WP,pg1: Poll Puts Maryland Democrats In the Lead: Well beyond margin of error

[DeepModem Mom]

Poll Puts Maryland Democrats In the Lead
Races Are Much Closer, GOP Candidates Say
By Robert Barnes and Matthew Mosk
Washington Post Staff Writers
Sunday, October 29, 2006; Page A01

A strong Democratic tide in Maryland threatens to swamp Republican Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.'s reelection bid and bolsters the party's efforts to retain control of an important U.S. Senate seat, according to a new Washington Post poll.

Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley (D) held a 10 percentage point lead over Ehrlich, and Democratic Senate nominee Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin had a similar advantage over Republican Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele among likely voters in the Post poll, which was conducted last Sunday through Thursday. The leads were well beyond the survey's three percentage point margin of error.

The poll of 1,000 voters showed that the state's overwhelmingly Democratic electorate is highly disturbed about national issues -- extremely critical of President Bush, more upset about the war in Iraq than voters in the rest of the country and eager to shift power in Washington from the Republican Party.

Those strong feelings are a heavy weight for Ehrlich and Steele, who four years ago claimed the state's top offices for the GOP for the first time in nearly 40 years and have tried to foster a Republican resurgence in the state.

Steele, whose campaign to replace retiring Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes (D) has sought to play down his past Republican activism and project an independent image, doesn't do much better in the poll with Democratic voters than Republicans who have gone before him. His appeal to fellow African Americans has not swayed that group....

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/10/28/AR2006102801039.html

[saltpoint]

1. Awful lot of Democrats in Maryland -- probably too much for the

Thugs to match.

I think Cardin holds that seat for the blue team.

[populistdriven]

6. It is easy and all it takes is an hour - I just finished 2hrs - give it a try!

GOTV! http://pol.moveon.org/phone/volunteer/c4c.html

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

2. serious plan about to "challenge" dem voters on every little thing

so look out, and try to have observers at the polls.

Know the law, cause you'll need it.

Good luck and God speed.

[UrbScotty]

3. Please, MD DUers... keep fighting!

Don't get complacent!

[NastyRiffraff]

4. Absolutely!

Keep pounding the pavement. We want a LANDSLIDE, so even the Rethugs can't steal MD.

[momster]

5. Big Rally TODAY! 2:30 PM

At Blair High School, 51 University West in Silver Spring, MD. All the candidates will be there...come celebrate, get fired up and GOTV!