Cardin, Steele put focus on PG
2006-11-01
Source: Washington Times
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rss feedThe battle for Prince George's County voters is intensifying in the final days of Maryland's U.S. Senate race.
Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin, the Democratic nominee, will team up a second time with Sen. Barack Obama, the Senate's only black member, to woo voters in the mostly black and heavily Democratic county.
Mr. Cardin, 63, also is lining up last-minute endorsements in the county, including from Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson, a black Democrat who could announce his support for Mr. Cardin as early as today, county officials said.
Prominent black Democrats in the county broke party ranks this week to support Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele, the Republican nominee and the first black elected statewide in Maryland. The Democratic crossovers have accused party officials of repeatedly snubbing the black community and their county.
Mr. Steele, who lives in Prince George's, will be campaigning alongside his crossover supporters, which include all five black members of the County Council and former county Executive Wayne K. Curry.
The election could hinge on how Prince George's 320,000 registered Democrats vote Tuesday.
The county, which is more than 65 percent black, accounts for a large part the Democratic Party's overwhelming advantage in voter registration.
Maryland has about 900,000 registered Republicans and 1.7 million registered Democrats, of which an estimated 700,000 are black.
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