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Folks, here's a field report from a Republican Party worker who was manning the McCain/Palin boot at the Maryland state fair. She was overwhelmed by the positive response, and demand for McCain/Palin materials. And this is in a traditionally blue state! Read on.... Dear Friends:Yesterday, I worked the Republican booth at the Maryland State Fair. When I got to the Fair Grounds, I had no idea where I was to go – and asked one of the Security Guards where I could find the Republican Booth. His reply – “That’s easy – just follow all those McCain signs to the...

Michael Steele has been chosen to once again address the Republican National Convention. Steele, who was a speaker in New York City in 2004, will speak on the second night of the RNC at the Excel Energy Center in St. Paul. Steele received high marks from party members for his address from the floor of the RNC four years ago when he was Lt. Governor.

Maryland Democratic Party Vice Chairman Lauren Glover is fielding calls from Sen. Barack Obama. Jim Leaman, executive director of the Virginia AFL-CIO, is being inundated with personal letters and e-mails from supporters of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton. And D.C. Council member Harry Thomas Jr. just wants be left alone. Pressure is mounting on the 67 Democratic superdelegates from the District, Maryland and Virginia to choose between Obama and Clinton in the most heated presidential nomination fight in a generation. With neither Clinton nor Obama likely to win enough pledged delegates to secure the nomination, the 793 superdelegates nationwide will have...

ANNAPOLIS — Maryland residents are worried about the economy and taxes, according to poll results to be released today that show Gov. Martin O'Malley's popularity continuing to slide. Marylanders gave Mr. O'Malley a 37 percent job-approval rating, down two points from January, while 48 percent said they disapprove of the job he's doing, according to the poll conducted by Gonzales Research and Marketing Strategies of Annapolis. Mr. O'Malley's support among Democrats dropped slightly from January, from 52 to 48 percent. The number of independents disapproving of his performance jumped 12 points over the same time, to 51 percent, which carries...

For those not familiar with Maryland, we are like that that red/blue map of America. Most of the state is conservative but is overwhelmed by the liberals concentrated in Baltimore City and the DC suburbs. Until recently Maryland was divided 4/4 in its congressional representation until the dems redistricted (gerrymandered) Republicans into two main congressional districts. This pretty much guarantees republican wins for these two congressional seats but the problem is that one of these seats is held by a "RINO"-Wayne Gilchrest. Gilcrest voted with Nancy Pelosi more than any other (r)epublican in congress. He is the poster boy for...

Late Update: With 51% reporting, the Associated Press has projected Donna Edwards the winner over Al Wynn — and apparently by a landslide. In Gilchrest's district, Harris leads 41%-35% with 74% of precincts in. No projection has yet been made, but it's not looking good for the incumbent here. Late Late Update: Harris has been projected the winner over Gilchrest.

Did not see a live thread to keep track of how things were going. Latest results from VA on the Repub side Mike Huckabee 12,025 47.85% Precincts Reporting: 169 of 2,472 (6.836% reporting) John McCain 11,379 45.28% Ron Paul 867 3.45% Mitt Romney 628 2.49% Fred D. Thompson 163 0.64% Rudy Giuliani 65 0.25%

US Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton tours the General Motors Allison Transmission Plant in White Marsh, Maryland. Clinton's stuttering White House campaign faces the prospect of three new hammer blows Tuesday, with Democratic rival Barack Obama tipped to sweep a trio of Washington-area nominating contests

Early exit poll data for tonight... In Maryland, McCain 57 percent, Huckabee 31 percent. In Virginia, the second wave of data shows an extremely close race, less than a percentage point between McCain and Huckabee. But I warn you, at this point, or even a little later a week ago, the data was saying McCain and Romney were tied in Arizona, and McCain won comfortably. No word on the Democrats yet, and no word on D.C....

**EXCERPT** SILVER SPRING, Md. — After losing two caucuses and a primary to Senator Barack Obama Saturday, Senator Hillary Clinton’s campaign seemed like it might need a prayer. Or two. And so Bill Clinton started off his day of Potomac Primary campaigning with a stop at the Temple of Praise, an African-American church in Washington, DC. Then he attended services — again — at another church: The Greater Mt. Nebo African Methodist Episcopal Church in Bowie, Maryland. Throughout his five stops Sunday — one in the district and four just outside the Beltway in Maryland — former president Clinton struck...

Clinton Says Choice Is a Dilemma Feb 10 03:05 PM US/Eastern By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press Writer BOWIE, Md. (AP) - Former President Clinton said Sunday that having to choose between his wife and Sen. Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination is a God-given dilemma. Clinton, who visited black churches in the District of Columbia and Maryland, said he understands black people's desire to finally elect one of their own as president. But he urged them also to consider Hillary Rodham Clinton' experience and policy initiatives in housing, education, health care and her support voting representation in Congress for...

The Dewey Loman American Legion Post 109 is the place to be tonight for Maryland Republicans. That’s where presidential candidate Sen. John McCain and ex-presidential candidate Mitt Romney are both scheduled to speak this evening in Halethorpe Maryland. Romney was previously scheduled to attend the event, while McCain announced his surprise appearance this morning. And just minutes ago, McCain’s campaign put out word that the Arizona senator would be picking up “a major endorsement” at this evening’s Baltimore County Republican Lincoln Day Dinner. Minutes later, former Massachusetts Gov. Romney announced he would be ending his bid for the White House....

From the 630 WMAL web site, Washington, D.C.

Clinton 46%, Rudy 41% Clinton 49%, Fred 37% Clinton 47%, McCain 40% Clinton 52%, Huckabee 31%

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Maryland's highest court Tuesday upheld a state law defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman, ending a lawsuit filed by same-sex couples who claimed they were being denied equal protection under the law. A divided Court of Appeals ruled that Maryland's 1973 ban on gay marriage does not discriminate on the basis of gender and does not deny any fundamental rights, and that the state has a legitimate interest in promoting opposite-sex marriage. The decision essentially sent the gay-marriage issue back to the legislature, where lawmakers on both sides of the debate predicted a flurry of...

ANNAPOLIS— After eleven days of presidential straw poll ballots cast at the Maryland Republican Party’s State Fair booth, Congressman Ron Paul (R-Texas) was announced last night as the winner. The Maryland Republican Party’s first-ever presidential straw poll at the State Fair resulted in nearly 1,000 Marylanders casting a vote for their favorite Republican candidate for president.