The Question 7 Dilemma

Maryland is a heavily Democratic state.  In an election year, that's both good and bad.  It's good because the Republicans realize that spending money on political advertising on any state-wide race would be a waste of money.  That means that the Democrats don't have to spend any money, either.  So, unlike battleground states like Ohio and Virginia, we see almost no political ads for either Romney or Obama.  Seems like a good thing, right?  Unfortunately, not.  You see, with all that ad space available, there's unlimited TV time available for ballot issues specific to the state.

This year, the big issue in Maryland is Question 7.  Right now, commercial gambling in Maryland is limited to slot machines.  Question 7 asks Maryland voters to decide if they want commercial gambling in the state to expand to include table games.

I'm not going to give you my opinion on Question 7.  That's not really important.  Plus, you probably don't really care what I think.  I'm sure that you're much more interested in the opinion of former Baltimore Ravens tackle Jonathan Ogden.  Apparently, that's what the proponents of Question 7 think since that's who they're using in the latest ad campaign in support of the measure.  That's right, the same Jonathan Ogden who's previous television commercial campaign can be seen below:

Aren't local politics great?