Maryland Governor - Who would you vote for?

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Assuming both Dems (Duncan and O'Malley) stay in the race...

[bullmoose88]

The govnah.

[Jake]

A third party if a decent candidate ran.  If not, I'd bite my lip and vote Ehrlich.

[kgt107]

Ehrlich!

[Moooooo]

Doug Duncan...

If Maryland Democrats "F" up and nomiante Mayor Martin O'Malley Im going to be Pissed (with a capital "P").  This may sound a little cocky, but Im fairly confident that Duncan can beat Ehrlich.  He is somewhat moderate and defintley more inline with the majority of Maryland citizens politically than Bob Ehrlich or Martin O'Malley.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

Wow..no votes for O'Malley yet.

[Moooooo]

A third party if a decent candidate ran.  If not, I'd bite my lip and vote Ehrlich.

Ive heard you say you dislike Ehrlich a couple times.  Why?

[Jake]

A third party if a decent candidate ran.  If not, I'd bite my lip and vote Ehrlich.

Ive heard you say you dislike Ehrlich a couple times.  Why?

He's a moron plain and simple.  He acts like a fool, says stupid crap, and I hate his commercials. Since it doesn't particularly affect me, I'd rather have Duncan than Ehrlich.  If the race was O'Malley/Ehrlich, I'd strongly support Ehrlich because O'Malley reminds me of a liberal version of Ehrlich.

[King]

Ehrlich

[Notre Dame rules!]

Ehrlich

[danwxman]

O'Malley

[Notre Dame rules!]

Did I hear right in that the Mayor of Baltimore wants to curb the rampant murders in his city by banning the posession of legal firearms?  Is that really his solution to curbing murders committed by criminals and thugs?

[Moooooo]

Did I hear right in that the Mayor of Baltimore wants to curb the rampant murders in his city by banning the posession of legal firearms?  Is that really his solution to curbing murders committed by criminals and thugs?

Crime is down in the city, but murder is up.  We have this "Stop Snitching" problem in Baltimore.  Alot of the local gangs and drug dealers have put out a DVD stating that they will KILL anyone who snitches on them.  Men, Women, Children, Grandmothers, it doesnt matter.  If I was Mayor O'Malley I would tell my police cheif do WHATEVER it takes to stop the murders and crime, period.  Start arresting people if they look at you the wrong way.  If someone is standing on the street corner past 12am arrest them too.  Eventually they will get the point.

[Sam Spade]

Did I hear right in that the Mayor of Baltimore wants to curb the rampant murders in his city by banning the posession of legal firearms?  Is that really his solution to curbing murders committed by criminals and thugs?

Crime is down in the city, but murder is up.  We have this "Stop Snitching" problem in Baltimore.  Alot of the local gangs and drug dealers have put out a DVD stating that they will KILL anyone who snitches on them.  Men, Women, Children, Grandmothers, it doesnt matter.  If I was Mayor O'Malley I would tell my police cheif do WHATEVER it takes to stop the murders and crime, period.  Start arresting people if they look at you the wrong way.  If someone is standing on the street corner past 12am arrest them too.  Eventually they will get the point.

Bingo.  I live in the middle of Baltimore City (one of the areas that's a little bit better than the hood) and I totally agree.

If it's between O'Malley and Ehrlich, I vote Ehrlich. 

I don't much about Duncan, I'd be undecided there.

[??????????]

O'Malley is scum. Ehrlich in a heartbeat.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

I'm not really sure Duncan is any more moderate than O'Malley.  In fact, Duncan seems to be positioning himself on to O'Malley's left on their one big disagreement so far, the slots issue.   O'Malley has a acquired bit of a national reputation as a liberal flamethrower,  due to his tendency to make stupid remarks about Bush's terrorism policies, but he styles himself as a moderate.

[Moooooo]

NickG, slots are one of the very few issues you will catch Duncan to left of O'Malley on.  The main reason Duncan has come out against slot is, 55% of Maryland residents support slots, but only 45% of Democrats support the idea of slots.  Therefore, comming out against slots will help the underdog Duncan in the primary.  Duncan has alot of ground to make up because of O'Malleys name recognition and this is the issue that will allow him to be competitive in the primary.  O'Malley is running to win the general election and Duncan is running to win the primary.

[Fmr. Gov. NickG]

I recently read that no Montgomery County candidate has won any statewide office in MD since 1915!  Outrageous...we are the largest county in the state!

[Moooooo]

I recently read that no Montgomery County candidate has won any statewide office in MD since 1915!  Outrageous...we are the largest county in the state!

Well, your due in 2006.

[TeePee4Prez]

O'Malley

[WalterMitty]

this is really a no-brainer.

i think all normal people will vote for ehrlich over o'malley

[Moooooo]

this is really a no-brainer.

i think all normal people will vote for ehrlich over o'malley

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What about Duncan? 

[WalterMitty]

this is really a no-brainer.

i think all normal people will vote for ehrlich over o'malley

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What about Duncan? 

i dont really know much about duncan.  however, im assuming he is a lot better than o'malley.

just think--maryland may nominate two pretty big losers for top jobs--mfume for senate, and o'malley for governor.  they both will lose very badly.

[Moooooo]

i dont really know much about duncan.  however, im assuming he is a lot better than o'malley.

just think--maryland may nominate two pretty big losers for top jobs--mfume for senate, and o'malley for governor.  they both will lose very badly.

They might lose, but neither will lose badly.  No Democrat pulls less than 47-48% of the vote statewide.  Plus, Republicans are running out of options for the senate seat.  It looks like nod will go to E.J. Pipkin or another unknown state rep. with little chance of winning even if my dog were the democratic candidate.  But I see your point, I dont care much for O'Malley or Mfume either.

[WalterMitty]

i dont really know much about duncan.  however, im assuming he is a lot better than o'malley.

just think--maryland may nominate two pretty big losers for top jobs--mfume for senate, and o'malley for governor.  they both will lose very badly.

They might lose, but neither will lose badly.  No Democrat pulls less than 47-48% of the vote statewide.  Plus, Republicans are running out of options for the senate seat.  It looks like nod will go to E.J. Pipkin or another unknown state rep. with little chance of winning even if my dog were the democratic candidate.  But I see your point, I dont care much for O'Malley or Mfume either.

i dont think mfume will get 47-48%...if the republican nominee is at least halfway decent.

mfume is a pretty radical person.