Posted on 01/22/2006 10:13:52 AM PST by concretebob
Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele is ahead of the two leading Democratic candidates for the state's open U.S. Senate seat, a new poll reveals.
Republican Steele, Maryland's first black elected statewide official, would get 45 percent of the vote in a head-to-head match-up with Rep. Benjamin Cardin, who is considered the most likely Democratic challenger, while Cardin would get 40 percent, according to the poll by Rasmussen Reports.
Steele would also garner 45 percent of the vote in a head-to-head race against former NAACP President Kweisi Mfume, who would get 38 percent, in the contest to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Paul Sarbanes.
The poll results are "another example of the tremendous momentum that Michael Steele has, just under three months into his Senate candidacy," Steele campaign manager Leonardo Alcivar told the Washington Times.
More good news for Steele came with the disclosure that his campaign had raised more funds than Cardin in the last quarter of 2005.
The Steele campaign reported that he raised $853,350, including about $500,000 on a single day in November when President Bush attended a Baltimore fund-raiser for the lieutenant governor.
Cardin's campaign raised nearly $800,000 in the quarter, less than he did in the third quarter of 2005, which Steele's campaign said was a sign of slowing momentum.
The Steele campaign has criticized Cardin for receiving $3.9 million in special-interest money for campaign spending over the past 20 years, the Times reports.
And campaign manager Alcivar told The Baltimore Sun that Cardin has taken in a "disproportionate" amount of money from corporate political action committees.
MD/DC PING
Accept the "plantation" mentality of Hillary and the like to start accusing him of being a "race traitor."
Impersonating Elmer Fudd....Sen. Joe Lieberman once said...
"I hate that kwaasey wabbitt!!"
"But I wov that Kweisi Mfume".
Thanks for posting.
After reading the article, and having seen Steele on TV and read of the vile attacks on him by the Dems, I decided to make a contribution to his campaign, although I'm not from Maryland.
I'd encourage FReepers from everywhere to consider doing the same. Here's a link to the Steele web site:
http://www.steeleforsenate.org/
Hillary can shove her plantation.
Remember: Racial slurs are only racial slurs if you're white...
Go Steele! Just waiting for my Lynn Swann "88" jersey to arrive! Steele & the Steeler!
Ohhh...MD, PA & OH...what a trifecta!
yay! bump
And they say that Bush doesn't have coattails any more! Typical MSM
Mfume does worse against Steele than the White Candidate.
They should explore the reason for the 2% difference.
To busy to keep up with Swan (PA), Blackwell (OH) and Jindal (LA).
What Seats are they running for? Swan Gov? Jinal House seat?, Blackwell??
Please inform and thanks in advance.
9 1/2 months out, only the politically aware fringe even know the candidates' names. Wait till October when the Dem media is in full swing campaign mode against the Republican and we will see how Steele is doing.
In the mean time, maybe the sensitive and tolerant liberals can throw more Oreos at him.
Sen. Steele. I like the sound of that.
He's gonna win
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