The Democratic candidates for governor brought members of Maryland?s business community surprising news at a luncheon forum Tuesday: Gov. Robert Ehrlich, the stridently pro-business Republican incumbent, is actually bad for business and gives bad advice to business leaders.

Montgomery County Executive Doug Duncan and Baltimore Mayor Martin O?Malley, who rarely share the same podium, touted their own records, saving their criticism for Ehrlich?s term in a forum sponsored jointly by the state Chamber of Commerce and High Tech Council.