Brian Murphy a wild card in battle vs. Robert Ehrlich in Md.
Sarah Palin put long-shot Maryland gubernatorial hopeful Brian Murphy on the map with her unexpected endorsement last month. But it will be people like Rey Aldridge who determine his destination in Tuesday’s Republican primary.
Aldridge, the manager of a family-owned diner in Anne Arundel County, where business has waned during the recession, waited patiently on a recent morning for the conservative 33-year business investor to drop by.
“I think I’m going to vote for him,” said Aldridge, who had never laid eyes on Murphy before but allowed his campaign to put an oversize sign on her well-traveled intersection a few weeks ago. “We need a breath of fresh air, and he’s saying all the right things.”
Virtually no one outside Murphy’s loyal band of aides gives him any chance of upsetting former governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) on Tuesday. But guessing the share of voters who will join Aldridge in supporting a political novice has become somewhat of a parlor game among Maryland political insiders.
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