As a resident prisoner in the Peoples Republic of Maryland I welcome this news heartily. To my knowledge it’s been a couple of generations since there was even a GOP senator, much less a good one. Charles Mathias was a lefty egghead IIRC. Unfortunately for the sane, Commiesymps need to win only three jurisdictions to take the state; The Peoples’ Republic of Baltimore, The Peoples’ Republic of Montgomery County (which makes Berkeley seem sorts mainstream) and The Peoples’ Republic of Prince George’s County, were alas I reside.
Twice we had a wondrous candidate for Governor (Ellen Sauerbray, a Reaganite)who stormed through the rest of the state about 60/40 and lost these three. She lost 55/44. Bob Erhlich would be better, but then Lenin may be better than Babs.
In the land of Federal bureaucrats, there is no hope for conservatism.
...BITE me, Glendening
Cheers!