{"id":2240684,"date":"2024-05-09T06:49:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-09T10:49:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/old-line-new-battles-trone-and-alsobrooks-maryland-primary-drives-wedge-between-democrats-with-senate-at-stake\/"},"modified":"2024-05-09T06:51:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-09T10:51:54","slug":"old-line-new-battles-trone-and-alsobrooks-maryland-primary-drives-wedge-between-democrats-with-senate-at-stake","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/old-line-new-battles-trone-and-alsobrooks-maryland-primary-drives-wedge-between-democrats-with-senate-at-stake\/","title":{"rendered":"New Political Strife: Trone and Alsobrooks Shake Up Maryland Democrats ahead of Crucial Senate Race"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/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%2Fold-line-new-battles-trone-and-alsobrooks-maryland-primary-drives-wedge-between-democrats-with-senate-at-stake%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=2240684&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>The upcoming \u200cMaryland primary election for a Senate seat witnesses \u2062intense Democratic rivalry between David Trone and Angela Alsobrooks. Trone&#8217;s self-funded \u2063candidacy\u2062 clashes\u2064 with \u2063Alsobrooks&#8217; endorsements from key Maryland House \u200bmembers. The contest intensifies \u2064with controversies and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/virginia-campaign-marks-latest-disaster-for-lincoln-project\/\" title=\"Virginia Campaign Marks Latest Disaster For Lincoln Project\">negative campaign ads<\/a>, shaping a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-says-florida-gop-chairman-should-step-aside-amid-sexual-assault-investigation\/\" title=\"DeSantis urges Florida GOP chairman to 'step down' amid sexual assault probe\">crucial political battle<\/a> in the \u200cstate. Rep. Steny Hoyer&#8217;s recent endorsement \u2064further amplifies the divide within the Democratic party.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><em>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, <\/em><strong><em>Old Line, New Battles: Maryland feels the primary pinch,<\/em><\/strong><em>  the <\/em>Washington Examiner<em> will look at the key figures and important issues six months until election day. Part Two will focus on the Democratic Senate primary. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>The Democratic primary for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/2995352\/hogan-abortion-hurdle-maryland-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>open Senate seat in Maryland<\/a> is shaping up to be one of the most contentious races of the 2024 cycle, driving a wedge between Democrats as they split on who should replace Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) and maintain their slim majority in the upper chamber. <\/p>\n<p>The general election is not considered to be particularly competitive and is expected to favor the Democratic nominee, raising the stakes of the May primary as the party struggles to coalesce around a single candidate. The winner will go on to face <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/larry-hogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan,<\/a> whose candidacy Republicans are hoping will tip the race in their favor. <\/p>\n<p>Maryland\u2019s May 14 primaries will feature a faceoff between Rep. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/david-trone\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>David Trone<\/a> (D-MD) and Prince George\u2019s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, a contest that has devolved into some of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/2988391\/trone-pulls-ad-after-outrage-from-black-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>bitterest infighting<\/a> among Democrats ahead of the 2024 election. <\/p>\n<p>Trone secured an early advantage after announcing his Senate bid last year, attracting widespread support among House Democratic leaders such as Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) and Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA). <\/p>\n<p>Trone was lauded as a strong candidate largely because of his ability to self-fund his campaign. Since then, the Maryland Democrat has poured tens of millions of dollars from his own pockets to keep his campaign afloat, dominating Alsobrooks <a href=\"https:\/\/projects.fivethirtyeight.com\/polls\/maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in the polls.<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>But Alsobrooks has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.angelaalsobrooks.com\/endorsements\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-governors-race-the-democrats-who-could-replace-gavin-newsom-in-2026\/\" title=\"Possible Democratic candidates for California governor in 2026.\">received high-profile endorsements<\/a><\/a> from a majority of the Maryland House delegation, a blow to Trone who works alongside them in the lower chamber representing the state\u2019s 6th Congressional District. <\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/review-in-trumps-shadow-the-battle-for-2024-and-the-future-of-the-gop\/\" title=\"REVIEW: \u2018In Trump\u2019s Shadow: The Battle for 2024 and the Future of the GOP\u2019\">hotly contested primary<\/a> 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. <\/p>\n<p>Trone apologized in March after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/2937304\/david-trone-maryland-senate-bid-racial-slur\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>using a racial slur<\/a> during a House Budget Committee meeting, drawing widespread scrutiny among Democratic lawmakers and prompting several of them to throw their support behind Alsobrooks. Shortly after those comments, several members of the Congressional Black Caucus endorsed Alsobrooks\u2019s campaign, as well as several other high-profile Democratic lawmakers. <\/p>\n<p>Trone later came under fire for other comments, including a jab at Prince George\u2019s County officials who endorsed Alsobrooks as being \u201clow-level.