I encourage you to attend an event or visit a booth Mr Bongino has at a fair this summer. You really need to speak with him and ask him questions in order to understand who he is and where he stands on issues that are important to you.
I do promise you will be glad you did! I spoke with him at a fair where he had a booth and I am glad I did, he is very impressive!

I'm surprised that Maria Pycha didn't disclose that she is Baltimore County Coordinator for Dan Bongino. Your statement that you met him at the fair was very misleading.

I did not intend to mislead anyone! I did indeed meet him at a fair! It was the Maryland State Fair last year!! I was so impressed with Mr. Bongino that I ask him if I could volunteer and I am indeed his Baltimore County Coordinator. I do not get paid, I do it because I believe in Dan Bongino!! So as you can see I was 110% honest!

Poverty is currently spiraling out of control... under current leadership...change is good for a while....we need more Independents in office in order that balance may begin to be achieved...

As for me and my husband.......we will vote for Dan!! He is a breath of fresh air!!!!!!

All of the entitlements that you just mentioned have to be paid for by someone - that will include you! Nothing is free, and the Affordable Care Act robs Medicare, raises taxes on the middle class, and the donut hole you refer to? My husband's medicare deduction has doubled to pay for the costs of those prescription drugs. You are wrong, and foolish to believe that anything about Obamacare is good.

Maryland voters love those puppies and unicorns!

You're wrong, Matt.

I am sorry to inform you but i agree that u are wrong. Dan Bongino will win in November he has my full support

And look where those deals have gotten our nation- on its knees and in debt over its head. Cardin can't even do his own tweets because he's so old and out of touch. *Retire him*

Or perhaps, Ohai, he's not writing his own tweets because he's too busy doing the actual job voters elected him to do! (Seriously, you need to rethink your voting criteria if whether someone writes their own tweets is even a minor consideration!)

Yes Dawn, the 70 year old man is too busy bankrupting our nation to be bothered with writing his own tweets on one of the newfangled smart phones that those young wippersnappers use.

I would like to know what legislation Cardin supported that led to the current problems of our economy. Before I make a decision, what specific political behaviors of Cardin (directly or indirectly) created problems for our country?

I think that's part of the problem with political debates. Everyone wants to throw down that X-Politician is the cause of Y-Problem, but no one provides proof. They just say they did so, often because of their own perceived labels. "He's a Democrat, so he's part of a progressive conspiracy responsible for the downfall of this country!" or "He's a Republican, so he's only there to let the corporations run the country!"

Before I decide my vote, I would like to know ~what~ specific actions an incumbent has done to create or exacerbate social and economic conditions.

Brook- the short answer is that Cardin supports all the policies that got us here. He votes with his party 97% of the time, and with the rest of congress 98% of the time (http://projects.washingtonpost.com/congress/members/c000141). He voted for the stimulus and for TARP. He is not at all skeptical of government involvement. He wants more, more, more. If you think our econcomy has done well over the past four years, then you should definetly vote for Cardin. Enjoy the default on the national debt.

What I want to know is WHAT policies. Saying "all the policies that got us here" is unspecific and cannot be researched. Voting with his party and the rest of Congress does not indicate what cause(s) for the recession were supported by Cardin.

You mention two things: the Stimulus and TARP. I admit I am not an economist, so I wade through nonsense to try and understand their current effects. We can speculate all we want on the future, but we can only go by effects since their institution.

From what I can put together, ignoring biased media and trying to use fact-checking and peer-reviewed analyses, the Stimulus has not done as well as hoped. However, it has not made things worse and ~has~ helped... at least a bit. Whether this help is temporary, or can lead to a worst bubble, is all speculation. I'm going by hard-lined facts on what HAS occurred... and so far it has not been a bust.

TARP is even more unknown to me. From what I can tell it was a good idea that was poorly implemented and regulated. I compare it to handing a bum on the street $100 (instead of the usual $1) and then hoping he'll do something good with it... then getting upset when he buys liquor. Still, just because someone liked a good idea that went bad doesn't mean the person is malevolent.

So, with those two programs, neither is enough to make me say, "This guy ruined the country". Do you have any other specific votes that have had a proven negative effect on the country?

Please note that this is an honest question from someone who is looking at the issues... not the party. I want honest, reliable, valid, and supported answers before I choose.

OMG. Brook, it's not my job to inform you bro.

Fallacy, Ohai. You make a claim, it is your job to provide evidence of that claim.

I am a concerned voter who is researching the two candidates.

I cannot check Bongino's voter record, because he has not held office... I can only check the stances he claims on his website (the majority of which I like).

I ~can~ check Cardin's voter record as he is the incumbent. So far I have found no evidence of anything he voted for contributing to the recession of the US economy.

Therefore, I would like evidence (from either side) if any of these candidates has behaved in a manner that has lead to the negative sociopolitical situations we are now facing.

Brook- ask yourself this: Did congress contribute to our poor economy? If the answer is yes, know that the fact is Cardin voted with congress 98% of the time. If you think the answer is no, then vote for Cardin and get your free puppies and unicorns.

Ohai, you lose all credibility when you resort to terms like "puppies and unicorns" or "drink the kool-aid". I had a serious question about Cardin's record, one that has basically been relegated to "he's just like Congress/Democrats/Liberals/etc. and thus responsible for everything".

If you can't give a serious answer, then I'll ask someone else to please provide evidence of Cardin's record and how it has caused the recession.

Answers his mail......oh really???? I have written him several times and made numerous phone calls always to be sent a stock form letter that never answers my questions and usually doesn't pertain to the topic I addressed in my inquires. I don't want a Senator to go to Congress to play 21 or the Roulette tables, I want someone who understands why the country is hurting and how to solve problems. With all due respect, Ben is the problem. Ben was elected to public office 45 years ago as soon as he graduated from college and the only reason he was elected was because of his old man's name recognition (think Eric Sarbanes). The man has never held down a real job in his life. All he knows how to govern is "to wheel and deal" my tax dollars into a toilet. No thank you......I'll take Dan Bongino!!! He is a man who has a small business and knows what a budget means. Your friend Ben hasn't got a clue.