New votes loosen GOP grip on 2 Senate seats
Republicans' faint hopes of holding on to two Senate seats in prime GOP territory faded even more today as new votes were counted.
The Frederick News Post-reported that Democrat Ron Young widened his lead over Republican Alex Mooney by more than 200 votes as most of the absentee ballots in Frederick County were counted.
The tally now stands at 22,090 to Young to 21,223 for Mooney, an 867-vote Democratic advantage. Frederick County makes up most of the district, along with a handful of precincts in Washington County.
On the Lower Eastern Shore, new vote counting has increased Democrat Jim Mathias' lead over Republican Michael James by 25 votes to 247.
If the Democrats hold on in these races, they will gain two seats in the Senate for a lopsided 35-12 split.
Comments
As someone who has actually been in Mooney's office, I want to be on hand when they drag that ridiculous life size statue of Ronald Reagan out of there...hahahaha...Mooney has been one of the most ineffective and useless legislators in Annapolis...
Posted by: unrest | November 4, 2010 6:35 PM
Congratulations Mike Miller. By lying to the people of Frederick County you have effectively bought the seat with almost a half million dollars of special interest money. Now, we get Ron Young who will be another tax vote.
On the bright side, Republicans are making inroads in southern MD which is Mike Miller's home. A couple more FBI investigations of Senate Democrats and maybe Marylanders will wake up.
Posted by: OneParty | November 4, 2010 9:00 PM
Well OneParty--now you and your ilk can Whine for 4 more years. I just filed my Personal Property Returns for my several small businesses and with the $300 Erhlich "fee" included with each. Whew-I'm glad he didn't raise any new taxes. Go on--just keep blaming others, just what we all need, finger pointing and of course whiners.
Posted by: BeTrue | November 7, 2010 7:11 AM