Posted on 11/04/2006 10:36:41 PM PST by Aussie Dasher
BALTIMORE -- Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. received the endorsement yesterday of a half-dozen black ministers who could sway Democratic voters in the battlegrounds of Prince George's County and Baltimore to cross party lines in the election Tuesday.
Mr. Ehrlich, a Republican, stood on a street corner in South Baltimore surrounded by the ministers and touted his record of reaching out to minorities and implementing policies for urban voters, including programs for drug treatment instead of prison time.
"This is an agenda for people regardless of color," he said. "This is white and black and Hispanic and Republican and Democratic. We are changing Maryland for the better."
Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley, the Democratic nominee for governor, said yesterday during his final campaign run that he has stopped trying to win over undecided voters as he focused on rallying party faithful to get to the polls.
"The conversation is over," he said. "People have pretty much decided. Right now, it is just a matter of mobilizing. There is a certain number of people who have decided that, on balance, I would be a better governor for the next four years, and those are the people that we are communicating to now."
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I love this man. Against all odds he beat Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and had the wit to run with Steele..who is also fantastic. They are both the best there is.
not a good sign for the democrats.
Well, not necessary. He is so arrogant that he think to win only thanks to Demon-rats votes. We hope not, but Baltimore is as liberal as San Francisco.
I guess that means he's focusing on getting all the Baltimore dead out to voter.
These are strong indicators of an Ehrlich and Steele victory and that will help give Maryland a new lease on political life - breaking the Dem stranglehold.
Huge news. It is good for Ehrlich and Steele to have support of local community leaders. O'Malley and Cardin think Sen. Barack Obama waltz into Prince George County and command blacks to get in line.
I think I'm about to faint. Back here, the ministers still cotton to the same old net work that is powerless against crime, big on higher taxes and a problem to economic growth.
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