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Thursday, June 22, 2006

MD-Gov: Duncan Drops Out

From the Washington Post:

Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan will announce this afternoon that he is dropping out of the race for governor, sources close to the campaign said today.

Duncan, 50, decided to end his quest for Maryland's highest office because he is suffering from clinical depression, sources said.

The Democratic nominee to face Gov. Robert Ehrlich will be Baltimore mayor Martin O'Malley. Duncan was competitive enough to sap a lot of O'Malley's early momentum. The O'Malley campaign can now concentrate on beating Ehrlich, but it's sure tough to watch a candidate drop out under circumstances like these.

Posted at 01:58 PM in 2006 Elections - State, Maryland | Technorati

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June Zogby Poll

O'Malley 53.1
Erlich 39.2
http://online.wsj.com/public/resources/documents/info-flash05a.html?project=elections06-ft&h=495&w=778&hasAd=1&mod=blogs

Posted by: Predictor at June 22, 2006 05:14 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment

I lived in Maryland for 9 months once upon a time, I got depressed too. Poor guy, but best result in the long run, Kwesi, its time to get a check-up.

Posted by: Predictor at June 22, 2006 05:31 PM | Permalink | Edit Comment | Delete Comment