Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks and Rep. David Trone's (D-MD) face off in Maryland's Senate primary is driving a wedge between Democrats.
Deep-blue Maryland has been a stronghold for Democrats in general elections for decades. But with a popular former Republican governor running for an open Senate seat and eight House races, the Old Line State could spring a few surprises this November. In this series,will look at the key figures and important issues six months until election day. Part Two will focus on the Democratic Senate primary.
The hotly contested primary has become even more competitive in recent weeks due to a slew of controversial comments by Trone, prompting many of his Democratic colleagues in the House to turn against him.during a House Budget Committee meeting, drawing widespread scrutiny among Democratic lawmakers and prompting several of them to throw their support behind Alsobrooks.
The comments have also made some lawmakers on Capitol Hill uneasy, creating some tension among Maryland Democrats. After Trone accused Alsobrooks of spending her career “working her way up the ladder from one political job to the next”with NBC4 Washington, Alsobrooks rebuked his comment, saying she doesn’t “begrudge people who earn money, even if they do so selling liquor.”
“Making demeaning attacks against Angela only divides our party at a time when maintaining unity is more important than ever,” Hoyer said in a statement. “I have never been more certain that Angela is the right choice for Maryland.”
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