Republican hopefuls gearing up for a competitive Gubernatorial primary in 2014.

This past month at the MDGOP Spring Convention, gubernatorial hopefuls attempted to garner some support within the party, each holding their own campaign suites for guests to drink, eat, talk, and have fun!

RWB had the opportunity of touring the convention and get an inside scoop of what was going on that Friday night. 

Over at the Lollar table, they had a raffle for a 1911 model handgun. They allowed guests to handle the gun freely over the table! 

Upstairs on the 3rd floor was the 'Lollar suite' which was packed with supporters and guests! The Draft Charles Lollar for Governor team hosted an excellent party. They were "Hollerin' for Lollar".

Down on the first floor was David Craig's suite which was flooded with supporters and guests throughout the night. They were giving out custom "Craig 2014" carriers.

In the lobby Blaine Young 'set up camp' and had a 'meet and greet' with special guests.

In all, the convention was a success.That Saturday, The new MDGOP chairman was elected; Diana Waterman, and 1st Vice Chair; Collins Bailey. 

                            - More to come regarding the GOP Gubernatorial Race-

Democrats targeting MD-01 congressional seat.

Last week former Democrat "Write-In" candidate John Laferla filed his candidacy for U.S. Congress in Maryland's 1st Congressional District for a second time, after a failed bid in 2012. Laferla was supposed to "replace" Wendy Rosen; who was found guilty of voter fraud last year, but received a shy 4.4% in the General Election compared to incumbent Andy Harris, who garnered a stunning 63.4%. 

This time around, the Democrats are seriously looking to unseat Harris; the only Republican representative in the House from Maryland. Laferla has already launched his campaign via internet. With a new website, facebook page, youtube channel, and campaign logo, team Laferla is looking to spark some sort of motivation. However Republicans seem pretty confident in Andy Harris, especially after their landslide win in 2012.

Like always, the race for U.S. Congress in Maryland's 1st Congressional District is looking to be interesting, and this time even more so considering the fact that there's only a net difference of 17 seats determining control of the House.

- More to come regarding the race for U.S. Congress in Maryland's 1st Congressional District 2014 -

Fake press release emailed to reporters announcing Bongino's  run for governor.

Sources reported this morning that a fake press release stating "Bongino announces campaign for Governor, selects Alan Keyes as running mate" was emailed to reporters.

Bongino, who was notified by the Capital Gazette about the incident, was interrupted by members of the media, while at his daughter's parent's day at school.

RWB is led to believe the false emails came from inside the Maryland Republican Party. Bongino was planning to make an important announcement tomorrow, likely for governor. It's no doubt that Bongino's rivals would look to degrade him and his prospects at any given chance.


From Dan Bongino's Facebook Page:
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To the cowards who sent a false press release to some members of the media this morning and interrupted my precious time with my daughter during parent’s day at school. And to the cowards who put nails in my wife’s tires while she was pregnant with my daughter Amelia. And to the cowards who put nails in the tires of my campaign staff at the GOP convention. And to the cowards who have thrown things at my home late at night waking my now one year old daughter. And to the cowards who have put eggs in our mailbox. And to the cowards who have left vitriolic messages on my home’s answering machine and sent hate mail to my home:
You have only strengthened my resolve to fight here & fight now. We will never be intimidated, we will never walk away, we will never be silenced, & we will never stop fighting against the power-brokers of both political parties who believe that a political title is the hallmark of dignity. It is not, dignity & honor are earned by standing for what is right & just, not what is easy & popular.
-Dan

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Bongino said the press release was a fake and perhaps was the result of infighting within the Republican Party. He also said he would investigate the fake press release and said he was not aware of it until notified by The Capital.


Maryland Republican Party officials have not returned any calls for comment.

See the email here:

http://us4.campaign-archive2.com/?u=609e74c23b46ec9979a3e7a4c&id=519cb81626&e=389d1efe8e

David Craig triumphs in Md. Republicans Poll, practically ties with Bongino, wins by 7 votes.

   With 42.5% of the vote, Harford County Executive David Craig has won our Md. Republicans' Poll - April 2013, narrowly beating out former U.S. Senate Candidate Dan Bongino, who received 39.6% of the vote. 

   Of the 240 responses, David Craig (42.5%) received 102 votes, Dan Bongino (39.6%) received 95 votes, Charles Lollar (13%) received 30 votes, Blaine Young (3%) received 7 votes, and  (2%) said Other.

Results:

David Craig: 42.5% (102 votes)

Dan Bongino: 39.6% ( 95 votes)

Charles Lollar: 13% ( 30 votes)

Blaine Young: 3% (7 votes)

Other: 2% ( 5 votes)

    David Craig has surged his way to front runner status is recent weeks. Voters agreed that Craig has the most experience of any of the candidates. He was elected Mayor of Havre de Grace, was an Assistant Principal at Southampton Middle School, was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates, and then elected to the Maryland Senate in 1994, serving until 1999. In 2005, Craig was appointed by the county council to County Executive after resignation of Democrat James Harkins. Craig won the election in 2006 to reaffirm his position, and won re-election in 2010.

For more information about the David Craig 2014 visit:

http://www.davidcraig.com/


Not far behind was former U.S. Senate Candidate Dan Bongino. His popularity among grassroots conservatives has grown substantially in recent weeks. Rumors say Bongino plans to announce his candidacy this Tuesday (April 9th).

RWB will be releasing it's "RWB Averages" feature soon, which averages together 20 different risk factors, and rates the candidates on a scale of 5/5 possible points. This process determines the candidates' Individual Advantages rating, which will also be released today.


- More results to come regarding our Md. Republicans Poll - April 2013 -