Democrats are targeting former GOP Gov. Bob Ehrlich with claims that employees at his law firm are effectively doing political work for Ehrlich as he prepares for a comeback bid against Gov. Martin O'Malley, the Baltimore Sun reports. State Democratic chair Susan Turnbull has complained to Maryland's election board that "the Baltimore law offices of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice ... (are) serving as the de facto campaign headquarters" for Ehrlich.
Maassachusetts Democratic Rep. Stephen Lynch dodged questions Thursday about whether he was positioning himself for a 2012 run against Sen. Scott Brown, as Lynch reaffirmed he would oppose final passage of the health care bill. "Those are questions for another day," Lynch told the Boston Globe. "We have a lot of road to travel."
Senate candidate Joe Vodvarka has been invited to join Sen. Arlen Specter and Rep. Joe Sestak in a May 1 debate, after collecting enough signatures to qualify for the Democratic primary ballot, the Morning Call reports.
Former Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman, who flirted with her own Senate bid for a good portion of last year, will be hosting events with her old rival Roy Blunt Friday. The Blunt campaign confirmed the congressman will be appearing at string of business roundtables in St. Charles, Rolla, Springfield and Joplin. While contemplating a run for Senate against Blunt last year, Steelman once called him just "another white guy in a suit," but now Blunt could use Steelman's support to rally the conservative base in his fight against Democrat Robin Carnahan.
Despite his infamous gambol across the stage during his 2000 debate against Hillary Clinton, lots of Republicans think it's a pretty good idea to replace Rick Lazio in the gubernatorial race with turncoat Steve Levy -- while shoving the one time Long Island Republican rep into the Senate race.
