Is Dan Bongino eyeing the Governor's Mansion?

   









                     
             
            As days go on, it's looking more and more likely that former U.S. Senate Candidate Dan Bongino is planning for a 2014 gubernatorial run. Now you might be asking yourself "He just lost to a Veteran U.S. Senator, why would he even think about running?" However with good reason "Why not?"

           The fact is Dan Bongino already has the best ground game network left over than any other Republican in Maryland. Despite his shy 26% in the senate race, Bongino has potential. Think about it. What if Rob Sobhani had not been in the race? The vote totals are as follows:

Nominee:	Ben Cardin	Daniel Bongino	Rob Sobhani
Party	Democrat	Republican	Independent
Popular vote	1,402,092	674,649	420,554
Percentage	55.4%	26.7%	16.6%

         He would've gotten at least 39% at minimum. But let's say he would've gotten all of the Sobhani vote which would've been very possible. That would be around 1.1 Million votes. Cardin got 1.4 Million. Not bad. 

         Now consider this. The Democrats are going to go to war with each other in the primaries. Already as of this January, you have Anthony Brown who has already raised $1.25 million, with $1.6 Million cash balance. Ken Ulman, who has raised $1.14 million, has $2.1 million in cash on hand! Gansler, who's brought in about $1.24 million, has almost $5.2 million in the bank! Remember now, this money was raised during this past 2012 cycle, where the big money went into the Presidential and Senatorial election. Imagine how much they'll raise this year and next year. But don't worry. All this money is going to work against them.

          Why? Because if and when the Democrats trash themselves, the GOP has a chance. All the fighting would lead them to self-imploding their own party. Can you remember the last time the Democrat's had fought with each other? You guessed it - 2002. And we all know what happened that year. Ehrlich/Steele victory! 

          Unlike in 2010 and 2012 when you had incumbents O'Malley, and Cardin, 2014 is a whole new ball game. With the Democrats punching each other in the face over the nomination, the right Republican candidate could quite easily get competitive if the party can become united. Just like in 2002 when Ehrlich got 92+% in the primary. If there's any time to act, the time is now. The timing couldn't be any better.

       Is Maryland worth saving? I guess we'll find out soon.