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Showing posts with label People Bartlett-Roscoe US Congress. Show all posts
Showing posts with label People Bartlett-Roscoe US Congress. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 03, 2012

maryland juice: CD6: Republican Candidates Respond to Release of S...

maryland juice: CD6: Republican Candidates Respond to Release of S...: UPDATE: Maryland Reporter notes a 3rd GOP candidate response from Brandon Rippeon. He calls both Bartlett and Brinkley "unworthy." The R...




MONDAY, APRIL 2, 2012


CD6: Republican Candidates Respond to Release of Sen. David Brinkley's 911 Calls // Robin Ficker & Del. Kathy Afzali Speak Out

UPDATE: Maryland Reporter notes a 3rd GOP candidate response from Brandon Rippeon. He calls both Bartlett and Brinkley "unworthy." 


The Republican Primary in Maryland's 6th Congressional District is getting crazy as we get closer to election day. Over the weekend, Rep. Roscoe Bartlett took out a sledgehammer and smacked challenger State Sen David Brinkley in the head. His supporters unearthed audio tapes of 911 calls placed by Brinkley's ex-wife that were made when the Senator was caught in an affair.


Two Republican candidates are now condemning the shenanigans in the CD6 race. Below we print email blast responses from former Delegate Robin Ficker and Delegate Kathy Afzali. Ficker's email message is reportedly going out to 40,000 voters....  http://www.marylandjuice.com/2012/04/cd6-republican-candidates-respond-to.html
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Roll Call - Lauren W. Whittington: Top 10 Vulnerable: Targets on Their Backs Redistricting Puts Many Members at Risk of Not Seeing 113th


Top 10 Vulnerable: Targets on Their Backs

Redistricting Puts Many Members at Risk of Not Seeing 113th

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Redistricting is still the biggest common denominator for the vulnerable lawmakers who made our cut. ... http://www.rollcall.com/features/Election-Preview_2012/election/-213163-1.html

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Roll Call’s Top 10 Vulnerable Members, in alphabetical order: 

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Roscoe Bartlett (R-Md.)

10th term (61 percent) | Cash on Hand (Dec. 31): $343,000
In all honesty, we didn’t expect Bartlett to seek re-election given his district was redrawn to elect a Democrat. But the 85-year-old lawmaker is running and running hard. That doesn’t change the fundamentals of his new district, which underwent one of the biggest partisan conversions of any seat in the country. It’s possible that all of the ingredients could come together for Bartlett, who faces a primary next month, to pull off a win. But it just doesn’t seem plausible at this point.... http://www.rollcall.com/features/Election-Preview_2012/election/-213163-1.html



  • Senate Overview: Danger — Primaries Ahead
  • House Overview: Redistricting’s Bottom Line
  • House Ratings Map: New Patchwork Nearly Done
  • Top 10 Vulnerable: Targets on Their Backs
  • Roll Call Casualty List
  • Congressional Primary Calendar
  • New England Region Roundup
  • Mid-Atlantic Region Roundup
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  • Midwest Region Roundup
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    Saturday, December 17, 2011

    The Tentacle: The Sixth District – Part One by Richard B. Weldon Jr.


    December 5, 2011

    The Sixth District – Part One
    Richard B. Weldon Jr.
    http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4782

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    Speculating over the political future of Rep. Roscoe Bartlett (R., MD 6) has fast become a routine spectator sport. It's just too juicy to ignore, the idea the 10-term congressman might be vulnerable after two decades of electoral dominance.

    Dr. Bartlett rode into office thanks to Tom Hattery's brutal Democrat primary campaign against former Rep. Beverly Byron in 1992.

    Disclosure statement: I have always held Mrs. Byron in the highest of esteem. She, more than most, seems to me to represent the highest standards of integrity and honor throughout her service, following the legendary legacy of her late husband and congressional predecessor Goodloe.

    Former state Del. Hattery had other ideas. He ran some cheap-shot commercials highlighting junket trips Mrs. Bryon took, creating the false impression that she was a jet-setting vacationer on the public dole. She wasn't.

