Democrats know that the "first black Maryland democrat Senate candidate" headline will favor them overall. Also, it´s not like Trone was a better candidate.
Always seems to happen when a more progressive candidate is in the lead, doesn’t it?
It’s interesting to me that “progressive” is on the opposite track to “liberal.” The media couldn’t make it a dirty word so now instead everyone is saying “I’m the real progressive.”
At any rate, I wouldn’t say there is much difference between Trone and Alsobrooks on the issues. They are both center-left liberals. Perhaps the real issue is that David Trone is one of those all-knowing rich guys who every politician hates begging for money and Alsobrooks is a likable Black woman. They both will try to make it about progressivism but I don’t think either is particularly progressive if that word means what I think it does.
I think that the current idea of liberal (american definition) is either "delusional emotional bleeding heart SJW" to some conservatives, "elitist out of touch soclib econmod goodist who follow so called experts" to some moderates and "corporate soclib pinkwasher" to some leftists.
