MD is a funny animal. The vast majority of counties here are dominated by Republicans. You don't even have to go too far west. 10 miles west of the I-95 corridor you'd think that you were in some rock-ribbed southern Republican stronghold. Even 20 years of exporting rich white liberal Baltmoreans to the far suburbs hasn't changed things much. But there aren't enough of us in the whole remainder of the state to overpower the welfare vote in Balitimore City and the federal worker vote in Montgomery and Prince George's Counties.
Yes, you’re correct. I left there for good in ‘86, but still have family there. I go over to Ocean City when I can, but for the most part avoid the state. Hell, I even went to the same high school as O’Malley, but we all know what he is. The place scares me, especially the DC area.