Posted on 10/02/2009 12:22:21 PM PDT by Hawk720
More than a thousand fans of former Maryland governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. are expected to turn out Saturday for a family corn roast, where kids will be able to take pony rides while their parents pose for pictures with the Republican and his wife. Proceeds will go to a campaign account Ehrlich has kept open since his 2006 reelection loss.
The event in Reisterstown comes a week after he was the main attraction at a Republican spaghetti dinner in Cockeysville and another event just days before, where he was warmly received over cocktails and hors d'oeuvres by a GOP women's club in Potomac.
There is no question that Ehrlich is ratcheting up his political activity as he prepares to announce whether he will seek a rematch with Gov. Martin O'Malley (D), a decision that is already largely defining next year's campaign season in Maryland. Out of deference to Ehrlich, some potential hopefuls have put their plans on hold, while others are finding it nearly impossible to raise money until he makes up his mind.
Ehrlich's decision -- and just how much longer his party will have to wait for it -- remains anything but clear. He said he is unsure, and people who have recently spoken to him say he is genuinely undecided about entering a race that he is uncertain to win. But that hasn't kept even his closest associates from reading their hopes into his actions.
"I think he's running. He just doesn't know it yet," said Richard E. Hug, Ehrlich's chief fundraiser for the 2002 and 2006 campaigns, who said he is prepared to start raising the millions of dollars that will be required for 2010 as soon as necessary.
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Ehrlich is a near RINO - maybe he learned his lesson...
Ehrlich needs to run again. It’s funny that between him and Michael Steele, I used to have a higher opinion of Steele, but in my estimation, I think Ehrlich ended up more Conservative. His going to bat last year for a Conservative in the 1st when he didn’t have to or could’ve stuck with the RINO incumbent stands out to me.
I’d rather have him run for Senate.
It would be better for the nation to have him in the Senate
But he can’t beat Babs Milkulski.
He can beat the less than popular O’Malley.
But unless Republicans make gains in the legislature his vetoes would be worthless.
If Mikulski retired, Ehrlich would have an excellent chance of being elected to the Senate (especially with Kweisi Mfume being more likely than not to get the Dem nomination). But, you’re right, it will be very tough to dislodge Mikulski.
I hope that Ehrlich runs against O’Malley and that if he falls short he doesn’t stop running and takes on Cardin in 2012.
I thought she would be a possible retiree but it’s looks like she’s running again. She’d be close to 80 at the end of her next term.
Hopefully it will be her last. Do Hobbits live longer than Humans?
I don’t know, but the Greek Isles’ diet appears to add years to a person’s life. She claims to be from Baltimore, but it is an open secret that she’s really from a certain island in the Aegean just off the coast of Turkey . . . .
Idiots. We need some other people to run against Mr. Embryonic Stem Cells Ehrhead. The more conservative, the better!
Maryland "Freak State" PING!
I don't know, but my connections in The Shire tell me that Bilbo died pining for her.
She’s 1 big hobbit.
She’s the Butterball turkey.
Mr. Appoints a Gay Judge to Family Court Ehrhead? That Ehrhead?
bttt
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