At last week’s Republican National Convention, Maryland’s delegates had prime seats very close the podium. This week in Philadelphia, Maryland’s Democratic delegates are not very close, even though the state is strongly Democratic.
Maryland Looms Large on DNC’s First Day
Maryland officials figured heavily in the convention’s opening day, with speeches by House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer, Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Baltimore, Baltimore Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and former NAACP head Ben Jealous of Baltimore.
Storify | Twitter Reacts Epically to Barbara Mikulski’s Mention of “Macaroni and Cheese” Issues
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, a true Maryland gem, said Hillary Clinton will “fight for the macro issues and the macaroni and cheese issues” in her nomination speech at the Democratic National Convention. And Twitter erupted. By Julie Gallagher.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, the ‘Little General in Pearls,’ Leaves Lasting Legacy
PHILADELPHIA — Known as a “little general in pearls,” a legendary Maryland lawmaker and just plain “Barb,” the country’s longest-serving female senator, Barbara Mikulski, is attending her last Democratic National Convention as a public official – and plans to go out with a bang.
Maryland Leaders Take DNC Stage, Call for Party Unity on Tumultuous Day
Two prominent Marylanders, former NAACP president and CEO Ben Jealous and Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Baltimore, will be featured speakers on the first night of the Democratic National Convention.
Storify | Maryland Democratic Delegate Sets Twitter on Fire
Dylan Goldberg, an at-large delegate to the Democratic National Convention from Columbia, tweeted up a storm during the Republican National Convention.
Bernie Sanders’ Maryland Democratic Delegates Cheer Removal of DNC Chair
Bernie Sanders’ Maryland delegates cheered the removal of Debbie Wasserman Schultz as chair of the Democratic party following leaked emails that show the party working to sandbag the Sanders campaign.
Bernie Sanders Delegates from Maryland Come to Terms with Hillary Clinton as Candidate
Presidential candidate Bernie Sanders’ supporters in the Maryland delegation at the Democratic National Convention are following his lead in endorsing presumptive nominee Hillary Clinton.