Maryland is historically one of the closest states in presidential elections. Three times since 1900 the presidential margin there has been less than 2%. In 1904, Theodore Roosevelt carried the state only 51 votes ahead of Alton B. Parker; in 1908, William Howard Taft got just 605 more votes than William Jennings Bryan; in 1948, Tom Dewey squeaked past Harry Truman 294,814 to 286,521.
This year Maryland is running close again, and the decision may lie with Insurance Broker Jack Pollack, Democratic boss of Baltimore's fourth state legislative district. Pollack consistently delivers 25,000 votes, mostly from the fourth district, where...
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