Political stars shine anew in governor's race
Former President Bill Clinton rallied Democratic troops yesterday for Gov. Martin O'Malley while former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani will fire up Republicans on Sunday for former Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr.
Think of it as a reprise. Those same political stars shined four years ago, the last time O'Malley and Ehrlich fought for the Maryland governor's office.
Colleague Laura Vozzella wrote about Clinton's appearance yesterday at Baltimore's Federal Hill Park:
Bill Clinton's old campaign anthem, "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow," blared from speakers in a Baltimore park as the former president tried to rally voters Thursday for Gov. Martin O'Malley and other Democrats.
And just like the Fleetwood Mac song from the '70s, Clinton was at once forward looking and retro.
"Show up," Clinton urged a crowd of more than 1,000 in Federal Hill Park. "Claim your future. Keep your governor."
Meanwhile, Ehrlich is promoting a rally with Giuliani at 2 p.m. Sunday at a farm in Clarksburg in Montgomery County.
Care for a trip down memory lane? Here's what we wrote about Clinton and Giuliani visits four years ago. Both had appeared earlier in the 2006 campaign, as well.
Down to their final 48 hours, the rival campaigns of Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. and Mayor Martin O'Malley are hoping to receive major boosts today from national political luminaries visiting for rallies in Prince George's County.
Former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani is set to appear on behalf of the Republican incumbent at a volunteer fire station in Glenn Dale, and former President Bill Clinton is scheduled to stump for the Democratic nominee -- as well as for the Democrat's U.S.. Senate nominee, Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin -- in Upper Marlboro tonight
Comments
Is this the same Bill Clinton who was impeached for lying to a Grand Jury?
Posted by: Miles Long | October 22, 2010 10:04 AM
Hope you cover the Giuliani event as well as you did the Clinton event?! Doubt it!
Posted by: MrGiordano | October 22, 2010 10:36 AM
I am a lifelong democrat who is voting for Ehrlich. O'Malley is a liar and a cry-baby and no amount of celebrity is ever going to change that. I hope no one has forgotten what he's done to Walter Abbott. I haven't. Mr. Abbott did not threaten the Governor. He merely used an expression of speech to state a point.
Posted by: reader | October 22, 2010 4:49 PM
Giuliani isn't as big a star as Bill Clinton.
By the same token, there's no way there were 1000 people there. Over half the fenced off perimeter was empty. The crowd was extremely underwhelming. If this is any indication of Democratic enthusiasm and voter turnout, there may be a few Republican surprises come Nov 2.
Posted by: Josh | October 22, 2010 4:52 PM
Hey reader,
Mr. Abbott did that to himself. Since when is "If i [sic] ever get close enough to yoy [sic], I will rap [sic] my hands around your throat and strangle the life from you This will solve many problems for true AMERICAN'S [sic]." an expression of speech? That sounds like a threat to me. What would you do if someone sent that to you at work?...and btw, for a "true American" Mr. Abbott sure had a problem with the English language.
Posted by: Anonymous | October 22, 2010 6:13 PM
Someone hit the nail on the head with the comment in the Vozzela story:
4,000: # of people attending Obama-Clinton rally
15,000: # of people attending Obama-Patrick rally in Boston during the workday
25,000: # of people attending Obama rally in Wisconsin
1,000: # of people attending the Clinton-O'Malley rally in downtown Baltimore
6,000: # of people that attended a Clinton-Shuler rally in Asheville,NC just hours before the Baltimore rally.
Is there a reason Maryland's rallies have such poor drawings? The common denominator is O'Malley.
Posted by: James | October 22, 2010 10:44 PM