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(505 posts)She says she called and wrote to O'Malley's new office to ask where all the money Erlich claimed to have went. (Erlich is 1-term Republican that O'Malley ousted) They finally admitted that Erlich "cooked the books" and Maryland wasn't in as good shape as Erlich claimed during the campaign. Also, Maryland kept the sub-prime foreclosures at bay a little better than other states in the nation.
Not saying he's perfect. Am saying that like many Dems that take over after R's wreck a state, he was not starting off in a good position.
Looks like Maryland will go through this all again after Hogan (R) wrecks the state some more...he's another R that ran with blue signs and didn't mention being an R much. Similar to Scott Brown in MA. The "blue sign Republicans" often score enough votes from ignorant Dems to squeak by.