Tomorrow will be one hour longer. As you set back your clocks (the ones that don't automatically reset), don't forget to check your smoke detectors as well.
As I am not a political pooh-bah,but rather a busy student, I did not have the luxury of time to wing around Downtown DC for Gray's celebration of victory* then up to Baltimore to hit up some political celebrations for both MD Governor contestants. First,I must ask, how much is it a victory party when you "win" 42% to 56%? Yes, you're the one with the 37%. Some issue concerning voter discouragement robocalls arose from a message along the lines of;"take it easy tonight" Your candidate won so you don't have to go to the polls". All or nothing shot, isn't it? Four days after the election, (formerly) incumbent candidate Gov. Ehrlich's Rockville, MD campaign office stood deserted save for a large poster in the window and some furniture and yard signs.
*over an unofficial campaign to write-in Fenty the incumbent. Fenty, a pro-charter school, pro-business democrat won the DC Republican nomination but declined the offer.
So, we didn't lose many incumbents in our area:
Local congressional politicians in a feedback loop
Decades ago, a pro-government candidate won the vote of a constituency of government employees.
The government hasn't left the area. No reason to shake things up politically.
The candidate is still in office, but very powerful now because he (or she in Mikulski's case) has seniority.
When you've got seniority,you bring home bacon. This means bringing more government money and people to the area.
You wouldn't want to vote against bacon, would you?
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