It's a structural issue in Maryland. The major employer is the Federal government; none of those folks believe that taking money from the taxpayers to live large is any sort of a moral failure. There's no way you'll get enough conservatives to move in. It's been a one-party state since the 50s, except for a brief fling with a dastardly RINO a few years back.
Thanks Albion Wilde. I appreciate the point.