Internal Polling shows Duncan within 5% of O'Malley.

[nickshepDEM]

“Up until now, the O’Malley campaign has been running a rose garden strategy, ignoring (Montgomery County Executive) Doug Duncan as though he does not exist, and (running as if) O’Malley is going to be an easy winner in September,” political analyst Barry Rascovar said.

Rascovar added, “In fact, that’s not the case. Internal polls show the gap may be less than 5 percentage points.”

http://www.thewbalchannel.com/news/9314346/detail.html

[nickshepDEM]

1. O'Malley fires campaign manager, starts running ads in the Baltimore area

and now this. Yeah, he's definitely losing ground.

[aintitfunny]

2. Apparently Duncan is the candidate with the support

of the Maryland Republican Party. WBAL with the assistance of the O'Malley loathing Barry Rascovar are assisting the Republican agenda. If I were Ehrlich I would want to run against Duncan as well:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=157x3196


Election 2006:
Maryland Governor
Martin O'Malley (D) 51%
Bob Ehrlich (R) 42%

Election 2006:
Maryland Governor
Doug Duncan (D) 45%
Bob Ehrlich (R) 43%

[Stinky The Clown]

3. Duncan lost me with those detestable "these guys" ads

Wrapping O'Malley and Ehrlich in the same tortilla.

He's gone from "I can support him if he wins the nom" to "I guess I can hold my nose and vote for him".

[aintitfunny]

4. You Know, You are so right

The final straw for me was Duncan's stunt in busing Baltimore supporters to disrupt an O'Malley appearance in Mo Co. I no longer feel I could actively work for his election should he get the nod. That is the problem with the negative attacks on a fellow Dem. I would likely still vote for him in November, but like you, I will be holding my nose. Sadly, I don't think it needed to be this way and now it appears it is going down to bare knuckles, and blood will be drawn. Good for the Repukes, bad for us and we have Duncan to thank for this.