July 1, 2008 - 4:59pm
Pa. governor to attend Victory ’08 Unity Fundraiser in Maryland
By Danny Reiter
Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell: Getty Images PhotoPennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) will be attending the Maryland Democratic Party’s Victory ’08 Unity Fundraiser, PolitickerMD.com has confirmed.
According to David Paulson, the state Democratic Party’s communication director, Rendell will “not be the only big name from out of state.” However, Paulson was not prepared to confirm who else this would include. Those “eggs haven’t hatched yet,” he told PolitickerMD.com.
He did confirm, however, that the following state Party leaders have committed to attend:
- Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Baltimore)
- Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown (D- Prince George’s County)
- Attorney General Doug Gansler (D)
- Comptroller Peter Franchot (D)
- U.S. Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Baltimore)
- U.S. Sen. Ben Cardin (D-Baltimore)
- U.S. Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Baltimore)
- U.S. Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Mechanicsville)
- U.S. Rep. John Sarbanes (D-Townson)
- U.S. Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (D- Baltimore County)
- U.S. Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Fort Washington)
- U.S. Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Kensington)
Paulson said the party expected about 1,000 attendees. Admission will be $50 per ticket and VIPs will pay $1,000 and up.
The fundraiser is to be held Wednesday, July 30.
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Really is a Unity event if
Really is a Unity event if we're bringing pseudo-republicans in from Pennsylvania.
Come on
I guess "why republicans in md fail" didn't read the May 14th Politicker article on Elijah Cummings cradling a man who had been mortally stabbed while they waited for the ambulance to arrive. Hardly a dirtbag...
well that sounds like a party with all those crooks..
i bet you could scream "HEY DIRTBAG" and every single one of those people listed above would turn around!
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