The monkey wrench in the system
In writing a future post, I got kind of curious about the field for the 2016 U.S. Senate race Maryland will have. It’s presumed Barb Mikulski, the 30-year incumbent who will be a new octogenarian by...
View ArticleMaryland’s top prize
I have to admit I was shocked as anyone else to hear Barbara Mikulski was not seeking re-election. Although I figured she was closer to the end of her tenure than the beginning, I would have thought...
View ArticleFurther humiliation?
When Barbara Mikulski announced she wouldn’t seek another term the other day, one thing I pointed out was the effect on downticket races for Congress. Sure enough, we already have two members of...
View ArticleMaryland’s loss
He was mentioned for political posts ranging from Congress to head of the state police to perhaps even governor, but like many Maryland families Dan Bongino’s is heading for the sunny climes of...
View ArticleAn assessment of the current situation
By Cathy Keim and Michael Swartz Here is a question for our loyal readers: Now that it is mid-May, do you think that the GOP elites in Washington, D.C. have fulfilled their campaign pledges to stop...
View ArticleMaryland enters the fray
Yesterday we had the spectacle of Martin O’Malley using the Baltimore skyline as a backdrop for the announcement we figured would eventually come the moment the 2010 Maryland gubernatorial election was...
View ArticleExploring a race again
Every so often the name of Richard Douglas pops up on my site or in my e-mail box. Of late it’s been because of his defense of the Bladensburg Peace Cross, but he was a much more frequent subject in...
View ArticleSleeping on the job?
Over the last few months Richard Douglas has quietly been exploring a run for the U.S Senate. In an e-mail he sent out to supporters, though, he took aim at those he may be working with as well as...
View ArticleThe expected return
It’s not that I haven’t expected Rich Douglas to jump into the Maryland U.S. Senate race. But after a steady diet of discussing foreign policy, Rich made the leap with a populist appeal: Today,...
View ArticleSzeliga makes Senate bid official
Beginning a three-day announcement tour in Annapolis yesterday, Delegate Kathy Szeliga made what many considered the worst-kept secret in Maryland politics official: she’s tossing her hat into the ring...
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Szeliga makes Salisbury announcement
By Cathy Keim and Michael Swartz This afternoon about fifty people gathered at Headquarters Live in Salisbury for the Kathy Szeliga for U.S. Senate announcement tour. It was a political who’s who for...
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2015 Maryland GOP Fall Convention in pictures and text (part 2)
A new day dawned yesterday after a night of partying I described in part 1. Too bad it was about the last time we got to see the sun. Instead, I went down to grab breakfast and remarks fron three U.S....
View ArticlePhone polls, show votes, and truth
By Cathy Keim I was just thinking the other day that now that the holidays were over, the Congressional races in Maryland should start heating up. Before the thought disappeared, my home phone rang –...
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Ireton makes a splash
A comparatively modest gathering stood by Salisbury City Councilman (and former mayor) Jim Ireton as he embarked on his quest to unseat current Congressman Andy Harris in Maryland’s First...
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The Smigiel 2A townhall
By Cathy Keim Editor’s note: While I was off on my honeymoon, Cathy Keim took the lead and attended Congressional challenger Mike Smigiel’s Second Amendment townhall meeting Saturday. She filed this...
View ArticleOut to build a state (and a nation)
Originally I was going to add some of these items to my “odds and ends” post but decided to promote the idea to a post of its own. I have a lot of things which I can neatly tie together. It’s now been...
View ArticleSenate candidate Wallace speaks before Somerset audience
By Cathy Keim Editor’s note: While inclement weather kept U.S. Senate hopeful Dave Wallace from making his formal announcement in Salisbury, nicer weather on Saturday allowed him to make an appearance...
View ArticleAndy Harris endorses Ben Carson: too little too late?
Multiple reports today revealed that our Congressman, Andy Harris, became the first member of Congress to endorse Dr. Ben Carson for President, taking time to join Carson on the campaign trail in South...
View ArticleProgramming notes
While many of my friends are watching the Republican presidential debate this evening, I’m trying to create a small-scale one of my own. Years ago, longtime readers may recall I did a series called...
View ArticleImpressions on Maryland’s U.S. Senate GOP primary
Over the last couple weeks I have been trying to get a reading on who I would like to be my Senator from the great state of Maryland. (Spoiler alert: Donna Edwards and Chris Van Hollen ain’t going to...
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