Drudge referred to Brown as "Obama Mini-me."
Shortly after midnight, Brown conceded a race that he lost despite the strong support of the state's Democratic establishment and visits to Maryland in the closing weeks of the campaign by President B.O., first lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton
...former Democratic president of the U.S. Bill was the second U.S. president to be impeached, the first to deny that oral sex was sex, the first to have difficulty with the definition of
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and
Hillary Rodham Clinton... sometimes described as the Smartest Woman in the World and at other times as Mrs. Bill, never as
Another John Jay...
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Brown was the nonentity lieutenant governor to Martin "One-man Economic Wrecking Crew" O'Malley, a former Baltimore mayor whose main accomplishment was to not be as bad as his predecessor. He has to ego to believe he's a contendah for president in '16.
Hogan's victory -- a repudiation of the eight-year tenure of Gov. Martin O'Malley
...Democratic governor of Maryland and aspiring presidential candidate, known locally as The One-Man Economic Wrecking Crew. O'Malley was elected to his second term driven by union support and near-Stalinesque vote margins in Baltimore city (82%) and Prince George's County (88%)...
(D) -- means that Annapolis will return to divided government for the first time since 2006. It remains to be seen how much Hogan and his running mate, Lt. Gov.-elect Boyd Rutherford, will be able to accomplish with a Democratic-controlled legislature. Their victory sent a strong message that Marylanders had grown weary of the tax increases enacted under O'Malley, which Hogan harped on throughout the campaign.
"Wow, what a historic night in Maryland," Hogan said to a screaming crowd at his victory party in Annapolis. "They said it couldn't be done here in Maryland. But together, we did it."
Hogan said he received "a very gracious call" from Brown, and he asked his supporters to give a round of applause to the lieutenant governor and to O'Malley. Instead, they chanted, "Larry! Larry! Larry!" Hogan also said he received a phone call from New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie (R), who visited Maryland four times on his behalf.