Cardin v. Mfume

[luthersomd]

I am now a Cardin supporter. JPC,SR. convinced me today!!

[ericw]

Originally Posted by luthersomd

I am now a Cardin supporter. JPC,SR. convinced me today!!

The fact that he's a Democrat should have you rushing to be anything else!

[willie]

Originally Posted by JPC, Sr.

I see Cardin as another Hoyer puppet and Steele as another Clarence Thomas type. But Mfume will fight for people's rights.

From Mfume's website:
Kweisi Mfume is committed to cultivating and expanding these important facilities and the economic and social benefits they provide for their surrounding communities.
.
He's talking aboutPax River!

[willie]

Mfume will be worse than Sarbanes if only because he has more energy to be a PIA..

[Ken King (Premo)]

In 2004 Mfume left the NAACP saying,

"I don't want to miss another basketball game, and I don't want to be absent from another PTA meeting," he said, his voice cracking.

(Link http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/30/naacp.resigns/ )

Allegations detailed in a confidential NAACP report claim that Kweisi Mfume gave raises and promotions to women with whom he had close personal relationships while he was president of the nation's oldest civil rights organization.
The 22-page memorandum, prepared last summer by an outside lawyer, did not accept as true the claims lodged against Mfume by a female employee but determined that they could be "very difficult to defend persuasively" if she filed a lawsuit.

(Link http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...042701979.html )


Yeah, this is what we need as a Senator.

[Spoiled]

Originally Posted by willie

From Mfume's website:
Kweisi Mfume is committed to cultivating and expanding these important facilities and the economic and social benefits they provide for their surrounding communities.
.
He's talking aboutPax River!

has JPC dropped out yet?

[bcp (Premo)]

Originally Posted by JPC, Sr.

But Mfume will fight for people's rights.

as long as those people are black.
or as long as they are females that he can have a relationship with.

exactly why is it that he is no longer with the racist NAACP?

[rraley]

I am gravely afraid of a Mfume candidacy in the general election campaign. And it really could be possible, for several reasons...

1) African-Americans could potential make up 40% of the Democratic primary electorate, and they are solidly in Mfume's camp.

2) Mfume is seen as being much more progressive than Cardin, despite the facts.

3) Self-funder Josh Rales has the potential to bite into Cardin's support among white Democrats.

My problem with Mfume is that if he was the Democratic Party's nominee, all of a sudden the Maryland Senate race is one of the most competitive in the nation, and the national party will have to divert money to defend the seat, rather than go after Republican seats in other states. While any Democrat has an advantage in Maryland politics and base voters would be enthusiastic about a Mfume run, there would not be much attraction to him from moderates or conservatives. And wouldn't just be an opposition...I think that many would be adamantly opposed to Mfume.

Ben Cardin is a very progressive candidate. He has consistently taken the more liberal approach to national issues. But to too many Democratic voters, he is seen as a "moderate" because he has the audacity to work with Republicans and to sometimes vote against what the liberal blogosphere supports. I think that in the upcoming weeks, Cardin needs to get out there and say "you know, the liberal whackos on the net are mischaracterizing my positioning."

If Cardin wins the primary, as I hope, the Democrats win the Maryland Senate seat by 5-10 points without any national party support. If Mfume wins, it's going to be a 52-48% election with either candidate on top and with both national parties pouring in money.

Originally Posted by bcp

as long as those people are black.
or as long as they are females that he can have a relationship with.

exactly why is it that he is no longer with the racist NAACP?

I hope bcp is not expecting me to comment on that narrow minded opinion.

Oops, I did it anyway.

Originally Posted by DemKid

Hey Everyone, I just found this forum and it's awesome. I'm a student at SMCM and I was wondering what all the Dems think of the Cardin v. Mfume race?

Mfume is leading Cardin in the polls but all the polling of a head to head between Steele and Mfume show Mfume losing or tied. Mfume is widely thought to have too many negatives to overcome a full throttle Rove/Swiftboat style campaign. To me, Cardin's just the most electable one. Mfume is a great advocate and has an uplifting story, but, the bottom line is, I just don't think he can beat Steele.

What do you all think?

There are some 8 Democrats running for the MD. seat in the US Senate.

(D) candidates, U.S. Senate for Maryland

1) Allen Lichtman
2) Ben Cardin
3) David Dickerson
4) Dennis Rasmussen
5) Josh Rales
6) Kweisi Mfume
7) Robert Kaufman
8) Thomas McCaskill

See the info and each candidates campaign website here,

www.MDDems.org on the left hand column in red letters.