ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - Former Gov. Robert Ehrlich rallied with Maryland Republicans on Wednesday, taking care to try smoothing over any hurt feelings from the primary while emphasizing his "proven crossover ability" to attract independent and Democratic voters.
That will be a key goal for Ehrlich in his rematch with Democratic incumbent Gov. Martin O'Malley, who won his party's nomination with about 86 percent of the vote. Democrats outnumber registered Republican voters by a 2-1 margin in Maryland.
"We feel very comfortable with where we are: unapologetically pro-business, obviously more Libertarian on social issues, very conservative on fiscal issues, and that's been a formula for me for many, many years," Ehrlich told reporters after the rally.
Business investor Brian Murphy, who was endorsed by Sarah Palin in the GOP primary race, attended the rally and spoke briefly with Ehrlich afterward. Murphy, who received nearly 25 percent of the vote in Tuesday's primary, said he is supporting the former governor now that the primary is over. But he also expressed "disappointment in the way my own party treated my candidacy and my supporters."
"All we expected was a fair and honest race, based on ideas and principles," Murphy said in a statement. "But the actions of the Maryland GOP and the RNC prevented that from happening."
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Ehrlich kind of reminds me of a used car salesman.
ReplyDeleteHe'll put a coat of paint on a car that has 300,000 miles and says it is fine. But you and I know differently.
He doesn't stand a chance against O'Malley as the numbers will reveal. O'Malley received 300,000 or so votes verses Ehrlich's 180,000 or so votes.
Ehrlich is going to be in for a rude awakening as their platforms are essentially the same. There is not much contrast in either candidate as they are both tax and spend. That is why Murphy feels alienated as many other Republicans.
Brian Murphy is right- he was dissed and shafted by the Republican apparatus.
ReplyDeleteSo were WE THE PEOPLE.
That's why I'm not giving ONE MORE CENT to the national or state Establishment Republicans.
ALL my donations will go straight to the candidates they are meant to help.
These establishment biggies still don't get it.
We need to starve the beast.