Simms is finished. Vote for Perez. We don't need an Attorney General looking to the job as a perfunctory stepping stone to "bigger and better things." *Ahem* Gansler *Ahem*. Perez is the real progressive, hard-working kind of guy we need.

Simms' campaign in Montgomery and PG has consisted of posting illegal signs in the rights of way and on the lawns of homeowners whereever he sees another sign without even asking permission of the homeowner. Is this what they teach at Harvard Law School? You can always tell him, but you can't tell him much. How can he give legal opinions when he can't even obey the law?

I'd love to vote for an underdog, but the "Issues" link on his site has NO CONTENT! I hope they fix that, so I can feel I've at least fairly considered voting for him.

Oops, his=Simms

Simms signs are in the illegal right-of-way in Anne Arundel County as well, clumped in groups of 4 or 5. Frankly, I consider this endorsement the kiss of death.

Illegal signs? No problem. Simms can always claim that as Attorney General he knows where crime is.

I considered supporting Perez, but he is a one-term county council member who has not really done anything of real significance on the council. Why couldn't he have waited to run for County Exec next time!

At least Gansler and Simms are managing, or have managed, prosecuting offices.

Plus, Perez has started a push poll in Montgomery County against Gansler and we really don't need that kind of candidate. We already have Silverman for those kinds of tactics.

What is a 'push poll'?

they're all three one in the same and none can beat Scott Rolle anyway. I mean, seriously, Curran is so pathetic, a total pawn to O'Malley and the Legislative leadership, he really seems to be losing any objective sense of the law - he fights his own governor all the time when he is tasked to represent the Governor's position. Does anyone think that Gansler, Simms or Perez would take their constitutional duties any more seriously?

A push poll is when you ask the respondents questions under the guise of gathering information, but the form of your questions are very negative towards your opponent. The goal of the "push poll" is to malign your opponent not gather data, but it is done under the guise of a poll so therefore the proponent of the poll takes no heat for going negative.

It is very under-handed - hardly what you want for an Attorney General or County Executive.

OK Folks Perez has run offices with 600 and 200 atorneys while an Assistant Attorney General with DOJ and also while running the Civil Rights division for HHS. Perez runs rings around Gansler intellectually and he is a commited progressive. His achievements on the council were incredible for one term which is why the bulk of his colleauges support him. Go back over the headlines and you will see someone who can get stuff done.
He is a commited progressive with a strong moral center. He works well with others
and has created coaltions from different parties to achieve common goals. You want someone who will work hard for everyone in Maryland then vote Perez.

www.ifweelectike.com

More smoke and mirros from Perez-staffer Takomaboy:

1. Lie: "Perez has run offices with 600 and 200 attorneys while an Assistant Attorney General with DOJ and also while running the Civil Rights division for HHS."

Truth: Perez was not an assistant attorney general; he was a deputy assistant attorney general (see Perez website). As such, he had no supervisory authority over the lawyers in that section. There are not 200 lawyers in the Office for Civil Rights in DHS. It is simply untrue.

2. Lie: "His achievements on the council were incredible for one term which is why the bulk of his colleauges support him. Go back over the headlines and you will see someone who can get stuff done."

Truth: The Montgomery Gazette stated specifically that Perez has had no achievement of consequence on the council and Takomaboy can't name one piece of legislation that Perez drafted, sponsored and pushed through to passage. Not one of any significance. Can't name it, because it does not exist. Also, a majority of the council has NOT endorsed him. There are no such endorsements listed on his website because they do not exist. It is a lie.

More truth: he is the first candidate to go negative (with a push poll) and he has no significant managerial experience to speak of.

As a council-member, he manages a staff of one.

Seems like Miller and Hoyer have found a black man they deem "acceptable" in Simms. Reason enough for me to vote elsewhere. Miller and Hoyer disgust me.

Tom Perez is no progressive. A progressive wants to enlarge the franchise. Yet Perez voted last week to exclude a Montgomery County Charter amendment from the ballot. This initiative has been found to have sufficient valid signatures by the Montgomery County Board of Elections to go on the November ballot and is quite similar to questions on the Montgomery ballot in l994, l996, and l998. The l994 one received 49.8% of the vote. Yet Perez voted to keep it off the ballot. He is not interested in hearing what the voters have to say unless they repeat what he tells them. He would be a disaster as Attorney General. He'd be more like an Attorney PFC!

Personally, I like Stu Simms, and I know Gansler and Perez well.

I've seen some nasty things on these blogs, and very little discussion of issues and experience. But I guess that goes with the territory.

I'm voting Simms--that is an easy choice.

And I think he wins.

Ms. Jordan: Look what I found on YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stDquf7rzFQ

I have occasionally searched for ads for other MD candidates, but this is the first I've found.

