The polls are looking quite bad for Ben Jealous, the Democratic candidate for governor in Maryland. His opponent, Republican Governor Larry Hogan, has consistently maintained a double-digit lead. But registered Democrats outnumber Republicans 2:1, opposition to Trump runs high, and none of the polls had Ben Jealous winning the primary either, which he did by 10 points. So everyone’s been a bit wary on predictions.
Do you have a sense of why is Jealous doing so much worse than other African-American candidates for governor such as Abrams in Georgia or Gillum in Florida? They are running pretty progressive campaigns too, aren't they? Is it that they are more "insiders" in their states than Jealous is in Maryland?
Do you have a sense of why is Jealous doing so much worse than other African-American candidates for governor such as Abrams in Georgia or Gillum in Florida? They are running pretty progressive campaigns too, aren't they? Is it that they are more "insiders" in their states than Jealous is in Maryland?