O'Malley ahead of Ehrlich in latest poll (MD)...

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BaltimoreSun

O'Malley:  45%
Ehrlich:  39%
Undecided:  16%

Ehrlich:  44%
Duncan:  38%
Undecided:  18%

Democratic Primary-
Duncan:  25%
O'Malley:  45%
Undecided:  29%

"In January, the governor (Ehrlich) and mayor (O'Malley) were deadlocked, each getting the support of 40 percent of respondents, with 20 percent undecided."
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"The survey of 1,000 likely voters, conducted by telephone Monday through Wednesday, has a margin of error of 3.2 percentage points."

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Barring a major catasphore, I will be a Duncan supporter in the primary.

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Just out of curiosity, who does the Baltimore Sun polls? 

Or does the Baltimore Sun do them themselves.

I'll look into it.  So far I think they've been fairly accurate.  Ehrlich's drop from January can be contributed to a couple scandal's and an unsuccessful year w/ the general assembly.

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why, when O'Malley is apparentely the stronger candidate?

He's (Duncan) the best man for the job, IMO.  Im not a huge fan of O'Malley, anyway.

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Since I actually vote in the state, I can tell you that I will not vote for O'Malley.  Baltimore City is a sh**thole extraordinaire and he may be the most overrated mayor in the country.

He's done some good.  Development is going through the roof.  Everytime I drive through the city theres a new hotel or condominium or skyscraper going up.  Canton has really come along nice and other parts of the city are starting to make a turn for the better.

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and he may be the most overrated mayor in the country.

Speaking of being overrated.  A Time magazine article came out yesterday crowning O'Malley one of the top 5 big city mayors in the country. 

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I'm sorry to say that if O'Malley wins the primary, I'll be voting Ehrlich.

Ill take a look at Ehrlich... Realize he has no record to look at or run on...  Close my eyes and vote O'Malley.  You gotta' draw the line somewhere between keeping the Maryland democrats honest and flat out obstructionism.  Ehrlich has obviously leaned towards the latter.

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What the hell is so bad about O'Malley? I kinda like him, and I agree with his comments that some have called over-the-top.

Mayor O'Malley has'nt done much about crime, murders keep going up year after year, he can't decide on a police chief, billions are missing from the public school system and he has no idea where the money went, and  he may have a huge skeleton in his closet. 

Id prefer Duncan.  The only dirt the GOP has on Duncan is he comes from one of the richest counties in the country (if you call that dirt).  Other than that, he's squeaky clean.

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Bingo.

And Ehrlich has'nt @#$#$ up?  He recently "fired" the director of the Port of Baltimore, James White, who even conservatives agreed had been doing a hell of a job for over a decade.  Replacing him with a former professional ice skater.

(Fired is in quotes because he didnt directly fire him, but he did force him out of the job.  Mostly due to his political affiliation.)

Im not a huge O'Malley fan, but, if Duncan fails in the primary and O'Malley is the Democratic nominee.  I will be an Anybody-But-Ehrlich voter.