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James
H. "Jack" Pollack was a Baltimore democrat kingmaker well into
the
1960s. Best known for an ability to bribe judges and get them
elected,
he was much admired, I'm not kidding. One of his favorite
ploys was
this.
Let's say a Pollack democrat named Carl Bacharach faced a strong
challenge from a man named Harry C. Jones. Pollack would
find men
named Harry R. Jones, Harry T. Jones. and Harry Q. Jones and put
them
on the ballot.
This year, Senate democrat incumbent Ben Cardin faces sharp competition
from
Dan Bongino. Then this summer, I mean June-July, television
ads began for complete unknown "Independent,"
Rob Sobhani.
We're talking blanket $$$ television,
which continue yet.
My first thought was of Jack Pollack. He's dead,
but Maryland carries on the tradition. Does Sobhani
have a chance to win? No. But he will definitely dilute the
Bongino
vote. Yesterday I found this in the local rag, and I reproduce it
for
the record. Sobani may just be someone with more money than brains, but the whole
thing stinks of Jack Pollack-tics.
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 Out of
nowhere, Rob Sobhani, is running for U.S. Senate as an Independent,
with a claim that Republicans and Democrats can’t work together.
Here’s a guy that no one knows and all of sudden TV ads
and highway signs everywhere. Why is Sobhani running? Reviewing what’s
available, one does not get an answer, but a lot more questions.
I learned that he has no real followers. His signature
process to get on the ballot has been questioned for its validity. He
says he “hit the jackpot.” He consults with oil interests in the Middle
East and has written a book extolling the king of Saudi Arabia. He
likes to emphasize that he was born in Kansas. I learned that he ran
for Congress twice as a Republican and finished badly in each primary.
He claims he will bring in $5.5 billion in investment in Maryland
during his first term as senator or he won’t run again. He has spent
over $4 million in about two months. Those are the facts.
So, we have a candidate who sounds like a Democrat big
spender, has failed as a Republican, and who nobody knows. We have an
ex-professor, self-proclaimed Middle East expert, who claims he “hit
the jackpot” and who says he can bring $5.5 billion to Maryland without
taxes?
Maryland voters need to connect the dots. No known
political support, Middle East ties, “jackpot,” $4 million spending in
two months. Is a successful businessman really spending his own money
on a 1,000 to 1 chance to win? Maryland voters deserve to know what is
the real purpose of Sobhani’s candidacy for Senate.
DAVID M. ZWALD
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