As much as I'm a crusader against false optimism, I actually literally believed that Steele had a chance against Sarbanes (who, at the time, had been so rarely seen in public I wasn't quite certain he was still alive), and I thought up until the polls went south a month ago that Ehrlich would win.
Ehrlich winning the Governorship was an anomaly that likely won't be repeated; Parris Glendening was just so arrogant and univerally hated (including by Democrats) that that was the only reason Ehrlich won.
I don't think there was a better candidate than Ehrlich that could have been found for this election; Ehrlich had won the position before, which nobody else can say.
Lollar would have more chance at governor than winning MD-05. He's probably the best choice to try next time, I suppose. It's a lot harder to get blacks to vote for black Republicans than a lot of people here think, though.
Totally agree. But I don't think I've ever seen a slicker politician than Martin O'Malley. Someone asked me who I thought won the debate. I had to say that if you were looking at style, it was O'Malley; but if you were looking at the content, O'Malley couldn't even compete with Ehrlich. I couldn't believe it when O'Malley referred to illegal aliens as new Americans.
As for Maryland, there are three crazy liberal infested areas that we can never seem to get past -- Baltimore City, Montgomery County, and PG County. If there is to be hope for change in Maryland, I think it will have to come from the grassroots and gradually work its way up. And this year I'm seeing anger at the local levels that I've never seen before. So while it will take time, I still have hope for the future.
Also agree that Lollar would make a good gubernatorial candidate. At least this time Hoyer actually had to get out and campaign, something which really displeased him. And whenever Steny is unhappy, I'm very pleased.
Totally agree. But I don't think I've ever seen a slicker politician than Martin O'Malley. Someone asked me who I thought won the debate. I had to say that if you were looking at style, it was O'Malley; but if you were looking at the content, O'Malley couldn't even compete with Ehrlich. I couldn't believe it when O'Malley referred to illegal aliens as new Americans.
As for Maryland, there are three crazy liberal infested areas that we can never seem to get past -- Baltimore City, Montgomery County, and PG County. If there is to be hope for change in Maryland, I think it will have to come from the grassroots and gradually work its way up. And this year I'm seeing anger at the local levels that I've never seen before. So while it will take time, I still have hope for the future.
Also agree that Lollar would make a good gubernatorial candidate. At least this time Hoyer actually had to get out and campaign, something which really displeased him. And whenever Steny is unhappy, I'm very pleased.