Former Gov. Bob Ehrlich (R-MD), who was defeated for re-election in 2006, has easily won his Republican primary tonight, for his rematch bid against Dem Gov. Martin O’Malley. And in the process, he proved that a Sarah Palin endorsement isn’t everything.
With only 1% of precincts reporting, the establishment-back Ehrlich leads Tea Partier and businessman Brian Murphy by a whopping 82%-18%, and he has been projected the winner by the Associated Press.
Fun fact: In early August, Sarah Palin endorsed Murphy. So this shows that while a Palin endorsement is certainly a good thing for a candidate in a Republican primary, and could potentially provide some boost, it cannot create victory from nothing.
