Is Muse preparing to go on the air?

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We all by now have seen Sen. Ben Cardin’s creepy and almost offensive commercial playing on the Donte Driver death to win a second term from black voters, but could State Senator C. Anthony Muse be preparing to go on the air as well?

Muse has been trying for weeks to gain the traction that will help him unseat the junior senator but with leading black leaders using the contest to get what they want from the senator while hitting Muse by endorsing Cardin that has been impossible. Today his campaign sent out a fundraising email asking for help getting on the air before the April 3rd Primary. We are not sure what his ad will be but the campaign did link to the video below created by a supporter.

Ben Cardin and Anthony Muse have been locked in a primary for the Democratic nomination on April 3rd.

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U.S. Senate Candidate Forum in Prince George’s

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The Collective Empowerment Group has announced the first U.S. Senate Candidate Forum (we’ve heard of) before the Democratic Primary.

Thursday, March 8th
7:30pm – 8:30pm
U.S. Senate Candidate Forum
hosted by the Collective Empowerment Group
Church of the Great Commission
5055 Allentown Road
Camp Springs, MD 20746

The Collective Empowerment Group (Formerly the Collective Banking Group) is a coalition of more than 150 churches in Prince George’s County.

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In blow to Sen. Muse, Mfume backs Cardin for reelection

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From our friends at The Maryland Juice

Kweisi Mfume Endorses U.S. Senator Ben Cardin for Re-Election

The re-election campaign of U.S. Senator Ben Cardin today circulated the following press release trumpeting the endorsement of Mr. Cardin’s 2006 Democratic Primary competitor, Kweisi Mfume. To provide a little context, The Washington Post in an article today remarked, “The support of Mfume, the former head of the NAACP, is significant in part because Muse, who is African-American, has made the fact that there are no black members of the Senate a part of his campaign pitch.”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONGRESSMAN KWEISI MFUME ENDORSES SENATOR BEN CARDIN

Baltimore, MD – Former U.S. Rep. Kweisi Mfume, five-term Congressman for Maryland’s 7th district and former President/CEO of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), has announced his support for the re-election of Ben Cardin to the U.S. Senate.

“I am happy to join President Obama along with a host of Marylanders in supporting Ben’s re-election to the U.S. Senate. Ben stands up for the values important to Marylanders and I believe we need to keep him in the U.S. Senate working hard for all of us,” Congressman Mfume stated.  “Whether he’s fighting to create jobs, supporting our small businesses, protecting retirement security, expanding health care coverage, keeping our air and water clean, or defending civil rights, Ben works around the gridlock and gets the job done. Importantly, I know that he is a principled leader who understands that compromise is possible without sacrificing important values.”

“Kweisi’s support is very important to me.  He has a long and distinguished record of service to the people of Maryland and we worked together for many years in the House of Representatives to advance the issues important to the people of Maryland.  He is a good friend and I am fortunate to continue to be able to rely on his advice and good counsel.  I am honored to have his support.” Senator Cardin said in response to the endorsement.

Congressman Mfume joins an impressive list of state elected officials who have endorsed Senator Cardin, including but not limited to:

•    Governor Martin O’Malley
•    Lieutenant Governor Anthony Brown
•    Prince George’s County Executive Rushern L. Baker, III
•    Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett
•    Baltimore City Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake
•    Howard County Executive Ken Ulman
•    Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz

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Baker endorses Cardin on eve of Muse announcement

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Remember when State Senator C. Anthony Muse made headlines in 2012 and endorsed Rushern Baker for Executive? Many observers see it is pivotal to helping Baker win over a base that has never been his strongest, black evangelicals. Muse is also bishop a powerful mega-church in south county and has connections with other powerful church leaders. Well that was then and this is now. Today Senator Muse will officially declare his campaign to unseat Ben Cardin in the Democratic Primary. Hours before that announcement Executive Baker announced his is backing Cardin in a Youtube video posted on the Maryland Democratic Party’s page.

The video, which is about 3 minutes long, has Baker touting Cardin coming to his office for a meeting on how he could be helpful to the county. After showing the video to a leading county official they had one thing to say, “what has done? Not a damn thing!”. The official went on to say “Ben wasn’t there in our battle with Montgomery County to move HHS to the county. He hasn’t helped Edwards in her push to get GAO to look at redlining issues impacting federal government leasing contracts, and to tout his help on health care is to spit in the face of voters who know he hasn’t done anything.”

Senator Muse will kick off his campaign tonight with a rally at Camelot in Prince George’s County.

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Edwards announces Mikulski endorsement

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Rep. Donna Edwards announced today an endorsement from Maryland’s first female member of the House of Representatives and the longest serving woman in the United States Senate, Barbara Mikulski. Edwards is facing a competitive primary against former Prince George’s State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey in the April primary.

Email announcing the endorsement

Muse to announce challenge to Cardin today

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Today Maryland State Senator C. Anthony Muse, of Prince George’s County, will officially throw his hat in the ring to challenge incumbent United States Senator Ben Cardin’s reelection in the Democratic Primary.

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Muse to officially announce challenge to Ben Cardin

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Prince George’s County State Senator C. Anthony Muse, who has been exploring a potential primary challenge to incumbent Democratic Senator Ben Cardin, will officially declare his bid to unseat him we have learned.

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Donna Edwards officially announces reelection campaign

Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD)

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Rep. Donna Edwards (D-MD) officially kicked off her campaign for reelection last night at her annual Christmas Party in Oxon Hill. Edwards will face off against former Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey of Cheverly and possibly a member of the county council of Anne Arundel County.

In the lead up to announcing her run for reelection, Edwards has been circling the wagons for what could be her toughest campaign since unseating Al Wynn in 2008 during the Democratic primary. During the last two weeks Edwards has been endorsed by party leaders such as Sen. Ben Cardin and Minority Whip Steny Hoyer. National progressive groups such as Bold Progressive PAC and the Sierra Club also have announced early endorsements for Edwards.

Is the House Democratic Caucus throwing their support behind Donna Edwards?

Screenshot of the House Democratic website http://www.democrats.house.gov

Describing her as having ” strong energy and enthusiasm for her work on behalf of people in her community,” the Democratic Caucus of the House of Representatives is running a feature of Rep. Donna Edwards.

Edwards has never been the insider type of candidate. It is what made her challenge her former boss Al Wynn in 2006 and 2008 eventually leading to unseating him and becoming the first African-American woman to represent Maryland in the national legislature. This year as a result of the redistricting maps recently approved, Edwards will face her toughest challenge of her short career against former Prince George’s County State’s Attorney Glenn Ivey and despite early concerns appears to be locking up the establishment support quickly.

Many political observers suggested that because Edwards had been so vocal in her criticism of Governor O’Malley’s legislative redistricting maps she would have a hard time keeping political heavy weights from backing Ivey. This was on the heels of criticism she levied at Minority Whip Steny Hoyer who also represents Maryland for suggesting their party cave in on cuts to the size of the federal government, however since Glenn Ivey has announced his challenge Senator Ben Cardin and Steny Hoyer both have backed her reelection. Today it appears so has the Democratic Caucus.

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