I lived in Maryland for 5 years and was there to vote in Gov. Ehrlich. The state has tons of liberals but they have many good conservatives.
There are many `conservatives’ in New York, too.
Giuliani, uh, hmmm ...
http://www.amazon.com/Maryland-Politics-Government-Democratic-Governments/dp/0803237901
All I’m saying is that Maryland `conservatives’ are as conservative as any east coast Republicans.