#trone — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #trone, aggregated by home.social.
-
https://www.europesays.com/be-fr/86190/ Des princesses au rayonnement international : voici le nombre de langues parlées par les princesses Leonor et Sofia d’Espagne #BE #BEFr #Belgique #Belgium #Celebrities #Celebrity #Divertissement #Entertainment #Espagne #FamilleRoyaleEspagnole #leonor #people #polyglotte #princesses #Sofia #trone
-
Maryland Primary Election TODAY
Tuesday May 24The Pressure Is on Democrats as Republicans look to flip Maryland seat
Republicans have a rare opportunity to flip a Senate seat in Maryland in November,
and the outcome of that race could determine control of the upper chamber.
The high stakes of the Maryland Senate election have put intense scrutiny on the state’s primaries this Tuesday.Maryland primary voters will cast ballots in the presidential race as well as congressional elections,
and leaders of both parties will be closely watching the results of the Senate contests.
The retirement of Senator Ben Cardin has created an opening for Republicans to potentially capture a seat in a reliably Democratic state, thanks to former Republican governor Larry Hogan’s late entry into the race.A Hogan victory would mark the first time that a Republican has won a Maryland Senate election since 1980, and it could erase Democrats’ narrow majority in the chamber.
Ten Democrats will compete for the party’s Senate nomination, but two candidates have become the clear frontrunners:
Congressman Dave #Trone
and the Prince George’s county executive Angela #Alsobrooks.The race has historic implications, as Alsobrooks would become the first Black person elected to represent Maryland in the Senate and just the third Black woman to ever serve in the chamber.
Polls have shown Alsobrooks running neck and neck with Trone in the primary.
Trone, the owner of the beverage chain Total Wine & More, has used his personal fortune to boost his Senate campaign. According to documents filed with the Federal Election Commission, Trone has already loaned $61.8m to his campaign.
Trone has pitched his ability to self-fund his campaign as a crucial asset for the general election, which has become unexpectedly competitive because of Hogan’s candidacy.
Hogan, who is expected to easily win the Republican primary, presents a formidable threat to Democrats. When Hogan left office last year, a poll conducted for Gonzales Research & Media Services showed that 77% of Marylanders, including an astounding 81% of Democrats, approved of the governor’s job performance.
Hogan’s candidacy will force Democrats to allocate resources to a Senate race that they had previously assumed would be an easy win in the general election.In 2020, Biden beat Trump by 33 points in Maryland, but Hogan also won his 2018 re-election race by 12 points.
Polls of potential general election match-ups have produced mixed results, but both parties will almost certainly have to spend heavily to compete in the state.
The Cook Political Report currently rates the Maryland Senate race as “likely Democrat”. -
Rep. #Maxwell #Frost (D-Fla.) on Monday endorsed Prince George’s County Executive #Angela #Alsobrooks over fellow Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) in the closely watched Democratic Senate primary in Maryland.
Frost adds to the growing divide among House Democrats, who are split in their support for Alsobrooks and for Trone ahead of the May primary.
The Democratic nominee will face a tough general election fight against former Maryland Gov. Larry #Hogan (R), the popular moderate whose late entry into the race has presented a curveball for Democrats.
“I’m supporting Angela for U.S. Senate because she’s spent her career truly listening to people and coming up with innovative solutions to benefit the community. The people closest to the problem are often closest to the solution,” Frost said in the endorsement announcement on Monday.
“Angela and I share a similar passion for people and for a society that’s safe and equal for all of us,” Frost continued.
“When she gets to the Senate, she will join me in the fight to #end #gun #violence, she will work to #expand #healthcare access so that those who are sick can get well without going broke, she will fight the climate crisis by working for a #Green #New #Deal and she will fight for #reproductive #Justice.
I’m all in with Angela because she’ll be all in for us.”Frost’s endorsement comes days after Alsobrooks secured a high-profile endorsement from Rep. Jamie #Raskin (D-Md.).
Alsobrooks has also secured endorsements from former House Majority Leader Steny #Hoyer (D-Md.) along with the rest of the House Maryland Democratic delegation except for Trone, himself, and Rep. C.A. Dutch #Ruppersberger.
Alsobrooks also has the support of Gov. Wes #Moore (D) and Lt. Gov. Aruna #Miller (D).
#Trone, on the other hand, has garnered support from a number of high-profile Democrats nationally. House Minority Leader Hakeem #Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Whip Katherine #Clark (D-Mass.) have endorsed Trone, as have Reps. Adam #Schff (D-Calif.) and Colin #Allred (D-Texas), the leading Democratic candidates for Senate in their respective states.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/4567751-frost-endorses-alsobrooks-maryland-senate/
