Harris, Romney reveal new campaign slogan

By Danny Reiter, PolitickerMD.com Reporter

The campaign's new motto - "Freedom, Opportunity, Change" - was revealed at the campaign's Friday fundraiser featuring former Gov. Mitt Romney (R-Mass.).

"People are simply tired of the way business is being done in Washington," Harris told reporters before his luncheon at the Center Club. "Sixteen months ago almost to the day I decided to run for Congress to change the way business is done in Washington."

Standing by Harris' side was Romney, whose record as governor received praise from the state Senator from Cockeysville.

"Governor Romney obviously had to work across party lines. As a Republican from Massachusetts he understands what that means to Maryland," said Harris.

Romney said the only way to make progress on the local and federal level was to be willing to find common ground.

"That doesn't mean you compromise your principles," said the former 2008 presidential contender. "It means that you find ways to work with the principles of the opposition party to do what's best for the people."

Harris agreed. "Working across party lines does not mean compromising your basic principles," he said.

Included in the campaign's new slogan was the buzzword "change."

"People want to see a difference in the way business is done in Washington," Harris campaign manager Chris Meekins told PolitickerMD.com.

Meekins said endorsements from House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Mechanicsville), Gov. Martin O'Malley (D-Baltimore) and U.S. Rep. Wayne Gilchrest (R) prove Kratovil's "kind of more of the same."

Harris and Romney did more than talk about reaching across party lines. The Harris campaign invited former Gov. Marvin Mandel (D-Baltimore) to the reception. Mandel has been a supporter of Harris for a few years according to Meekins.

Kratovil (D-Stevensville) and Harris (R-Cockeysville) are currently competing for Maryland's 1st Congressional District seat. The 1st District includes 12 of the 23 counties in the state, which encompasses all of the Eastern Shore and portions of Harford, Anne Arundel and Baltimore counties.

The Kratovil-Harris race is ranked the 51st most competitive U.S. House race in the nation on Politicker.com's Pindell Report. Politicker.com Managing Editor James Pindell lists the race as "Leans Republican."

Tickets to the fundraiser were priced at $1,000 a plate and $75,000 was added to the campaign's war chest as a result of the event, according to Meekins.

Danny Reiter is a PolitickerMD.com Reporter and can be reached via email at noreply@politicker.com.

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