[laconic]

Reagan didn’t win Maryland against the colossal boob Jimmy Carter. Says enough about the fools in that state, other than on the Eastern Shore, in the western mountains, and north horse country. The rest is packed with federal employees, academics, and double-domed intellectuals.

[Vision]

Reagan won MD in ‘84 however.

[DSH]

Reagan didn’t win Maryland against the colossal boob Jimmy Carter. Says enough about the fools in that state, other than on the Eastern Shore, in the western mountains, and north horse country. The rest is packed with federal employees, academics, and double-domed intellectuals.

George H.W. Bush carried Maryland by about 3% against Michael Dukakis, but he's the last Republican to have done so. Today, Maryland is one of the "bluest" states in the Union, in national elections, that is.