04-04-2012, 12:57 PM
The Democratic hierarchy in Maryland cynically manipulated the legislative redistricting process to make the congressional Sixth District inhospitable to its longtime incumbent, Roscoe Bartlett ®, and hand it over to the state House Majority Leader, Rob Garagiola (D).
But the Democrats in the newly drawn Sixth refused to go along, and overwhelmingly voted for venture capitalist John Delaney instead. Good for them. I like the idea of voters choosing the pols instead of vice versa. I don't agree with Delaney on a lot of issues--he is pretty self-interested and his economics are a bit too free-markety for me--but I'm glad the Sixth chose someone who suits them better than Gov. O'Malley's handpicked candidate.
But the Democrats in the newly drawn Sixth refused to go along, and overwhelmingly voted for venture capitalist John Delaney instead. Good for them. I like the idea of voters choosing the pols instead of vice versa. I don't agree with Delaney on a lot of issues--he is pretty self-interested and his economics are a bit too free-markety for me--but I'm glad the Sixth chose someone who suits them better than Gov. O'Malley's handpicked candidate.