Bad News for GOP
Moderate Republicans who supported Wayne Gilchrest in the 1st Congressional District have indicated they may support the Democratic challenger Queen Anne's County State's Attorney Frank Kratovil according to this article in the The Daily Times (Salisbury). A group called Republicans for Kratovil is sponsoring a Breakfast event next week (details).
The backlash against Andy Harris' highly negative campaign and conservative policy positions should have been something the Maryland GOP saw coming. Harris' support from Dr. James Dobson probably hurts more than it helps in the General Election. Gilchrist had broad appeal while still holding fairly conservative to moderate policy positions. He was certainly not a "liberal". To refute that Harris charge, all you'd have to do is check his voting record. Harris comes across as a conservative demogouge to many Republicans which will likely make this a very close race.
We'll keep an eye on this interesting story and post more info as it develops over the summer.
posted by peter @ 9:37 AM
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Harris - his ultraconservative positions are frightening. The republican party, his own, assassinated Rep Gilchrist in the primary with out of state money.
Why - because Gilchrist, who came within an inch of his life as a Marine in Vietnam - shot in the chest - knows what war is about.
And it is obvious that the repubs would do anything at all to keep power, including destroying a long and distinguished political career of a moderate republican, Mr. Gilchrist. Why would the repubs do this - to keep total control, to prevent us from finding out once and for all the lies and greed that resulted in Iraq, and the death of 4100 of our soldiers, volunteers all.
And we should not forget that Bush dodged military service in Vietnam, due to big Daddy's connections. He doesn't know what war really means, and the real crimes are he doesn't care, and he let Bin Laden escape due to the Iraq invasion.
As someone who was a republican all his life until Bush woke me up, we need to "just say no to Mr. Harris".
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