These straw polls are useless exercises, but it doesn't surprise me that Duncan's campaign is making a big deal out of it.

They should change the name of the Duncan bus to "Think Dumber Express."

Hey Duncan 4 Doug Catcher.... I mean Developer Doug..... I mean Quid MoCo....

For all your faults, and there are many, you are great at staying on message.

Keep up the great work!

Has Duncan picked a running mate yet? I think it was only six moneths ago when his brilliant campaign manager said he was down to a shortlist of three. What's taking so long?

that quote from the Duncan campaign doesn't seem truthful. If they only had five seats available then why did they blast email a listserv? You mean to tell me that the Duncan campaign doesn't have five supporters in all of Western Maryland to sit on a bus with them?

Think Kickback, the Duncan campaign has had to resort to paying people to attend this silly event because his support in Western Maryland is very weak . . . that's the answer you were looking for, right?

Also, Duncan has a very bad temper problem and from what I hear from a friend who works at Duncan campaign headquarters, he's been losing his temper quite a bit lately.

Not many people want to be around a 400 pound man who is losing his temper . . . it's not a pretty sight.

Maybe Duncan should have had a contest. If you showed up at the Western Maryland event, you would have automatically qualified to be on his short list for Lt. Governor.

Seems that would be the only way Duncan is ever going to find anybody willing to run with him at this point....

Pretty soon, we'll hear that a Baltimore Sun reporter witnessed first-hand Duncan's red-hot temper in all its glory.

This is the untold story of this campaign . . .

Sooner or later, Duncan's violent temper will be exposed by the Sun, but of course not by the Post.

Why?

Because the Post is in love with Duncan and the Post's official editorial policy is seen by its reporters as the holy grail of how to treat Duncan in all of its campaign coverage.

I've been begging my friend who works in Duncan campaign headquarters to shoot video of Duncan with his almost daily tirades, but so far, no go.

I worked for Montgomery County and I never saw him with a temper or ever heard any stories about him having a temper. He always seemed very even-mannered and professional.
I wonder if this is like asking someone if they beat their spouse. Once the story gets stated, people believe it even if it isn't true and the person is tainted. Who does this kind of stuff help?

I will agree, not many people have seen Duncan's red-hot temper and lived to tell the story.

His temper was always there, it's just that he enjoyed so much support from The Washington Post, that he was usually happy because he was always getting his way with the news media.

But during the last several months, as his campaign for governor has been stuck in the mud, he has increasingly displayed his violent temper in the presence of his campaign staff.

Believe me, when a 400 pound angry man is yelling at you, you'll never forget it -- Duncan's red-hot temper is yet another reason why he'll lose this race and my god, I'd hate to be in the room when Duncan has officially lost the primary -- that would be scary.

Hi again-

Gee I missed all your rhetoric Duncan'sHotTemper.. I think Doug Duncan is a great guy- nice, kind, smart, statemanlike and the next Governor of Maryland..

Thanks- Yay Doug!!

Hi Veronica, I mean Jody Couser . . .

What kind of cool aid are they serving over at Duncan headquarters, gee . . .

Your boss is a bully and yes, he has a very hot temper.

Remember to wear a football helmet to the office around election day because I hear Duncan is throwing chairs.

I am still deciding who gets my vote, but I will say that people for and against Duncan on this chat have done nothing to sway me. It's obvious that some of you are involved in the respective campaigns, so why don't you tell those of us who haven't already decided the merits of your candidate instead of ranting about an angry 400lb man and then responding with *gee* he's so nice and he'll win. Whatever happened to substantive debate? Name calling, finger pointing, and whispher campaigns are for Republicans.

Hey. Now that four days have passed since this first straw poll, I guess it's time for someone to finally ask...

Um, who won?

The Post seems to be missing the story (as usual) on the viability of O'Malley or Duncan vs. Ehrlich.

Ehrlich is literally sitting on a gold mine of campaign cash and the only candidate who is Democrat who has even a snowball of a chance from a monetary standpoint of competing with Ehrlich is O'Malley.

Duncan has no money, has a hot temper, and sends out a barrage of frivolous press releases that most reporters (except for The Washington Post) care about.

Duncan, do us Democrats all a favor and drop out of the race . . . maybe the Post will give you a job in their editorial department, who knows.

The straw poll is this Saturday...still time to cast your vote

Duncan'sHotTemper,

I'm no fan of Doug, but come on, tell us all - are you just a volunteer or a paid employee of the O'Malley campaign?

The byproducts of my dog's dinner meal are more enlightening then your pathetic, sophomoric and immature responses on this blog. Keep repeating the lies my friend!

The results of straw poll are in. O'Malley108, Duncan 52.