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2012 Elections

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

Sarbanes Wins Re-Election in Maryland's 3rd District

Democratic Rep. John Sarbanes earned 67 percent of the vote.

Incumbent Rep. John Sarbanes soundly defeated his two challengers in the race for Maryland's 3rd District on Tuesday. "I am proud to serve the people of Maryland's 3rd Congressional District, and I thank them for choosing me as their representative in Congress," Sarbanes said. "I will work hard to put the public interest ahead of special interests." The Towson Democrat grabbed 67 percent of the vote while his Republican challenger Eric Knowles earned 29 percent and Libertarian Paul Drgos received 3 percent as of 11:50 p.m. on Tuesday. Knowles, who lives in Annapolis, failed to win his home county of Anne Arundel by more than 12,000 votes. Drgos said he was pleased with his modest showing. "We had a total of three volunteers, spent less …

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Cardin Wins Maryland Senate Race

Associated Press called for incumbent Ben Cardin to win re-election minutes after the polls closed in Maryland.

Democratic Sen. Ben Cardin won re-election to the U.S. Senate, defeating Republican Dan Bongino and independent Rob Sobhani. Cardin received 53 percent of the vote, while Bongino had 28 percent and Sobhani had 17 percent just before midnight on Tuesday. Cardin celebrated his re-election with other prominent Democrats at a lounge in M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. In his victory speech, Cardin praised GOP candidate Bongino for running a clean campaign, while saying Sobhani did not. Sobhani, who had previously run as a Republican, reportedly spent more than $4 million to run as an independent and was criticized recently for his last-minute robocalls to potential voters. “I gained a great deal of respect for Dan Bongino,” Cardin said.  Bongino…

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Biden-Ryan Vice Presidential Debate: Who Won?

What does Maryland think?

  Update, 10:50 p.m.: Vice President Joe Biden's use of "malarkey" or his famous smirk (@BidenSmirk) may have taken some of the attention during Thursday night's vice presidential debate, but many called the showdown between Biden and Rep. Paul Ryan a substantive exchange on policy. Several news outlets called Biden's performance "dominant" in what was a highly anticipated face-off between two experienced Washington politicians out to defend their running mates' policies. Some of the credit for the effective give and take went to moderator Martha Raddatz, an ABC News correspondent who asked tough questions and attempted to stick to time limits. Raddatz asked the candidates about their stances on the economy, unemployment, healthcare and …

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5:54 pm on Tuesday, October 16, 2012

A Romney presidency means: 1. Repeal Obamacare - no more coverage of pre-existing conditions. Children over 23 years old have to get their own insurance. 2. Making abortion illegal. 3. Cutting taxes for the wealthy. 4. Reducing Social Security benefits. 5. Reducing Medicare benefits. 6. Harming the environment. 7. War with Iran. 8. Increase defense spending. Your choice on election day.   more ›

Wednesday, May 23, 2012

Congressman Harris Says He's Saving Campaigning for Fall

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris said he would actively campaign for Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney if requested.

U.S. Rep. Andy Harris delivered a passionate critique on federal spending during a town hall meeting in Perry Hall on Wednesday afternoon—but when asked about upcoming congressional and presidential elections, he appeared more than a little disinterested. "We're six months out. People don't want to pay attention to that until after Labor Day. Right now, we're taking care of the district. There will be plenty of time for the election in the fall," he said. According to his campaign website, his most recent campaign appearance included marching in the Kent Island Days Parade with the Queen Anne's County Republicans on May 19. But, otherwise, his campaign events have been sparse compared to the spring before his last election. Harris …

Ron Pagano

1:26 pm on Monday, August 20, 2012

I agree that, regardless of wealth, it is a politician's record that should form the basis of our support. Unfortunately, Andy's record for the 1st District (and America, in general) is not worth supporting. He has failed to bring jobs to the District...in fact, he has been actively involved in chasing jobs out of the District, including PO and Prime Contractors. His failure to support …   more ›

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