24 Days to Election Day: Maryland

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  October 13th at 09:09 AM  | 

Maryland will safely go for Obama this year as it is a fairly consistent Democratic state. Even when it voted Republican, the margin of victory was not that great with the last major GOP victory occurring in 1956 with Eisenhower. Thus, Obama picks up 10 electoral votes. For the Senate, Democratic incumbent Ben Cardin faces reelection. Perhaps his two biggest crusades are the the environment | Read More »

Around the U.S. in 50 Days: Delaware, DC and Maryland

By: davenj1 (Diary)  |  February 8th at 04:40 AM  | 

There is another Senatorial race in 2012 in Delaware. Democratic incumbent Tom Carper, to read the liberal press in the First State, is not particularly popular. However, this seems to be the mantra every year in Delaware when it comes to a Senate race. The problem for the GOP is that there are few viable candidates to take on these “substandard” Democratic opponents. Thus far, | Read More »