.	35392	11.80%
Kaufman, Joshua M.	29721	9.91%
Lerner, Roger J.	18558	6.19%
Siddiqui, Janet	31252	10.42%
Zou, Di	13699	4.57%
Write-in Votes	696	0.23%

STATE QUESTION 01
	Total
Number of Precincts	106
Precincts Reporting	103	97.2 %
Times Counted	93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes	84184

For the Constitution	73755	87.61%
Against the Constitu	10429	12.39%

STATE QUESTION 02
	Total
Number of Precincts	106
Precincts Reporting	103	97.2 %
Times Counted	93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes	72083

For the Constitution	58068	80.56%
Against the Constitu	14015	19.44%

STATE QUESTION 03
	Total
Number of Precincts	106
Precincts Reporting	103	97.2 %
Times Counted	93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes	81206

For the Constitution	55538	68.39%
Against the Constitu	25668	31.61%

STATE QUESTION 04
	Total
Number of Precincts	106
Precincts Reporting	103	97.2 %
Times Counted	93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes	71914

For the Referred Law	51109	71.07%
Against the Referred	20805	28.93%

COUNTY QUESTION A
	Total
Number of Precincts	106
Precincts Reporting	103	97.2 %
Times Counted	93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes	71660

For the Charter Amen	51769	72.24%
Against the Charter	19891	27.76%

COUNTY QUESTION B
	Total
Number of Precincts	106
Precincts Reporting	103	97.2 %
Times Counted	93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes	69995

For the Charter Amen	57833	82.62%
Against the Charter	12162	17.38%

COUNTY QUESTION C
	Total
Number of Precincts	106
Precincts Reporting	103	97.2 %
Times Counted	93713/165016	56.8 %
Total Votes	76665

For the Charter Amen	61190	79.81%
Against the Charter	15475	20.19%