[youthgonewild]

Unusual...I don't think I've ever heard of a candidate explicitly pretending to be of another party before. I don't know if Steele himself approved the signs though.

[Uncledave]

Ha! this is awesome

[MadIvan]

John Major in 1992 got the backing of some people who had been active in the defunct Social Democratic Party (moderate socialists). I understand why he was happy to have their support, but I don't necessarily have to feel easy about it.

If Democrats are supporting Lt. Gov. Steele, excellent. But he should not coddle them by adopting any of their ideas.

Regards, Ivan

[cardinal4]

My daughter lives in Catonsville, MD. There are a whole bunch of "Another Democrat for Erlich" bumber stickers there. Erlich is the Republican Governor.

[The South Texan]

From the same group of Jackasses that illegally got his credit report.

Nice!

[7thson]

I just hope this does not turn off to many Republicans. Otherwise, I see nothing different here and the Reagan Democrat tag.

[italianquaker]

This is excellent, we always hear Reagan democrats

[sgtbono2002]

Only Democrats and the Sun would be so stupid they didnt get the message. Steele democrats , refers to Democrats who intend to vote for Steele, Whats the problem??/

[Katya]

he's not pretending to be a dem...they've just got their undies in a wad, because there may be alot of african americans ready to go for Steele...ergo Steele democrats. Of course, if the dems in MD are so afraid that their generic stupid voters might get confused....caveat emptor.

[digger48]

none of the Democrats running in my area will put any reference to their party affiliation on ANYTHING they put out.

[trublu]

His TV ads are unique. He even tries humor.

[pollyannaish]

Bwahahaha. That is very, very funny.

[pogo101]

The Dems are just upset because they'd have a hard time finding many Marylanders who earnestly could claim to be "Cardin Republicans."

[youthgonewild]

Actually I didn't think about this: those people have Democrat on the sign because they are, but they also support Steele, so its like a Democrats for Steele thing.

[hophead]

There is NO misrepresentation here. It is like the "another Democrat for Ehrlich" signs. Or Reagan Democrat voters years ago.
Imagine, here in the Peoples Republic of Maryland, where the dems are 3-1, it took the Repubs to elect the first statewide black to office. Now it is the Repubs that will elect the first black Senator from Maryland. The dems could not elect ant statewide blacks in the primary. They ALL lost to white people.
Now Steele has on his side the son of Kwesi Mfume who was a dem opponent of Steele. (1 of 7 illegitimate children Mfume had with different women) Mfume lost. Last week none other than Russell Simmons (Def Jam Records) came to town to help Steele fund raising. The dems in this state are besides themselves with the possibility Steel will win. They are going to pull EVERY trick, dirty trick and race card they can come up with until the election. This race in Maryland will have national ramifications in the support of blacks to the dems. They will begin to really see who is on their side and who has just been saying for decades who is.

[AuH2ORepublican]

Michael Steele is not saying that he's a Democrat, he's just showing that many Democrats support him in spite of their respective party labels. The most famous example of this, of course, are the Reagan Democrats of 1984, but this is very common in many states; I remember in 2002 how Ed Koch and other prominent NY Democrats ran ads stating "I'm a Democrat, a Pataki Democrat" and endorsing Governor Pataki for reelection.

[Anitius Severinus Boethius]

Reagan Democrats?

[defenderSD]

"I don't think I've ever heard of a candidate explicitly pretending to be of another party before."

What are you talking about? Steele isn't pretending to be a Democrat. The signs just identify Democrats as supporters of Steele. It's exactly the same idea as the term, "Reagan Democrat."