VOTES CAST: 102
Aaron Kazi – 59% (60)
William Boniface – 25% (25)
Robert Wagner – 10% (10)
Terry Hanley – 4% (4)
Mike Geppi – 3% (3)
28 responses so far ↓
1 GOPerative // Jun 10, 2006 at 1:29 am
Can we read too much into these polls? I have made it quite difficult to cheat. Not impossible but difficult unless you really know what you are doing. Do any of you think that Kazi could be this much in the lead at the moment? Is it realistic that Kazi could get 45%+ and the others split the rest of the vote?
2 ReaganAgain08 // Jun 10, 2006 at 6:36 pm
I think it’s very possible that Kazi could get this much of a lead this early on in this on-line poll. I’ve seen Kazi at countless events already, pressing the flesh and chatting folks up. Also, he apparently has a rather motivated grass roots team. Moreover, Republicans throughout the county seem to be at least more willing, if not more in tune with, newer faces and names this election year. The real stunner is not so much that Kazi did so well in this poll, but that Wagner, a long time incumbent with a name people know (no matter what folks may think of him) and Boniface, who has a name known to many, did so poorly.
3 AnonymouslySpeaking // Jun 12, 2006 at 11:22 pm
Perhaps Boniface’s low total has to do with his close ties to Barry Glassman who, from what I’m hearing, “coaxed” Boniface into the race. Glassman’s stock is sinking like the Titanic, thanks to his disastrous performance during this year’s Legislative Session….and just wait until it hits the fan that the one BGE related vote from which Glassman didn’t abstain was the 1999 vote to deregulate BGE (thus vastly improving his stock portfolio, I’m sure) without setting up a provision for what would happen when the artificial rate caps were removed.
Glassman is worse than Miller and Busch on this vote because Glassman works for BGE. I’m sure that connection Boniface has to Barry Glassman will prove to be, at the absolute best, a mixed blessing.
4 hmmmm // Jun 14, 2006 at 1:25 am
So lets evaluate our situation in Harford County.
Nobody likes Craig
Nobody likes Glassman
Nobody likes Wagner
Nobody likes Golding
Nobody likes Parrott
Can I get an opinion on the remaining bunch? Is there anybody else out there that is causing heartburn in the Republican Party?
5 EhrlichGuy // Jun 14, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Dear hmmmm
The real problem is that the above Republicans are either so bad or so close to dems that this might cause problems for Bob Ehrlich in Harford County. We need very high numbers in this “Ehrlich Heartland” county to balance battleground counties elsewhere.
Is this what’s really going on? Are Democrat operatives rotting out the Republican party in Harford County? Is this why Bob Hockaday is both a top Craig guy as well as an O’Malley person? Is this why Craig attended an O’Malley fund raiser last week? If Ann Helton were smart- she would mail this info out to all Republicans and suggest they skip voting in the county executive race in protest.
6 pollster // Jun 14, 2006 at 6:30 pm
In the real world, Wagner is currently polling at 40%, Boniface 25%, Hanley at 15% and Kazi a blip on the screen at 5% despite to mailings already.
7 GOPerative // Jun 14, 2006 at 6:58 pm
Hmmmm,
I think that is about it. Good list accept for Craig. I am a little surprised by the anti-Craig sentiment on the site but I guess it is real (or really planted). Then again, if “Ann’s plan” is to infiltrate Republican blogs and manufacture opposition from within she will lose worse than if she just ran as a plain old Helton.
Pollster,
I’m not sure about those numbers. I think I could get 5%.
8 Anonymously Speaking // Jun 14, 2006 at 7:44 pm
Pollster,
Please tell Bill Boniface to use more believable numbers next time he tries to spread rumors.
9 hmmmm // Jun 14, 2006 at 10:33 pm
GOPerative,
I agree with you about Craig really not belonging on the list but the rest of them need to go. I am not so much concerned about Barry Glassman’s BGE connection as I am with his lack of leadership in the Delegation. Joanne Parrott might as well be a Democrat. Wagner might as well be a Democrat with no leadership. I don’t really have a complaint about Golding other than he is not an effective communicator but that is no reason to throw someone out on their heels.
