Republicans Providing Marylanders With Options In `06
Republicans Providing Marylanders With Options In `06
President Bush has scheduled a visit to Maryland this week to help state Republicans bolster confidence in the party and for 2006 candidates. With Senator Sarbanes retirement coming at the end of this term, a senate seat is open in Maryland for the first time in 20 years. Lt. Gov. Michael Steele is hoping to capture this seat next November, while Gov. Robert Ehrlich is running for re-election. Bush s visit, which will include a stop at the Naval Academy, will help Republican candidates expand the party s strength by chipping away at Democrats' long-standing advantage with key voting blocs, including black voters, as stated in a Baltimore Sun article today. With these strong Republican candidates, Marylanders will have, for the first time in generations, a true choice," said a Steele campaign spokesperson, Leonardo Alcivar.