
Rob Sobhani (center), an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Maryland, talks with Brian Phipps (right) of Arnold, Md., along the downtown harbor in Annapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Independent Rob Sobhani, greeting Donna Walsh in Annapolis, and Republican Dan Bongino are confident of an upset in the race against Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, though the Democrat has a healthy lead in polls. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Rob Sobhani (right), an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Maryland, greets Elinor and Hal Ozkaptan (center) along the downtown harbor in Annapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Rob Sobhani (center), an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Maryland, poses for a cellphone photo with Brian Phipps (left) of Arnold, Md., as Mr. Sobhani greets voters along the downtown harbor in Annapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Tony Teano (left) of the Anne Arundel Community College internship office talks with independent U.S. Senate candidate Rob Sobhani at a jobs fair at the college, in Arnold, Md., on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Rob Sobhani (center), an independent candidate for U.S. Senate from Maryland, talks with Brian Phipps (right) of Arnold, Md., along the downtown harbor in Annapolis on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2012. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Independent Rob Sobhani, greeting Donna Walsh in Annapolis, and Republican Dan Bongino are confident of an upset in the race against Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, though the Democrat has a healthy lead in polls. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Independent Rob Sobhani, greeting Donna Walsh in Annapolis, and Republican Dan Bongino are confident of an upset in the race against Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, though the Democrat has a healthy lead in polls. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)

Independent Rob Sobhani, greeting Donna Walsh in Annapolis, and Republican Dan Bongino are confident of an upset in the race against Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin, though the Democrat has a healthy lead in polls. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)