Van Hollen calls the 1st his 'one' race
By Wally EdgeAsked "what one candidate" he'd most like to see win, DCCC Chair Chris Van Hollen told the National Journal it was simple: Frank Kratovil.
OK, I've got my home state of Maryland, all right? And we've got a good candidate in the Maryland 1st District. His name is Frank Kratovil. It's a tough seat in that it is a historically Republican seat. This is the [U.S. Rep.] Wayne Gilchrest open seat, where a guy by the name of Andy Harris, a state senator, a very right-wing Republican, defeated Gilchrest in the primary. We have a guy who is a state's attorney, much closer in political profile and temperament to Wayne Gilchrest and, I think, to the people in that district than the Republican candidate, who is a Club For Growth candidate who succeeded by coming in and whacking Gilchrest from the right on the war and some other issues. So we have a good shot there. I mean, it's on our red-to-blue.
Speaking of the Club For Growth, they may have felled another incumbent GOP House member, this time in Alaska's Don Young. He currently trails Lt. Gov. Sean Parnell by 142 votes. Young's loss does not bode well for the Van Hollen to pick off this stalwart GOP seat.
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His "one"
He is sure doin' a good job of trying to win it...hasn't the DCCC done 3 or 4 rounds of financing for competetive races? And how much has Frankie gotten??? 0$$$$$$. I think Frankie needs to realize he has had the wool pulled over his eyes!
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