Off-Topic

I've been banging this drum for weeks, but I can't imagine any rational, sane person voting for Andy Harris.

And like I said in parlay's other thread, I've never met Frank Kratovil, I don't know him, but I know a bunch of people that worked with him while he was in Queen Anne County. They all swear by him and say he's a stand up guy. People on both sides of the fence. Frank Kratovil definitely deserves your vote.

First of all Harris is a wingnut.

Also, in the last campaign Harris made accussations against Kratovil that were patently false regarding a case in which a guy accused of a child sexual assault was released on bail. He basically flat out stated that Kratovil supported the release of child predators, which made him weak on crime, which is preposterous. I received mailers and flyers at my house making those types of claims that included the mugshot of the guy in the case in question (where the facts were that the guy was released pending trial, because that's how "the law" works). It was a total scumbag move and it pissed off pretty much everyone I know that lives on the Shore and works in law enforcement. Because of that type of action, I consider Harris a person of low character.

Plus, Harris is a nutbag.

2 examples of Harris and why they are keeping him locked in the closet:

at a debate 2 years ago, Harris got pegged on the very issue that BK just brought up. After a red-faced answer, follow up question was asked. Harris stood up, temper flaring, and said something to the effect of, "that's it, I'm done. this isn't a debate, it's an inquistion (not his word - i should have written it down) and refused to take any more questions. his only other words were a prepared speech. he was so red-assed, his head almost exploded. if something that small sets him off......

so, exactly 2 years ago, both candidates have their election night party withing a 1/4 mile. frank shows up at his and is with all the folks the entire time. he's there from 9pm until almost 2 am and waited until virtually everyone left. around 1 am, he gave a speech thanking everyone for coming but announcing that no decision was likely to come that night.

down the road, harris's supporters were gathered while harris hid upstairs in a private room waiting for the results. around midnight, harris snuck down the back stairs and out the door to a waiting car and left without saying a word to anyone. a staffer announced that the party was ending. i know several folks that were outraged by that behavior and swore they would never support the man in anything he did ever again (they are die-hard pubs).

Harris is an idiot but a vote for Kratovil is a vote for a democratic speaker and dem led committees. Right or wrong, that is what it comes down to. If he was a repub he would pull 65%

Wow, is this true? Parlay, what have you heard about this?

That line of reasoning is dumb, you should vote for the right guy to represent YOU.

Kratovil actually voted against the Obama Healthcare bill.

The DNC has been running anti-Harris ads pretty strongly. I've noticed that all the anti-Harris ads have been funded by the Democratic Congressional Committee. They were still airing over this past weekend.

But the DNC is probably right in considering it likely a lost seat. Like you said, it's a shame because he's actually the right guy for the job.

Also, the Pubs are going to win a majority in the house regardless of this race. So that's why I characterize that line of reasoning as dumb.

I also remember 2 years ago that a few people around here were voting for Harris because Obama was going to win, and that kind of thinking just bothers me when it comes to Congressional races.

Why does everyone think Harris is going to take this seat? What is the latest polling? The last I heard this was a very close race.

it is very close. but an incumbent polling in the low 40's usually doesn't end well.

and that's where Kratovil is, and has been. it's pretty much a coin toss.

I wonder what kind of coattails there will be between Ehrlich and Harris, and vice versa?

I don't live in the district, but if I did I would be one of those odd birds who voted for Kratovil and Ehrlich.

Kratovil runs that incredibly misleading ad about Harris wanting to raise the sales tax to 23%. Other than that, I think he's a decent Congressman.

Andy Harris is a total lunatic. He's a crusading social conservative. He loves the important issues of our time like teh gheys and porn at College Park. My wife watches every minute of the General Assembly that's shown on PBS (for work, she swears) and I always get excited when Harris takes the mic because he'll usually say something crazy. Kind of the way I get excited for a fred44terp posting.

So glad my former district has turned into a classic turd sandwich vs giant douche race. Yay party politics!