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elleng

(136,365 posts)
Sat Jul 23, 2022, 11:40 PM Jul 2022

'We won it in the field' Wes Moore claims victory in Maryland primary election.

After claiming victory in Maryland's primary election, the Wes Moore campaign gears up for a general election fight against Republican Dan Cox.

BALTIMORE COUNTY, Md. — Mail-in ballots in Maryland’s primary election continue to be counted. The process could take several more days. Still, Wes Moore, 43, maintains a commanding and growing lead in votes. Both CBS News and the Associated Press on Friday projected Wes Moore has the votes to win the Democratic nomination for Governor.

“I am excited and humbled to say, I am now the Democratic nominee to become Maryland’s next governor,” Moore said to a cheering room.

Moore, along with running mate Aruna Miller and supporters, held a news conference in their Baltimore City field office Saturday.

“We are going to move with a sense of collaboration,” Moore said mapping out a strategy for the general election in November.

Moore and campaign officials credit part of their success to securing influential endorsements across the state including Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, Prince George’s State’s Attorney Aisha Braveboy and The Maryland Education Association.

“I am so proud of Prince Georgians. They have been reliable for many years and will continue that," Angela Alsobrooks, an early supporter of Moore, said.

The win now pits Moore against the presumptive Republican nominee Dan Cox, a Trump endorsed candidate that beat former Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz. With less than four months until the general election, the Moore campaign is focusing on unifying the democratic party after a long primary season delayed by two weeks because of redistricting.

“This is serious. We have to be clear about who our opponent is,” Moore said, emphasizing how his campaign planned to engage every voter in the state; not underestimating Cox or his supporters.'>

https://www.wusa9.com/article/news/local/maryland/we-won-it-in-the-field-wes-moore-claims-victory-maryland-primary-election/65-ea57e28b-ce2e-41da-92f6-227f74315a2b?

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'We won it in the field' Wes Moore claims victory in Maryland primary election. (Original Post) elleng Jul 2022 OP
Outside of prince George's, Montgomery, Baltimore counties, and baltimore city childfreebychoice Jul 2022 #1
Biden easily carried Maryland 65.4% to 32.2%, a margin of 33.2%, better than Hillary Clinton's 26.4% elleng Jul 2022 #2

childfreebychoice

(476 posts)
1. Outside of prince George's, Montgomery, Baltimore counties, and baltimore city
Sun Jul 24, 2022, 01:22 AM
Jul 2022

Md is red. So I am not underestimating cox. The very fact that he won, should be a wake-up call to dems who only vote in presidential election. Moore needs to rock the vote, big time


elleng

(136,365 posts)
2. Biden easily carried Maryland 65.4% to 32.2%, a margin of 33.2%, better than Hillary Clinton's 26.4%
Sun Jul 24, 2022, 01:58 AM
Jul 2022

(as a proxy)

Add to counties you named: Ann Arundel, Charles, Frederick, Howard, Kent and Talbot.

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic:

Frederick (largest municipality: Frederick)
Kent (largest municipality: Chestertown)
Talbot (largest municipality: Easton)

Biden won 7 of the state's 8 congressional districts. [27]

There is ONE repug among Maryland's entire Congressional delegation.

Of course Moore needs to rock the vote. Looks like he knows that.

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