Rep. Cummings, other black politicians, rally for Cardin
2006-09-20
Source: Baltimore Examiner
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rss feedRep. Elijah Cummings, who had endorsed Kweisi Mfume in last week's primary, and other African-American leaders from Baltimore rallied behind Democratic Senate nominee Ben Cardin Tuesday, calling on Lt. Gov. Michael Steele to debate the issues.
"We don't know who Michael Steele is, and we don't know where Michael Steele stands," Cummings said at a City Hall rally, reeling off a list of issues from Iraq and health care to college tuition.
Campaigning in Ellicott City, Steele dismissed the Democrats' talk as trying to classify him in "the typical Washington fashion."
"I'm not engaged in a conversation with Ben Cardin or Elijah Cummings," Steele said. "I'm having a direct conversation with the people of Maryland. I'd rather listen to people about the issues of the day." Steele has released issue papers on several topics the Democrats raised.
An underlying theme of the Cardin rally was bringing together black politicians behind the white man who had beaten the former head of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, one of the best-known black leaders in Maryland.
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