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Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Underdog Murphy Has Lots Of Bite



Brian Murphy can’t win, can he?

The conventional wisdom is that there is no way the underfunded, underdog, never-been-elected-to-anything Republican candidate for governor can whip ex-Gov. Bob Ehrlich in the GOP primary. And if by some miracle he did, the common wisdom predicts the genial Murph would get creamed by Democrat Martin O’Malley.

Conventional wisdom is usually right. But then you have the surprising case of Del. Ellen Sauerbrey beating Congresswoman Helen Delich Bentley in the 1994 primary.

The match-up between Ehrlich and Murphy “reminds me of Helen Bentley and Ellen Sauerbrey,” said Riccardo Paradiso, who was chairman of the GOP Central Committee in Annapolis in 1994. “I really feel positive about this guy.”

Above: In May, Brian Murphy bought this Labrador pup for his kids at a GOP dinner, the most attention he got all night.

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3 comments:

Orsonwells said...

I am voting for him all the way through the November election.

After all, we're firing O'Malley this time and we've fired Ehrlich before.

For me, it's a no- brainer.

Anonymous said...

Orsonwells, please go back on your meds. Bobbie Ehrlich is by far the best choice for governor.

Anonymous said...

Easy for you to say 11:30 but many do not agree with you. I'm inclined to agree with Orsonwells and will be voting for Murphy.