Maryland: Question 2

Gov. Martin O'Malley's (D-Baltimore) approval ratings during his first two years in office are slightly lower than former Gov. Bob Ehrlich's (R-Baltimore) approval ratings were during his last term in office, according to a new poll conducted by Taylor Nelson Sofres plc for The Washington Post.

Proponents of November's controversial slots referendum hold a 20 percent advantage over their opponents, according to the pro-slots organization For Maryland For Our Future.

Voters will decide in November if the state constitution should be amended to allow up to 15,000 slot machines at five different locations across the state. A poll paid for by For Maryland For Our Future, and conducted by the Garin Hart Yang Research Group, shows 58 percent of Maryland voters in favor of passing Question 2, 38 percent against it and 4 percent undecided about the ballot initiative.

[img_assist|nid=3946|title=|desc=State Sen. Janet Greenip|link=none|align=left|width=180|height=250]GRASONVILLE -- Question 2, the ballot referendum which would allow slot machines along Maryland's I-95 corridor, took center stage at the Queen Anne's County NAACP forum on Saturday.

State Sen. Janet Greenip (R-Crofton) argued against slot machines, saying they will cause addiction and won't generate nearly as much money as people expect.