Many may think this was a foregone conclusion, but this is a paper that has endorsed Wayne Gilchrest (he IS a Republican, if you remember) for each of his re-election bids, iirc. And the editors at The Daily Times are certainly no knee-jerk liberals, despite the protestations you may read on the web. Greg Bassett and Erick Sahler won't be found at any Democratic Party mixers any time soon. And for those who don't know, Greg's wife Cathy works for Gilchrest. Did I mention Gilchrest is a Republican?
Here are some of the high points of the endorsement:
- Harris and his emissaries have orchestrated a scorched-earth campaign that makes many people in the low-key 1st District uncomfortable.
- Harris knows that those out-of-context words -- the now infamous "crisis solved" conclusion -- have been misrepresented, that Kratovil was making a point that transcended a mere sound bite. Kratovil never used the words.
- There is little to gain in electing a figure who will inevitably serve as a member of the "loyal opposition" in Washington.
- Harris is the established partisan conservative, but Kratovil has the sure potential to demonstrate independence.
So, in the end, Andy Harris has garnered exactly ONE endorsement from a newspaper in the 1st District. The rest (as far as I can find) go to Kratovil.
In fact, if blogs matter at all, he can add one more. Duck Around hereby endorses Frank Kratovil. Alert the media, will ya?
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