Who will face Barbara Mikulski?
Maryland’s senior senator is widely expected to win re-election in November, but the identity of her Republican opponent should be known by Tuesday night. As our colleague Ben Pershing writes: “Sen. Barbara Mikulski is expected to secure the Democratic nomination with ease against six opponents. On the Republican side, 11 candidates are jousting for the right to face the heavily favored Mikulski in the fall. Queen Anne’s County Commissioner Eric Wargotz is the best-funded and most visible GOP candidate, having aired a buzz-generating television ad comparing Mikulski to a dinosaur — ‘insidersaurus.’ Attorney Jim Rutledge has also stirred some enthusiasm for his campaign among conservative activists.” 2. What share of the vote will Brian Murphy get in the GOP primary for governor? As we wrote in the paper over the weekend: “Virtually no one outside [Brian] Murphy’s loyal band of aides gives him any chance of upsetting former governor Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. (R) on Tuesday. But guessing th
