History shows it's tough for a lieutenant governor to win the top spot.
Maryland GOP officials are talking up a Morella-Gilchrest ticket, and the two are doing nothing to deny the possibility. Gilchrest also gave a non-denial. You realize what you can do as an elected official . . . While most in the GOP are expecting U.S. Rep. Robert Ehrlich, R-Timonium, to carry the party's torch next year, Ehrlich has said he won't announce his intentions until late spring or early summer. That's too late, say some Republicans, who are worried Ehrlich may decide not to run, leaving little time for another candidate to gather support.