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Sort by Daily Kos (Free subscription) - 09/03/2008
From the Baltimore Sun , via davybaby : Rep. Wayne T. Gilchrest, ousted after nine terms in a bitter Republican primary campaign last winter, will cross party lines today to endorse Democrat Frank M. Kratovil Jr. in the 1st Congressional District. A senior member of Gilchrest's staff confirmed yesterday that the veteran lawmaker - who earned a reputation as a staunch environmentalist who frequently...
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Sort by Washington Wire (Free subscription) - 09/04/2008
Brad Haynes reports on politics. Last night Sen. Joe Lieberman , who left the Democratic Party after a primary defeat in 2006, touted John McCain for president and slammed his side’s nominee. But he wasn't the only politician in recent days to snub a party he had long represented. In Maryland, moderate Republican Rep. Wayne Glichrest , who lost to conservative challenger Andrew Harris in his February...
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Sort by monoblogue (Free subscription) - 09/03/2008
While the rumors had been swirling for some time, over the last 48 hours the official transformation of Wayne Gilchrest to Republican In Name Only became complete as he endorsed Democrat Frank Kratovil for his current Congressional seat. Naturally, the Kratovil people wasted no time getting the word out and the Baltimore Sun cooperated with [...]