    His strategy worked, at least temporarily. He narrowly defeated the great lady in the primary, only to be taken out in the General Election by Mr. Bartlett. Representative Bartlett ran a non-traditional campaign. He promised to be a different kind of congressman, a fighter for fiscal discipline and traditional family values reflecting the will of western Maryland voters.

    He has been true to his word, at least by most accounts.

    A recurring criticism of Roscoe is that he reneged on a promise to only serve two terms, something every Democrat that has ever run against him repeats like a mantra. One problem: that's not what he said.

    The promise Mr. Bartlett made was to only serve two terms if Congress were to pass a balanced budget. Ignoring the fact that this is like promising to only serve two terms if pigs fly, he did not make an unconditional promise to walk away after four years in Congress... http://www.thetentacle.com/ShowArticle.cfm?mydocid=4782

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    The Tentacle: The Sixth District – Part One by Richard B. Weldon Jr.
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    Wednesday, October 12, 2011

    Kevin Dayhoff - TheTentacle.com: The Maryland Redistricting Sweepstakes













    Kevin Dayhoff - TheTentacle.com: The Maryland Redistricting Sweepstakes

    October 12, 2011 UPDATE: Md. GOP teams with minorities on alternate congressional map
    Washington Examiner
    Joseph M. Getty, R-Carroll and Baltimore counties, and Del. Michael Hough, R-Frederick and Washington counties. Hough's proposal, which was crafted by the ...
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    Tuesday, October 11, 2011

    Maryland Senator Getty Proposes Congressional Redistricting Plan That Preserves 6th Congressional District

    Maryland Senator Getty Proposes Congressional Redistricting Plan That Preserves 6th Congressional District

    October 10, 2011


    [For more information on the 2011 Maryland Redistricting, go to: http://tinyurl.com/3jfzjzr.]

    Senator Joe Getty (R-Carroll & Baltimore) announced today that he will introduce a bill during the special session of the Maryland General Assembly that preserves the current configuration of the 6th Congressional District.

    “The 6th Congressional District has a strong and rich tradition of leadership by talented representatives who, regardless of party affiliation, have understood the needs and priorities of their rural constituency,” said Senator Getty. “The purpose of the plan adopted by the Governor’s Redistricting Advisory Committee (GRAC) is to end that tradition by diluting the rural population with urban Montgomery County residents in order to tilt the political character of the district in favor of a Democrat candidate.”

    The redistricting plan proposed by Senator Getty would retain all of Frederick and Carroll counties and the northern sections of Baltimore and Harford counties similar to the 6th District’s current configuration. In addition to preserving the 6th Congressional District, the plan would remove the oddly distorted 3rd Congressional District from the Baltimore metropolitan region and shift it to become a minority majority district encompassing the central parts of Montgomery and Prince George’s counties.

    “This redistricting proposal truly reflects the changing demographics of Maryland as revealed by the 2010 federal census,” Senator Getty added. “I did not begin with the premise that the purpose of redistricting was to protect the current incumbents’ stranglehold on power. Instead, I drew a map that represents the diverse communities of the state by insuring continuation of representation of rural citizens in Western Maryland as well as creating a new district for the burgeoning minority population in the Washington, D.C., suburbs.”

    In analyzing the 2010 census data, Getty said, “The state of Maryland grew at 9% over the last decade and that entire growth cycle was due to statewide increases in minority population primarily within the Hispanic community. My proposed map follows the intent of the 1965 Voting Rights Act by creating a third minority district to reflect Maryland’s changing demographic trends and to protect minority voting rights.”

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    For more information on the 2011 Maryland Redistricting, go to: http://tinyurl.com/3jfzjzr

    Maryland Redistricting, 6th Maryland Congressional District, Carroll and Frederick Counties, Maryland Senator Joe Getty (R-Carroll & Baltimore), Secretary Jeanne Hitchcock, Republican Rep. Roscoe G. Bartlett, Governor's Redistricting Advisory Committee (GRAC), Maryland Sen. David R. Brinkley, Maryland Governor Martin O’Malley

    [20111010 Getty Redist Plan - Press Release Complete]






    Maryland Senator Getty Proposes Congressional Redistricting Plan That Preserves 6th Congressional District
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