{"id":2205775,"date":"2024-03-25T15:55:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T19:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-back-david-trone-rival-in-maryland-senate-bid-after-his-use-of-racial-slur\/"},"modified":"2024-03-25T16:01:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T20:01:06","slug":"democrats-back-david-trone-rival-in-maryland-senate-bid-after-his-use-of-racial-slur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-back-david-trone-rival-in-maryland-senate-bid-after-his-use-of-racial-slur\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats back new candidate in Maryland Senate race post David Trone&#8217;s racial slur issue"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-back-david-trone-rival-in-maryland-senate-bid-after-his-use-of-racial-slur%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2205775&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Support for Angela \u200cAlsobrooks \u200din the Maryland Senate race has surged significantly, with Rep. Jamie Raskin backing\u200c her unequivocally. In \u200ba <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tammy-murphy-drops-out-of-new-jersey-senate-race\/\" title=\"Tammy Murphy withdraws from New Jersey Senate race\">compelling video statement<\/a>,\u200c Raskin expressed his unwavering endorsement, highlighting Alsobrooks&#8217; \u2064commitment\u2062 to Maryland&#8217;s values and her stance\u2063 against Trump and the MAGA movement. This show\u200c of support has sparked a wave of endorsements for\u2063 Alsobrooks in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kari-lake-files-fec-paperwork-to-run-for-u-s-senate-in-arizona\/\" title=\"Kari Lake submits FEC paperwork for Arizona Senate run.\">fiercely contested \u2063race<\/a>.  <\/p>\n<h2>Support Surges for \u200cAngela Alsobrooks in Maryland Senate Showdown<\/h2>\n<p>Amidst the fervently contested Maryland Senate race, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) decisively stands by Prince George\u2019s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. In a stirring video announcement,\u2062 Raskin voiced \u200chis unwavering support, declaring, \u201cI\u2019m endorsing\u200d [Alsobrooks] for \u2064the U.S. Senate. She \u200dembodies the spirit \u2062of Maryland, championing \u200cdemocracy against the forces of Trump\u200c and the MAGA Right.\u201d<\/p>\n<h3>Wave of Endorsements<\/h3>\n<p>Raskin\u2019s\u200b endorsement comes on the heels of\u2063 a wave of prominent backers for Alsobrooks, triggered by the fallout from Rep. David Trone&#8217;s controversial \u2062use of a racial slur during a recent House Budget Committee session.\u200c Renowned figures like Reps. Barbara Lee\u2062 (D-CA), Gregory Meeks (D-NY), \u2063Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Yvette Clarke (D-NY), and Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) have \u2064rallied behind Alsobrooks, signaling a significant \u2064shift in support.<\/p>\n<p>While these endorsements didn&#8217;t explicitly address\u200c Trone&#8217;s misstep, their timing speaks volumes, especially in \u2064contrast to Trone&#8217;s\u200d prior endorsements from key figures like House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and\u200b Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA).<\/p>\n<h3>Controversy and Contrition<\/h3>\n<p>The furor stemmed from Trone&#8217;s derogatory remarks during the House Budget Committee session, prompting a subsequent apology where he acknowledged his error, stating, \u201cRegardless of my intent, \u200dmy language was unacceptable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Although Trone&#8217;s endorsements persist, their stability is under scrutiny post the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-here-are-the-10-worst-colleges-for-free-speech\/\" title=\"Report: Here Are The 10 Worst Colleges For Free Speech\">recent incident<\/a>,\u2062 illuminating a rift within the Democratic Party as \u2063they navigate the Senate contest amidst Sen. Ben Cardin&#8217;s impending retirement\u2062 and\u2064 the challenge from former Maryland Gov. Larry\u200d Hogan on the Republican side.<\/p>\n<h3>Primary Dynamics<\/h3>\n<p>Presently, Trone maintains a slight edge over\u200c Alsobrooks, commanding 34% support from registered Democrats compared to\u2064 her 27%. Yet, a sizable segment of Democratic voters remains\u2062 undecided on their preferred candidate, injecting an element of unpredictability\u2063 into the race.<\/p>\n<p>Despite outreach to\u200c both Alsobrooks and Trone campaigns by the Washington Examiner for comments, responses are pending as the unfolding drama escalates in \u2063this \u200cpivotal Maryland Senate clash.<\/p>\n<p>With stakes escalating, this race is\u200c poised to shape the future for Maryland Democrats and emerges \u200das a closely monitored competition as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-trump-endorsed-rep-ted-budd-takes-huge-lead-in-north-carolina-senate-primary\/\" title=\"Poll: Trump-Endorsed Rep. Ted Budd Takes Huge Lead in North Carolina Senate Primary\">primary draws<\/a> near.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After the racial slur incident involving her opponent, Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) quickly endorsed Angela Alsobrooks for the Maryland Senate seat. Raskin affirmed in a video that Alsobrooks is his choice for the Senate, citing her commitment to serving Maryland residents consistently<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2205776,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24082630144019-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2205775","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24082630144019-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205775","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2640"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2205775"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2205775\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2205776"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2205775"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2205775"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2205775"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}