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The Neighbors Come for Dinner and Make It Pay
Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. greets supporters at the North Bethesda fundraiser featuring Laura Bush. Ehrlich aides said the event raised more than $250,000 toward what is expected to be his $20 million campaign for reelection.
(By Chris Gardner -- Associated Press)
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"It's nice to have very friendly neighbors," she told the Ehrlich crowd.
She said the president refers to Ehrlich as "Maryland's live wire," and she touched on issues likely to dominate his reelection campaign, including the recent news of a $1 billion budget surplus and his efforts to restore the Chesapeake Bay.
Democrats expect Ehrlich to raise more than $20 million before the 2006 race is over, and his potential rivals have tried to show that they can compete.
Montgomery County Executive Douglas M. Duncan (D) said he collected $500,000 in April at a fundraiser in his home county.
Baltimore Mayor Martin O'Malley (D) said he netted more than $2 million at an event last month at his city's downtown football stadium.
With almost 16 months remaining in the Maryland race, it appears on track to be the most expensive in state history.
John C. Reith, Ehrlich's finance director, said the White House had offered the first lady for the fundraiser.
"The White House," he said, "was very generous."
Staff writers Carol Morello and Matthew Mosk contributed to this report.
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