David Trone says his money would free up national Democrats to focus on other states — but Angela Alsobrooks would make history.
Nearly every major Democrat in Maryland is lining up behind Angela Alsobrooks’ attempt to make history, calling on voters to help the Prince George’s County executive become the state’s first senator of color., her primary opponent, has a very different pitch to voters — and to his own party: He’s rich, and he’s willing to spend his fortune.
Rep. David Trone speaks during an event with One Fair Wage, an organization advocating for the end of subminimum wage for tipped workers, at Mera Kitchen Collective in Baltimore, Maryland, on Jan. 23, 2024. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Joe Manchin’s retirement in West Virginia had essentially handed the GOP a guaranteed pickup. And Democrats have to defend Sens.of Montana in states that Donald Trump won in 2020. Meanwhile, there are open seats in Michigan and Arizona, and incumbents to protect in Nevada, Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.“This race is 100% a national race,” Trone said in an interview at a candidate forum in Baltimore. “Maryland is clearly secondary. We can’t lose the U.S. Senate.
Alsobrooks has raised $7.1 million through the end of March. She describes her donations as “grassroots,” and suggested that Trone’s personal investment is corrosive to a democratic system.
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