The Baltimore Sun reports that Perez announced his support for Stu Simms at an event in Montgomery County. The report also said that Simms has been trailing in the polls. Doug Gansler's campaign has been buoyed by support from the editorial boards of the Post and the Gazette. His spending advantage has allowed him to run television advertisements. See also this report in the Washington Post which says that Montgomery Sheriff Raymond Kight is now backing Gansler since Perez has been forced out by the recent court decision.