I am sorry EhrlichGuy that Craig does all these stupid bonehead moves. Nancy Jacobs really should be County Executive. Imagine where the party would be at that point. I think we should start floating Mike Geppi’s name for County Executive. He’d probably think there was a serious groundswell and run for it. An then atleast Craig would pretend to be more conservative until after the primary.
I just can’t put Craig on a list that he is no good until there is a better option that is considerable, and at this point, there is none.
10 GOPerative // Jun 15, 2006 at 12:29 am
Hmmm,
You’re confusing me. You said the rest need to go then you defend Golding. He is gone so we don’t have to worry about him. My deputy friends actually said they were cheering out loud when they heard Golding was not running in the Fall. Some may not want to hear it but I was right on Golding. “Gangs have the right to exist.” Say no more.
I’m no fan of Joanne Parrott’s but you need to be careful about calling her a democrat. She may not be very effective but I have never considered her a democrat. She votes quite conservatively. Her haters might disagree and be able to point out a few votes but overall she is a conservative.
Maryland Right to Life: 100% rating
Planned Parenthood of Maryland: 0% rating (try to go lower next time)
Maryland Business for Responsive Government: 90% rating
Equality Maryland: 0% rating
Christian Coalition of Maryland: 100% rating
Maryland Teacher’s Association: 100% rating
Maryland League of Conservation Voters: 18% rating
NRA 2002: A-
Progressive Maryland: 3% rating (good for you Joanne)
I need to find out some more about Craig. If he did go to an O’Malley fundraiser I will really begin to start digging. I know some people who do not trust him but for some reason I just don’t see it. My radar is up.
11 Ehrlich Guy // Jun 15, 2006 at 2:49 am
Baltimore Sun, Harford Section, Sunday 06.11.2006, p3G, Digest
“Ehrlich, O’Malley campaign in Harford”
7th paragraph.
“Baltimore Mayor Martin O’Malley appeared the next day at a fundraiser for Democrat Del. Mary-Dulany James…The event attracted many county notables, including Lucie Snodgrass, who recently joined O’Malley’s campaign staff; Craig and his Democratic challenger Ann C. Helton…former county employee Robert N. Hockaday Jr…”
Give me a break. This was an event for O’Malley—and Craig attended it. Craig must think Ehrlich is going to lose and is bailing on us.
Hummm… Craig v. Geppi…. now THAT is interesting.
12 hmmmm // Jun 15, 2006 at 11:35 am
Whether it was a fundraiser for O’Malley or Mary Dulany James, that is over the line. Way over the line. Next thing you know is Craig will be the special guest at Guthrie’s next fundraiser and host an event for Ben Cardin just so he can screw all our attempts to win this county and state.
13 ReaganAgain08 // Jun 16, 2006 at 3:54 pm
David Craig attends a Dulaney-James/O’Malley event (however you want to slice it),…and Republicans countywide are expected to forget that he bloodied our noses, as well as the Governor’s nose, by doing this. David Craig, say it ain’t so!
Is this simply bad judgment on Craig’s part, spinelessness,…or is this how he ‘thanks’ the Governor for tapping him to replace Jim Harkins? I’ll never vote for Helton, but it’s looking less and less likely that I’ll vote for David Craig.
Was any other nominal Republican at this Dulaney-James/O’Malley event? Glassman? Boniface? Anyone else?