Doug Gansler knocked on my door this afternoon and frankly, I was really surprised and impressed. I've seen Stu Simms' signs around but only in illegal places. And who the hell is Tom Perez?

It seems to me that Simms and Perez aren't running a truly "statewide" campaign that Gansler is. They obviously don't understand that my vote counts just as much as those in Baltimore or Prince George's County.

Hoyer, Miller, and Lierman waited until Simms was broke before they 'offered their support'. They did try to push Duncan out of the race. They told Martin to wait unti 06. They're the real good ole boys--nice to see the Post caught onto that much.

Gansler, gee let's waste $3 million or whatever amount retrying the sniper case as if the outcome hadn't been determines (thanks for wasting my taxpayer money Doug).

Perez, well if Curran wasn't liberal enough for you why not try to move left of left.

Simms, brought out of oblivion by Duncan who returned to oblivion...arguably the most qualified of Dem candidates.

I've got my money hedged on Rolle. I had a chance to chat with him the other day and he's got it together. He also understands the concerns of both Baltimore and Montgomery County--not just Baltimore or Montgomery-centric as the other candidates appear to be.

I saw Perez at a Democratic Club dinner in St. Mary's County earlier this year, and he really impressed me as being very intelligent and genuine.

As for endorsements, I like the fact that he's been endorsed by the state teachers union, the Sierra Club, NOW, the AFL-CIO, SEIU, the law enforcement folks in Montgomery County, and Progressive Maryland. And the big thing for me was hearing that Steve Sachs and Harry Hughes have endorsed him. This guy seems like the real deal -- and he's got my vote.

I like Simms -- seems like a decent, well-qualified guy. But he also seems too much a part of the typical establishment to me -- and that was just underscored by Miller and Hoyer pushing him.

Silver Spring Resident repeatedly accuses takomaboy of being a liar. As one example he asserts baldly that "There are not 200 lawyers in the Office for Civil Rights in DHS [presumably this was supposed to be HHS]. It is simply untrue."

Silver Spring gives no authority to support his statement. I guess we are just supposed to believe it because he says so.

I do not know whether it's true either. But I did bother to do some actual looking. President Bush's budget Fiscal Year 2007 budget request for HHS OCR (the Web site for which is at the bottom of this post) says at page 13 that the office has "259 FTE" (or full-time employees). Now, I'm sure they're not all lawyers, but I'm guessing a lot are, and regardless does it matter whether Perez oversaw 200 lawyers or 200 lawyers and non-lawyers? The point is Silver Spring was wrong about this, so who knows what else he's wrong about? For example, I no longer believe anything he said about a push poll. Where's the evidence? Next time, don't just smear. Talk facts.

http://www.hhs.gov/ocr/CJFinal30Jan06.pdf

Hey Silver Spring Boy = Get Back to Work! Just kidding lets hug it out! See know don't you see these things are a waste of time!

"The check is in the mail, Stu" That is the funniest thing I've read in a while. Look at the facts--Miller said months ago he would support Stu Simms. For two months, no check has come. But now that the "Party Bosses" realize that they're going to have another all white ticket, Miller pays lip service to Simms and the African American community all over again. Hey, Mike Miller, Put your money where your mouth is and get out of that mansion in Chesapeake Beach and look around once in a while. Mike MIller needs to go.

I'm a Perez fan, but Gansler wins this one walking away.

Fun to be among the 50 people who read this blog and pretend there's any chance that Perez or Simms can win (25 of the readers are Perez mouthpieces).

Give me a break. Gansler going to crush everyone. Double-digits. He's the only Democrat with statewide appeal; he'll win going away in MoCo, PG, and Baltimore County, as well as every other county in the State.

The Perez people think this is the Lamont campaign with their silly pseudo-posts. Perez is going to get 10% at the most.

Hey Gansler Wins,

You may be right, but I think it hurts Ganlser when the best thing you can say about him is that he is going to win.

The truth is he has the broadest appeal because he has the best experience and best plan for the office. Stu Simms is a terrific guy, but check out today's Baltimore Sun - he does not want to do anything with the job other than be a caretaker. As for Perez, another really smart guy, but he really is a legislator - he just does not have the experience for the job. Also, his plans don't fit the job description.

So, Gansler may win b/c of money and state-wide operation, but he is also right on the issues.

Good point, IWFG. The reason Gansler is going to win is because he's the best for the job. The more people see of him the more they like. I live in Baltimore and it's incredible how his name recognition and favorability is skyrocketing among people I know. This is not just because of the ads, but because people like what they're seeing in the ads -- emphasis on environmental enforcement, gang problem, record of actual accomplishments (as opposed to noble losing battles, TP). He's going to be a great Attorney General.

I'm so glad the Post didn't endorse Perez. His support of the effort the keep that tax question off the ballot in Montgomery County did it for me. Does Gansler ever go door to door when there is no reporter with him?