After being thoroughly trounced in last night's debate by Michael Steele, Maryland Senate Candidate Ben Cardin has bailed on tonight's debate sponsored by the NAACP in Charles County.
During a luncheon at The Washington Times on Monday, Mr. Steele said he had requested that tonight's debate be held in Charles County, where a group of white men burned more than two dozen homes owned mostly by black families.
Of particular interest in this case are Cardin's primary numbers versus Mfume.
Although Mr. Cardin won the overall primary, Mr. Mfume bested him in two majority-black jurisdictions -- Prince George's County and Baltimore.
According to the State Board of Elections, Mr. Mfume won 74,637 votes and Mr. Cardin 19,824 in Prince George's County. In Baltimore, Mr. Mfume won 52,335 votes and Mr. Cardin 25,051.
Given those numbers, one would think this local debate would be of special importance to Cardin. Perhaps, like many Dems, Cardin assumes he can take area Black voters for granted, or perhaps he needs time to lick his wounds after last night's trouncing by Steele.
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