14 GoldwaterGOP // Jun 16, 2006 at 9:38 pm
Ok folks…now we are getting a bit petty here. I do understand that David Craig was seen at the Dulany-James event. From what I have heard, he has been going to that event every year. Did anyone ever think that by going, he is able to keep tabs on what the other side might be doing? Craig was a Republican long before it was ever popular to be one! Shoving our heads in the sand and only paying attention to people inside the GOP will not help us in the least bit. As a party, we need to think a bit broader in this respect. I am sure that David Craig’s attending the Dulany-James event was purely political statesmanship on part of Mr. Craig. Like it or not, if Dulany – James wins, he still needs her supporting him on what he needs from Annapolis. Did anyone ever bother to think of that? I don’t see folks keeping tabs on how many Dem’s Ehrlich appoitned in his cabinet, nor do I see folks screaming for impeachment of Ehrlich when he supports Democrats. The Democratic Party is still a majority party in this state. Like it or not, we need Dems to win in pretty much any election in this state. Votes are Votes no matter where you find them! So stop the whining and quit this school yard amature hour!
15 hmmmm // Jun 17, 2006 at 12:06 pm
Craig does not need Dulany James’ support in Annapolis. On the Harford County Delegation Dulany James is a marginal Democrat on a group full of Republicans. The Governor must work with Dems because he has to deal with the whole assembly not just the Harford County Delegation and also the Governor is running in a state that is 2 – 1 Democrat. Craig is running in a County that there is no way Helton could win. There is a big difference in comparing Ehrlich and Craig.
16 I LIKE IKE // Jun 17, 2006 at 12:49 pm
I heard that Bob Hockaday was at the Nancy Jacobs event the other night. He was even invited up to the podium to be with Nancy when she spoke. He was asked to give $1,000 to the district 34 slate, which he did.
Looks like Hockaday’s money is good enough for Nancy, Sheryl and Chirs. Should we ex communicate them from the GOP as well?
17 ReaganAgain08 // Jun 17, 2006 at 6:30 pm
Ike: You’re comparing apples and oranges by comparing David Craig going to a Dulaney-James/O’Malley fundraiser and Bob Hockaday going to a Nancy Jacobs fundraiser. A valid comparison to David Craig’s apostasy would be if Nancy Jacobs went to an Anne Helton fundraiser. I don’t think we’ll see that happening any time soon.
Hmmmm: You’re absolutely correct. David Craig needs Dulaney-James’ support in Annapolis as much as Chuck Boutin needs ED relief.
18 GOPerative // Jun 17, 2006 at 10:30 pm
Ike,
Hockaday is a developer who is a democrat. If he wants to give $1,000 to Republicans, GREAT. It just shows that he is probably a good businessman. I do not buy into all this Hockaday “doomsday” stuff. Hockaday is a demcrat who works with the boy mayor. I don’t think Hockaday will convince one true Republican to vote for the disaster known as O’Malley. If democrats want to give money to Republicans (which is a smart thing to do in Harford County), I’m not going to stop them.
19 Greg // Jul 12, 2006 at 7:55 pm
Kazi has hired Joseph Steffen. This shows how desperate he is.
20 GOPerative // Jul 13, 2006 at 12:05 am
Greg,
I think I disagree with you. I think this shows how close Ehrlich is to Kazi. These two have known each other for a long time and Steffen will greatly benefit Kazi in this election. Steffen is viewed by many conservatives as a hero.
21 MD4BUSH // Jul 13, 2006 at 3:01 pm
Do we have the presense of the great Joseph F. Steffen Jr. on this board?
GOPerative? ReaganAgain08? inquiring minds want to know. Someone has a surprisingly amount of intimate knowledge of wealthy young Mr. Kazi and is not shy about promoting this fellow.
22 Anonymously_Speaking // Jul 13, 2006 at 3:32 pm
Greg….boy, oh boy. You could not possibly be more wrong. Kazi bringing on Steffen isn’t a desperate move, but a brilliant one. GOPerative is right when he says “Steffen is viewed by many conservatives as a hero.” David Craig and Aaron Tomarchio certainly didn’t seem to mind that Steffen is in Harford County.
On another note, I guarantee you that Steffen working with Kazi is being done with the full knowledge and approval of the Ehrlich Administration. It is no secret to most that Kazi is their boy.
