Category: 2008 Campaign

March 5, 2008

O’Malley’s approval rating drops to 37%

Filed under: Politics, Maryland Government, 2008 Campaign - 05 Mar 2008

WBAL.com
Governor Martin O’Malley’s approval ratings remain low, according to a new poll.

The poll by Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategy found that 37 percent approve of the job the governor is doing, while 48 percent disapprove and 15 percent had …

March 1, 2008

MD Dems campaigning in Ohio

Filed under: Politics, 2008 Campaign - 01 Mar 2008

WBAL.com
Maryland’s presidential primaries may be over, but the campaign continues for the state comptroller and several Democrats in the legislature who are headed for Ohio this weekend to champion Illinois Senator Barack Obama.

Comptroller Peter Franchot is headed to Columbus, …

February 20, 2008

Ron Paul calls Andy Harris a ‘neocon fraud’

Filed under: Politics, 2008 Campaign, MD GOP - 20 Feb 2008

A post by Patrick Ruffini about Ron Paul’s congressional primary (as well as his presidential bid) includes this excerpt from an email sent by Paul:
“My friend Congressmen Wayne Gilchrest (R-Maryland) was just defeated in his primary election by a …

February 13, 2008

Release: Andy Harris Win in MD-01 is a Victory for Maryland Taxpayers

Filed under: Politics, 2008 Campaign, MD GOP, press releases - 13 Feb 2008

Club for Growth press release:
Washington – Tonight, the Club for Growth PAC’s endorsed candidate, State Senator Andy Harris, won the Republican primary in Maryland’s First Congressional District against incumbent Congressman Wayne Gilchrest.

2 incumbents lose in MD congressional primaries

Filed under: Politics, 2008 Campaign - 13 Feb 2008

Andy Harris defeated Rep. Wayne Gilchrest in the Republican Primary in the 1st District and Donna Edwards defeated Rep. Albert Wynn in the 4th District Democratic Primary.

WBOC
A nine-term Republican congressman who voted to go to war in Iraq but …

February 12, 2008

Release: Senator McCain wins Maryland primary - Unpopular O’Malley fails to help Senator Clinton

Filed under: Politics, 2008 Campaign, MD GOP, press releases - 12 Feb 2008

MD GOP Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 12, 2008

SENATOR McCAIN WINS MARYLAND PRIMARY
Unpopular O’Malley Fails To Help Senator Clinton

ANNAPOLIS—Republicans and Democrats in Maryland voted today in their party’s primary election. Senator John McCain won the statewide vote among Republicans. In …

Miscommunication leads to voters turned away in Maryland

Filed under: Politics, 2008 Campaign - 12 Feb 2008

Baltimore Sun
Maryland’s most important presidential primary in years went into overtime Tuesday, as freezing rain throughout the state forced elections officials to keep the polls open 90 minutes late so that traffic-bound citizens could cast their ballots.

Voters slid into …

Maryland Primary Results

Filed under: Politics, 2008 Campaign - 12 Feb 2008

My liveblogging of the Maryland primary will continue in this post with results as they come in. I will constantly update this post.

Exit poll results from earlier

9:30 PM EST: NBC has called the Maryland Primary at 9:30 with Obama …

Maryland Polls closing at 9:30 due to weather

Filed under: Politics, Weather, 2008 Campaign, Legal News - 12 Feb 2008

WBAL.com
Polls in Maryland’s primary were to stay open an extra 90 minutes statewide because icy weather created traffic gridlock in parts of the state, the state elections chief said Tuesday.

The polls were to close at 8 p.m., but voting …

40% turnout in Maryland Primary

Filed under: Politics, 2008 Campaign - 12 Feb 2008

Frank Kratovil campaigning along with Jim SmithWBAL.com
Maryland elections officials anticipated high voter turnout Tuesday in the Democratic primary between Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama - if the …

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