As we wrote yesterday, we believe that state legislators are paid too little relative to their job duties. That threatens to shrink the pool of competent people willing to serve…
Andy Harris
Five Senators and the Death Penalty
The failure of death penalty repeal in Maryland came down to the actions of five Senators. Here is their story.To understand the part played by these five, we must first…
Death Penalty Repeal Dies in the Senate
The Maryland Senate has spoken: there will be no repeal of the death penalty this year. But we learned a few valuable things from the process.First, Senator Rich Madaleno (D-18)…
Death Penalty Debate Mutates
The Baltimore Sun and Maryland Moment summarize the twists and turns in today’s death penalty debate. But the most interesting comments come from – surprisingly – one of the state’s…
Advantage: Kratovil
In a sharp break with past experience, the Democrats have equaled Republican performance in turning out absentee voters in Congress District 1. Frank Kratovil now has a lead that will…
Advantage: Harris
Absentee voter data from the 2006 race in Congress District 1 suggests that Andy Harris may very well overtake Frank Kratovil.With 100% of the precincts reporting, Kratovil leads Harris by…
Slots Passes, Bartlett Wins (Updated)
Based on county results as of 11 PM, we’re calling both these contests. We are not yet calling Harris-Kratovil because too many of the Eastern Shore counties are not reporting…
MPW Election Predictions
For the entertainment of our readers, MPW has assembled an all-star panel to make predictions in the Presidential and U.S. Senate races as well as several ballots in Maryland. Let’s…