Maryland Politics -- The Gubenatorial Race is Tight

RCP summarizes the results of the latest Sun and Rasmussen polls on the governor's race. Both show Baltimore's Macho Mayor Martin O'Malley with a small lead over incumbent is Governor Ehrlich [7-8 points]. This is actually good news for Ehrlich. Democrats outnumber Republicans by 2 to 1 in Maryland and to have this race this close means that..., well I'll let RCP speak:

These two new polls are actually very good news for the Ehrlich campaign and indicate that the Governor is poised to pull this race out in November. This race has always been slated to be a dog fight to the end, but Ehrlich's ability to pull within 7-8 in the pre-Labor Day polls should be giving the O'Malley folks concern.

Maryland's economy is booming, unemployment is at 3.8% and Ehrlich's job approval is over 50%. These are not small factors that will all work solidly in Ehrlich's favor as this campaign kicks into high gear.

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