Now I don’t want to make too much of this since I am sure I have made my fair share of misspellings on this website. but then again, I do this as a hobby, not as a professional campaign worker. Here is the unedited text of an email the Maryland Democratic Party sent to me today (bold highlights are mine).

Maryland Republicans have some big plans this New Year’s Eve. They want to turn back time and party like it’s 2006.

I’m not kidding. We have watched all year how the GOP in Maryland and across the country has been the party of “no.” They have attempted to turn back the clock and recreate the past.

Maryland’s GOP wants the “good old days” when Erlich/Steele were in office; the days when Erlich/Steele raised more than $3 billion in hidden taxes, tolls and fees on Maryland families and raised state property taxes 57 percent.

Don’t let Republicans turn back the clock. Contribute $5, $10 or more by midnight December 31 to send Maryland Republicans a message that we’re not going back to the Bush/Ehrlich/Steele days.

I guess they have forgotten that Erlich/Steele cut funding for K-12 public education and increased college tuition by over 40 percent. Maybe they want to roll-back the progress we have made to make college more affordable.

Don’t let Republicans turn back the clock. Contribute $5, $10 or more by midnight December 31 to send Maryland Republicans a message that we’re not going back to the Bush/Ehrlich/Steele days.

Perhaps Republicans have forgotten that Maryland voters already rejected Erlich and asked for new management in 2006. Sure it was a bad year for Republicans after six years of George Bush, but he was the only incumbent governor of either party to lose re-election. Oh, and don’t forget – Michael Steele was roundly defeated by Senator Ben Cardin that same year. We all know why.

We won’t let them turn back the clock but we need your support. Because of your early generosity, we are already well on our way to our fundraising goal.

Contribute $5, $10 or more to help us raise $10,040 by midnight December 31. Help us meet our goal and put us over the top.

Maryland Democrats want to move forward not backwards! Your gift of $5, $10 or more will help us post strong fundraising numbers. Will you come through for us once more as we close the books on 2009? We’re counting on you!

Warm regards,

Susan W. Turnbull
Chair
Maryland Democratic Party

If you are the chairman of the Maryland Democratic Party, shouldn’t you make sure you at least proofread your emails to make sure you don’t look like a fool. Or maybe they misspelled his name on purpose….