Maryland Congressional Race Shaping Up As One Of Most Competitive

(CNN) -- If Republicans take back control of the House of Representatives in November, their path back to power starts only about an hour's drive from Washington, in Maryland's 1st Congressional District.

In what's shaping up to be one the most competitive House races this year, Democratic freshman Rep. Frank Kratovil is fighting to keep his job. He's facing public anger at congressional spending, and an opponent who is trying to tie him to President Barack Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi as their popularity has dropped. That could spell trouble in a district that Republican John McCain won by almost 19 points in 2008.

In an interview with CNN Friday, Kratovil dismissed polls that show he's extremely vulnerable, but acknowledged that voter anger about government red ink is part of a broader distrust with politicians running Congress.

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