http://www.gazette.net/stories/071907/prinnew145723_32355.shtml Raphael Talisman⁄The Gazette
Roxanne Taylor of Bowie and Cheverly Councilman Micah L. Watson (Ward 4), members of Prince Georgians for Obama, wait outside a bookstore at the Boulevard at the Capital Centre after a group meeting Wednesday.
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U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton has Gov. Martin O’Malley in her corner in her quest for the White House, but so far Sen. Barack Obama has cultivated an unwavering following in Prince George’s County, the state’s Democratic stronghold.
A network of Obama supporters has been steadily blooming in the county ever since Obama (D-Ill.) announced his candidacy in February. And supporters say the backing of what is considered one of the wealthiest, most educated black jurisdictions in the country could be symbolic and key for the candidate who hopes to be the first African American elected president. Prince George’s, the most heavily Democratic district in the state, has more than 329,000 registered Democrats, and leads Montgomery by about 50,000 voters.
‘‘This is a place for him that he’s gotta win
,” said Rushern Baker, the former delegate and candidate for county executive who has gotten heavily involved with the local Obama movement. He has contributed $2,300, which is the federal cap. ‘‘He’s got to just go over big here ... this will be a place where’s he’s going to do extremely well.”
The Obama surge has taken several forms, but appears to be the most formalized support base here of any candidate for the 2008 presidential election
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