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STUDIO.
DAVID.
ONE POLITICAL ANALYST THINKS
THAT SHE HAS A SHOT, BUT ONLY IF
SHE COMES ACROSS AS A MODERATE.
RUNNING AGAINST THE RECORD IS
RISKY BECAUSE SHE IS SO POPULAR.
SHE DID NOT UTTER A SYLLABLE
ABOUT THE RECORD AND INSTEAD SHE
RALLIED AGAINST THE CULTURE OF
BUSINESS AS USUAL IN WASHINGTON.
SHE'S WITTY AND PERSONABLE,HER
BLUE COLLAR ROOTS AND VALUES
RESONATE WITH HER BALTIMORE &
HARFORD COUNTY CONSTITUANTS.
ALMOST 36 YEARS AGO MY
HUSBAND MARK AND I ELOPED.
WE HAD $5 IN OUR POCKET, MINIMUM
WAGE JOBS AND NO CAR.
I THINK WE BELIEVED THE BEATLES
ALL YOU NEED IS LOVE.
BUT KATHY SZELIGA IS ALSO A
CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN SEEKING
TO FILL A SEAT BEING VACATED BY
A BARBARA MIKULSKI, A BELOVED
LIBERAL DEMOCRAT.
CAN A REPUBLICAN WIN IN A
BLUE STATE LIKE MARILYN?
THERE'S STILL A POSSIBILITY.
PEOPLE ARE LOOKING FOR NEW
REPRESENTATION.
THEY ARE NOT LOOKING FOR CAREER
POLITICIANS, BUSINESS AS USUAL.
I HAVE AN OPTIMISM FOR MARYLAND
THAT THEY KNOW THAT IT'S TIME
FOR NEW FACES AND NEW VOICES.
THERE'S NEARLY UNIVERSAL
AGREEMENT THAT, MIKULSKI'S SHOES
WILL BE HARD TO FILL.
WHAT ARE SOME OF THOSE
CHALLENGES?
IF YOU LOOK AT THE SENATE
REPRESENTATION RIGHT NOW,
BARBARA MIKULSKI IS SOMEONE WHO
IS SEEN AS A PROGRESSIVE LIBERAL
VOICE, SOME ONE WHO HAS BEEN A
CHAMPION FOR BALTIMORE.
SO THAT IS NOT A RECORD THAT YOU
WANT TO RUN AGAINST.
I DON'T SEE THAT PEOPLE WANT TO
MAKE A SHIFT IN MARYLAND AGAINST
THAT TYPE OF REPRESENTATION AND
THE CURRENT CANDIDATES ON THE
DEMOCRATIC SIDE ARE LOOKING TO
CONTINUE THAT LEGACY.
SZELIGA PLANS TO FOCUS ON
THREE AREAS, IMPROVING OUR
QUALITY OF LIFE, BEEFING UP
HOMELAND AND LOCAL SECURITY AND
IMPROVING EDUCATION WITH AN
EMPHASIS ON VOCATIONAL TRAINING.
SHE WOULD HAVE TO BE SEEN AS
A MODERATE.
WE NEED PEOPLE WHO AREN'T
CAREER POLITICIANS.
PEOPLE WHO BRING A BACKGROUND OF
BUSINESS AND CITIZEN COMMUNITY
INVOLVEMENT TO THE TABLE.
GOODNESS KNOWS WE CAN'T DO ANY
WORSE THAN THE GANG RUNNING
THINGS NOW, CAN WE?
SHE IS CONSIDERED THE GOP'S MOST
PROMINENT CONTENDER FOR THE SEA.
SHE IS THE HIGHEST RANKING
REPUBLICAN WOMEN IN THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY AND IF SHE WAS THE
SENATE RACE, SHE STILL KEEPS HER
DELEGATE SEAT.