23 Greg // Jul 13, 2006 at 3:58 pm
Perhaps close ties to Ehrlich isn’t a great thing to have. The Governor’s treatment of Robert Smith will not be forgotten. We shall see, but Kazi’s stategy could backfire. E.J. Pipkin is waiting in the wings to pick over the carcas of Bob Ehrlich in November. There could be change in leadership for the MD GOP especially if Steele loses too.
24 loyal GOPerson // Jul 13, 2006 at 9:32 pm
Greg,
I understand that you don’t like the Governor’s treatment of Robert Smith. I don’t care for how that situation was handled either. But I’m not going to publicly go negative and feed the democrats who enjoy watching us eat our own. Neither will I suggest that republican elected officials should “untie” themselves from our Governor. Do you want O’Malley to be Governor? We are our own worst enemy at times.
It’s fine to disagree. We aren’t going to all feel the same on every issue. If we did, we would have a D behind our name instead of an R. We don’t have to walk in lock step with everything the Governor does. When we disagree with the Governor, we should tell the Governor or his staff.
Likewise, when we agree with him, we should publicly sing his praises. It’s fine to disagree with a fellow Republican. But to be critical in public our only elected Republican Governor in forty years feeds those who oppose us. If we start dissing a fellow republican in public because we differ on one issue we only hurt ourselves.
Like I said, I wish the Governor had not fired Robert Smith either. I’m probably as conservative as you are. I know exactly how you feel. But to even hint that close ties to Ehrlich may hurt our republican elected officials is not a good stategy to gain seats in the House, Senate or in local races. Ehrlich had coat tails in 2002 and I sure hope he does in 2006.
Regarding PJ Pipkin I doubt that Pipkin will ever be in leadership in the Republican party after the way he continually goes after the Governor. In fact, if Ehrlich loses I think you’ll see Pipkin in democrat leadership. It’s no secret that he is being courted by democrats….he has been acting like one for a long time. I predict that EJ Pipkin will go the same way PJ Hogan did and be rewarded for jumping ship with a leadership position. If he does, everyone will be calling him PJ Pipkin instead of EJ.
I really don’t think there will be a change in Republican leadership in Annapolis should the Governor lose. But I do I think you will see a few more Republican senators retire if O’Malley wins.
25 hmmmm // Jul 13, 2006 at 10:18 pm
Do you think E.J. Pipkin is going to get the votes of the people that are upset over Bob Smith. E.J. is a pro-choice Republican who is anti-business and ineffective. E.J. Pipkin is hated by every single grass roots person that worked on his campaign because he is an *** to the hard working men and women that tried to get him elected to U.S. Senate. E.J. is a nobody now that the legislative session and BGE thing is over. I’ll bet he does worst in his district this time than he did last time.
26 Greg // Jul 14, 2006 at 3:08 pm
Here is the problem as I see it. conservatives who continue to support Rockefeller RINO’s like Bob Ehrlich is akin to blacks voting monolithic for liberal Democrats. In 1976 Ronald Reagan took on RINO incumbent Preseident Gerald Ford. This help pave the way, in part, for a disaster named Jimmy Carter. This allowed the greatest President in the paast century to be elected. In 2006, we in MD need to find a true conservative. This may help pave the way for O’Malley to win this year, but to thrive in the long run we need to stop supporting pseudo-conservatives.
27 hmmmm // Jul 15, 2006 at 12:26 pm
A little side note on Bob Smith. He is now out there advocating the increase of the gasoline tax of 10 cents per gallon. Yes he was fired for his comments, but now it is actually pretty good that we get rid of a guy who wants a 10 cent increase per gallon in the gasoline tax in a time when gas prices are already out of control. Consolation? no, but Bob Smtih appears to be out of touch.
28 Greg // Jul 17, 2006 at 11:07 pm
Ehrlich fired Smith because of his religious beliefs not his support for higher taxes.In a nutshell this is the problem with Bob.
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