"The Wire" is filmed in Baltimore. It's about a boyishly handsome, ambitious man who's running for mayor. Kinda sounds like the boyishly handsome, ambitious Baltimore mayor who's running -- against Ehrlich -- for governor....
At any rate, appearing on an acclaimed show probably won't hurt Ehlrich at the polls. But the thought of the public voting for someone just because they liked him as an actor is preposterous, right?