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In Md.'s 1st District, Rob Fisher runs as 'outsider' vs. Harris in GOP primary
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| Contributor | ArmyDem |
| Last Edited | ArmyDem Aug 19, 2010 11:51pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Aug 20, 2010 11:00pm |
| Description | By Ben Pershing
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, August 20, 2010
NORTH EAST, MD. -- Here on the banks of the Chesapeake Bay, Rob Fisher is testing uncharted waters: Can an "outsider" candidate beat an opponent who is better known, better funded and has the backing of much of his party establishment?
The answer will come Sept. 14, when primary voters choose between Fisher, the owner of a cyber-security firm, and state Sen. Andrew P. Harris, an anesthesiologist, for the Republican nomination in Maryland's 1st Congressional District. The winner will face freshman Rep. Frank M. Kratovil Jr., widely seen as one of the most vulnerable Democrats in the country.
Although he has never run for office, Fisher is making an electability argument: Harris narrowly lost to Kratovil in 2008, even though the district went for Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) by 19 points in the presidential race, so it's time to give another Republican a chance in a seat that represents the Eastern Shore plus portions of Anne Arundel County and the suburbs north of Baltimore.
"I am the only person who can beat Frank Kratovil," Fisher said in an interview last week.
Fisher's campaign is about his profile, not his platform. His first statement upon meeting potential voters is that he's a conservative Republican, his second that he's "not a career politician" -- an attempt to contrast himself with Harris, who has served in Annapolis for 12 years. |
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