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November 11, 2008

Kratovil set to declare victory?

There are still some absentee ballots to be counted, but with each new round, Democrat Frank Kratovil's lead over Republican Andy Harris in the hotly contested 1st Congressional District has only widened. The AP called the race for Kratovil on Friday (though The Baltimore Sun and other organizations held off), and it looks like the two campaigns are set to acknowledge the Democrat's apparent win. Harris has two public events today, one at noon in Salisbury and one in White Marsh at 6. Kratovil has an announcement of his own in Queen Anne's County at 2. All indications are that Harris plans to concede and Kratovil to declare vicotry.

Despite the animus displayed in the television ads throughout the race, the two campaigns appear to be managing the aftermath amicably. Harris hasn't dragged things out, and Kratovil doesn't appear to be rushing things.

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Laura Smitherman has been ensconced in the State House basement, writing about the governor, General Assembly and vagaries of Maryland politics for several years. An erstwhile business reporter, her interest in politics dates to her days in Washington when she covered Congress and national campaigns for another media outlet. She now follows a range of policy debates from slot-machine gambling to universal health care and energy regulation, while keeping an eye on the next election.

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