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>With just days until the primary election, campaign ads between the two have increasingly turned negative. Trone was the first to air an attack ad against Alsobrooks, featuring comments from a black local official who said the Senate \u201cis not a place for training wheels,\u201d a phrase that prompted backlash for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/02\/david-trone-training-wheels-ad-backlash\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>\u201ctones of misogyny and racism.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Trone later removed the line from the ad after receiving a letter signed by more than 650 black women decrying the ad as offensive. <\/p>\n<p>The comments have also made some lawmakers on Capitol Hill uneasy, creating some tension among Maryland Democrats. <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ll be glad when the primary\u2019s behind us; I\u2019ll say it that way,\u201d Rep. Glenn Ivey (D-MD), who endorsed Alsobrooks, said. \u201cWhatever hard feelings there might be after this primary, I think they\u2019ll be cleared up quickly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, Alsobrooks has taken aim at Trone\u2019s wealth, referencing the millions he has spent to fund his campaign on multiple occasions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>After Trone accused Alsobrooks of spending her career \u201cworking her way up the ladder from one political job to the next\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcwashington.com\/decision-2024\/alsobrooks-trone-sharpen-attacks-in-effort-to-differentiate-themselves-ahead-of-democratic-senate-primary\/3606496\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"during an interview\">during an interview<\/a> with NBC4 Washington, Alsobrooks rebuked his comment, saying she doesn\u2019t \u201cbegrudge people who earn money, even if they do so selling liquor.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo allow the person with the most money to buy an election, that is a very dangerous precedent, and I don\u2019t think Marylanders are going to allow it,\u201d Alsobrooks said to the outlet.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-MD), the former No. 2 Democrat in the House, is the latest to throw his support behind Alsobrooks, lauding her \u201cqualifications, temperament, and skills\u201d as a county executive. Hoyer also made an apparent swipe at Trone in his endorsement despite not referring to his fellow House Democrat by name. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cMaking demeaning attacks against Angela only divides our party at a time when maintaining unity is more important than ever,\u201d Hoyer said in a statement. \u201cI have never been more certain that Angela is the right choice for Maryland.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>However, Trone\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bolduc-within-striking-distance-of-hassan-inside-latest-polling\/\" title=\"Bolduc Within Striking Distance Of Hassan Inside Latest Polling\">campaign remains confident<\/a> in his chances to be elected, framing him as the best candidate to take on Hogan in November. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t take anything for granted, and we can\u2019t sit on the sidelines in this election,\u201d the campaign told the <em>Washington Examiner <\/em>in a statement. \u201cThat\u2019s why we\u2019ll spend these final days doing what we\u2019ve done since day one: listening to voters, understanding the challenges they face, and sharing our message of getting things done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A poll from the <em>Washington Post <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2024\/03\/20\/senate-poll-hogan-trone-alsobrooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in late March<\/a> found Trone with a slim lead over Alsobrooks in the primary. However, a large bloc of nearly 40% of Democratic voters were undecided at the time, the survey showed. <\/p>\n<p>Whoever emerges from the primary will face a strong challenger in Hogan, who leads Trone and Alsobrooks in hypothetical matchups between the two, according to the poll. However, the seat is predicted to lean Democratic, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cookpolitical.com\/ratings\/senate-race-ratings\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according to the nonpartisan <em>Cook Political Report<\/em><\/a>, giving the party a boost as it looks to hold on to the seat, prompting some lawmakers to urge their colleagues to move on past any infighting. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong>CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\u201cThis is so much bigger than any individual\u2019s ego or career ambitions,\u201d Rep. Jamie Raskin (R-MD) <a href=\"https:\/\/www.axios.com\/2024\/05\/05\/maryland-senate-democrat-primary-trone-alsobrooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told <em>Axios<\/em><\/a><em>. <\/em>\u201cThis really is about the future of the country. We cannot afford to lose a Senate seat.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Alsobrook\u2019s campaign did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner\u2019s<\/em> request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maryland\u2019s Democratic dominance faces a challenge as a former Republican governor enters the Senate race. With several pivotal House contests, the state&#8217;s political landscape may see unexpected shifts. In the series &#8220;Old Line, New Battles,&#8221; Maryland&#8217;s primaries stir tension, highlighting the evolving political dynamics in the region<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2640,"featured_media":2240685,"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\/05\/MixCollage-08-May-2024-03-30-PM-1200-1024x591.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2240684","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/MixCollage-08-May-2024-03-30-PM-1200-1024x591.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240684","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=2240684"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2240684\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2240685"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2240684"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2240684"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2240684"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}