In something of a surprise announcement Tuesday, former Gov. Robert Ehrlich acknowledged his plans to officially file his gubernatorial candidacy next week, presumably on Wednesday, April 7, and challenge Gov. Martin O’Malley in a rematch of the 2006 General Election.
As part of his kick-off announcement tour, Ehrlich is expected to visit Bel Air, possibly at the Harford County Courthouse, on the day after he officially files – Thursday, April 8.
The new Republican Club of Harford County website “Harford For Ehrlich” (www.harfordforehrlich.com), which debuted Tuesday, contains the following event update:
Harford for Ehrlich Events
April 8th, 2010: Harford County Kick-off
Governor Ehrlich plans on coming to Bel Air as part of his kick-off announcement tour.
Details coming soon!
“Harford For Ehrlich” was registered and is administered by Ted Pibil of the Bel Air-based BlogsAtWork. Records show the domain was registered on February 26, 2010.
The site sponsors and local coordinators of the Harford For Ehrlich campaign released the following statement:
To help Harford County residents get involved and keep up to date with the latest information on what is happening in Harford County for the “Bob Ehrlich for Maryland” campaign, the Republican Club of Harford County has launched the HarfordforEhrlich.com web site. “If you are from Harford County, this is the site to visit during this campaign,” said Howard McComas IV, Co-Coordinator of Harford County, Bob Ehrlich for Maryland Campaign. “HarfordforEhrlich.com was created to give our community a direct connection to “Bob Ehrlich for Maryland”. Residents in Harford County want to know what they can do to help with the campaign – they want to get involved. This site will serve as a portal to “Bob Ehrlich for Maryland”, allowing for information to be readily available concerning campaign activities,” said Paul Magness, Co-Coordinator of Harford County.
Over the years, Harford has certainly displayed an inclination to vote overwhelmingly for Ehrlich.
In 2002, Ehrlich and runningmate Michael Steele won the State House by defeating then-Lieutenant Gov. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend and her runningmate, Admiral Charles Larson.
Ehrlich was extremely popular in Harford County and it showed in the local election returns. In the 2002 Harford County Gubernatorial General Election, Ehrlich/Steele garnered 63,553 votes, 74.33%, to Townsend/Larson’s 21,246, 24.85%.
In his ultimately unsuccessful 2006 reelection bid, Ehrlich again carried Harford by a substantial margain, though not quite as dominating a showing as four years earlier.
In the 2006 General Election, Ehrlich and runningmate Kristen Cox brought in 57,882 votes, 63.37%, to O’Malley and runningmate Anthony Brown’s 32,490, 35.57%.
B.F.D. – S.S.D.Y.(figure it out)
lets get o malley out o there
dear Omalley fan,
There is something called budget that Omalley has not heard of. Anyone could go in and spend Billions of dollars, that they dont have, on schools and the enviorment (by the way Maryland is not number one) and have “the best programs in the nation.” He would have been the worst govenor in MD history if he stayed within the budget like your suppose to and not let the people of Maryland suffer in tax debts.
O’Malley has proven himself to be a far better Governor than Erlich ever was, or could hope to be. Maryland schools are now rated number 1 in the nation, under O’Malley’s leadership. The environment is being protected in ways that Erlich did not support. O’Malley is a man of impeccable character and intelligence, although Erlich and his henchman tried to pretend that that wasn’t the case in the last election. (Do any of you remember this?) I am not looking forward to the campaign that the Republicans run this time.
And may I ask what planet you are living on? None of what you say is true!
Ummm you should probably check out the facts before you make comments. Environment better? He asked for more donations to help fund the oyster harvesting for the Bay and then spent what donated to make up for the snow removal expenditure.
Ummm you should probably check out the facts before you make comments. Environment better? He asked for more donations to help fund the oyster harvesting for the Bay and then spent what donated to make up for the snow removal expenditure.
Considering the fact that you don’t even know how to spell Ehrlich’s name, it is safe to assume that you don’t know enough about the candidates to make an educated choice and are simply a partisan Democrat.
Hope this helps.
Speaking of negative campaigning, isn’t it interesting that the State Democratic Party has created a fake Bob Ehrlich website to trash the former Governor.
Let’s see, under Marty’s watch BP Solar shut down in MD and moved jobs to India (renewable energy bills become outsourcing jobs bills), O’Malley’s hand picked Public Service Commission approved the largest electric rate increase in Maryland History (50% for the average BGE customer)“It is with reluctance, but with little legal option, that the Commission in this Order approves the approximately 50 percent rate increase resulting from a pass-through of supply costs proposed by BGE for its electric residential customers receiving its Standard Offer Service.” (Public Service Commission Order, 5/23/07), O’Malley’s PSC chairman, Steve Larsen, has no background in utility regulation (so much for the promise to select commissioners with expertise), sales tax increase to %6 (explains why so many MD cars are seen in DE at the shopping centers)……this is just the tip. Great guy though, looks great in a t-shirt, jams with his band, what nore do you want in a governor?
O’Malley is a self serving egotistical piece of ****!
What I’d like to know is, by what standards and whose evaluation were Maryland Public Schools voted “#1 in the nation?” If that’s true, then we are really in Big Trouble!
Isn’t that so scary? I love my kids dearly but when they are able to bring several E’s up to B’s in a matter of two days by turning in work that should have been turned in weeks ago, I question what they are really learning.
Of course that is just an example, but all in all, I am completely frustrated with our schools. I even had a child who by all means should have failed a grade in middle school and I inquired about it because I felt repeating the grade would be best and was told “we can only fail a certain number of students and your child isn’t among the poorest performers”…WHAT???
I will refrain from a rant…this is quite off topic I suppose, but couldn’t help but chime in to Interested Observer’s comment.
After the failings of Bobby’s first term and the ICC, Murphy’s got my vote. Ehrlich was a good for us in DC, but he was a huge disapointment in the statehouse. Sorry, Bobby, your 15 min were up a long time ago.
E=L2
Ehrlich = Looser Twice
Sad but true,
I agree. And I agree with President Obama in that public schools are not good enough for my children.
I really despise democrats and liberals! Daddy should have shot it on mommy’s belly!
Ehrlich never stopped running after he left office.
We need someone fresh, not the same old politicos that refuse to leave when they’re past their prime. I doubt I’ll vote for either of those two.
My hope for Gov. Ehrlich is that he chooses a running mate who is not a deterent to his election. He ran a terrible campaign last time. Please Gov. Ehrlich choose someone who is known in Maryland, and won’t run back to their home state after the election as your last running mate did.
erlich mentored michael steele, maryland’s last LT Gov…
don’t forget that…
erlich got hit on the head way too many times growning up… let’s not forget he was a real do nothing (bench warmer) of a governor….
the guy was the biggest do-nothing in congress as well…
nobody can ever even remember what the guy did in congress…
erlich and steele both couldn’t hold down real jobs if they tried…
both men had no real jobs prior to elected office …
leave erlich at WBAL AM talk radio… let him be the mouth piece that he is… let him continue to entertain the guilded aged white folk who listen to AM talk radio…