Parlor games: Who will be Ehrlich's Lt. Gov.?
Gubernatorial hopeful Robert L. Ehlrich Jr. isn’t saying much about his potential picks for the job of lieutenant governor – but everyone else is.
Julie Bykowicz and I wrote a story in today’s Sun naming some of possibilities we’ve heard on the campaign trail including Mary Kane, Alison Asti and Ben Carson. (For more chatter on the topic, Republican Del. Pat McDonough is guest hosting WCBM (680 am) this morning and plans to hash through some of the names.)
One name that we didn’t mention in the story was Baltimore County Senate hopeful Ben Lawless, a young Republican who announced on his blog that he tried out for Ehrlich's second slot but didn’t make the cut.
A conservative blogger called Lawless a not-so-pleasant name for even thinking he could aspire to the job. The blogger, Brian Griffiths, pointed out that Lawless is 25 and therefore doesn’t meet the age requirement. Lieutenant governors need to be 30.
The Ehrlich campaign wouldn’t confirm or deny whether they’d thought about Lawless. Campaign spokesman Andy Barth, perhaps tired of getting questions on the topic, shot off this email in response to our inquiry:
“As to your other question about Ben Lawless, we simply will not, and cannot, go into any comment on individuals. The selection process is ongoing, we'll have an announcement in the next couple of weeks.”
Julie Bykowicz and I wrote a story in today’s Sun naming some of possibilities we’ve heard on the campaign trail including Mary Kane, Alison Asti and Ben Carson. (For more chatter on the topic, Republican Del. Pat McDonough is guest hosting WCBM (680 am) this morning and plans to hash through some of the names.)
One name that we didn’t mention in the story was Baltimore County Senate hopeful Ben Lawless, a young Republican who announced on his blog that he tried out for Ehrlich's second slot but didn’t make the cut.
A conservative blogger called Lawless a not-so-pleasant name for even thinking he could aspire to the job. The blogger, Brian Griffiths, pointed out that Lawless is 25 and therefore doesn’t meet the age requirement. Lieutenant governors need to be 30.
The Ehrlich campaign wouldn’t confirm or deny whether they’d thought about Lawless. Campaign spokesman Andy Barth, perhaps tired of getting questions on the topic, shot off this email in response to our inquiry:
“As to your other question about Ben Lawless, we simply will not, and cannot, go into any comment on individuals. The selection process is ongoing, we'll have an announcement in the next couple of weeks.”
Comments
Bobby's already stretching the spirit of election law by continuing his weekly Saturday morning propagandafest. Why not violate the state constitution and nominate an ineligible candidate for Lt. Gov???
Posted by: skip | June 22, 2010 6:34 PM
I'm sure it will be Mary Kane. Ehrlich's picks for running mates in the past ensures he will pick a) a personal friend who will agree with everything he says, b) an African American so he can pander to the black community, c) a woman who will be "arm candy" during the campaign but be relagated to getting coffee afterwards, or d) an ice skater to help him navigate the thin ice of another corrupt term. PLEASE DO NOT VOTE FOR BOB EHRLICH!!!!
Posted by: bellefontegirl47 | June 23, 2010 6:19 PM