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Ehrlich Raises Cash Faster than Townsend
Baltimore Sun ^
| 8/30/02
| Sarah Koenig, David Nitkin
Posted on 08/30/2002 11:12:23 AM PDT by Coop
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Ehrlich's totals show that MD Pubbies (and others) are truly starting to believe he can win. KKT's rather dismal recent totals reveal (IMHO) that her campaign really is struggling, the key players are starting to believe it.
Bob Ehrlich's campaign website.
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posted on
08/30/2002 11:12:23 AM PDT
by
Coop
To: Mudboy Slim
Things are looking up across the river, Partner!
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posted on
08/30/2002 11:13:55 AM PDT
by
Coop
To: GraniteStateConservative
I GUARANTEE Ehrlich might win. :-p
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posted on
08/30/2002 11:14:44 AM PDT
by
Coop
To: KQQL; frmrda; Dales; eureka!; BlackRazor
Kennedy alert!
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posted on
08/30/2002 11:17:00 AM PDT
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Coop
To: DelmarvaMike; cogitator; George Frm Br00klyn Park
Thought you and yours might be interested in this.
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posted on
08/30/2002 11:24:24 AM PDT
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Coop
To: Coop
"Things are looking up across the river, Partner!" The defeat of a KennedyKrony in the People's Republic of Maryland would help soothe the sting of VA's re-electing the RINO Jawn Wahnah to the U.S. Senate!!
FReegards...MUD
To: Coop
Election Night is going to be a roller coaster, Coop.
We won that race! We lost that race! We won! We lost!
To: GraniteStateConservative
Aren't they all? :-) But I think MD could be a litmus test. If the GOP wins the Governor's seat and one of the two GOP endangered House seats, I think it's a very long night for the Dems. I realize that could be a pretty big "if."
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posted on
08/30/2002 12:12:53 PM PDT
by
Coop
To: Coop
This will bee a sweet upset.
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posted on
08/30/2002 1:11:04 PM PDT
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CPT Clay
To: Coop
To: CPT Clay
Bump
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posted on
08/30/2002 6:15:58 PM PDT
by
Coop
To: Coop
I would love it if Ehrlich wins -- if only to defeat the "almighty" Kennedy name that Kathleen Kennedy Townsend persists in using.
-- from just across the Mason-Dixon line
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posted on
09/01/2002 1:27:16 PM PDT
by
wyopa
To: Coop
Thanks for the info. I hope we have a good reason to celebrate in November!
To: DelmarvaMike
That makes two of us, friend.
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posted on
09/03/2002 7:57:41 AM PDT
by
Coop
To: Coop
But I think MD could be a litmus test. If the GOP wins the Governor's seat and one of the two GOP endangered House seats, I think it's a very long night for the Dems. I realize that could be a pretty big "if."Hard to tell. Townsend thus far has been a very weak candidate, Ehrlich (and campaign) has been very strong. There are Ehrlich/Steele signs and bumper stickers everywhere. There is some buzz that Townsend wanted to wait until she was the "official" nominee after the primary before really getting into campaign mode - let the mudslinging begin. They have to be counting on "core" MD Democrats to be in the bag, so that they will target specific areas with issue ads, and tarnish Ehrlich's stellar voting record in Congress.
If you want to get the Democratic "feel", you can look at the Baltimore Sun. Check this out:
Townsend, Ehrlich step up campaigning efforts
Excerpt:
"At the same time, her [Townsend's] criticisms of Ehrlich are sharpening. The lieutenant governor's latest mailing devotes two pages to Ehrlich's congressional votes and one page to her vision. "She was as good as I've ever seen her," Schaefer said, after listening to Townsend speak at Leisure World, a sprawling Montgomery County retirement community. Asked why she wanted to serve as governor during a time of shrinking revenues that will precipitate painful cuts, Townsend said the alternative - Ehrlich as governor - was an unacceptable option. "Better me, who cares about these values, than someone who voted for a $270 billion cut in Medicare," she said."
They'll try to win it with scare tactics, targeted issue speeches (like this one) and TV ads, and figuring that core Democratic groups will come through for them. So the wild card is probably going to be how much African-American support the presence of Steele on the GOP ticket will draw black voters.
There are a lot of parallels with what happened in Virgina. Townsend has thus far been a weak candidate carrying Glendening baggage, similar to Earley and Gilmore. But Earley was also always behind in the money game (way behind), and Townsend isn't. I'll make one solid prediction right now: as long as Townsend can maintain what appears to be a 5+ point advantage in the polls, she won't debate Ehrlich in person. She'll only do it if it gets close.
To: cogitator
I hope you're right with your debate prediction. The last three polls I've seen show KKT only up by four, one and three points. :-)
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posted on
09/03/2002 10:53:47 AM PDT
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Coop
To: Coop
Heard that dufus Margaret Carlson just say on Capitol Gang that she thinks KKT is going to LOSE.
To: OldFriend
That would be a crying shame, wouldn't it? :-)
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posted on
09/09/2002 6:36:55 AM PDT
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Coop
To: Coop
:):):);)
To: OldFriend
And a bump for Bob!
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posted on
09/09/2002 9:48:52 AM PDT
by
Coop
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