I have been unhappy generally with this election because, whatever the final results, it meant that we would lose TWO outstanding Dem Representatives in Congress and one of them was always going to lose in the Senate primary.
I am so thankful that my own Rep, Elijah Cummings, did not throw his hat into this race. Then we would have lost a third outstanding Dem Rep and two of the three would have lost the Senate primary.
While MD is a very "blue" state generally and both Congressional seats will likely remain in the Dem column, I hope that Hillary will have a place for Donna where Donna will be able to continue her excellent public service career under a different title. BOTH Van Hollen and Edwards are Hillary SDs.
In a year where there has been so much focus on the top two candidates almost to the exclusion of all others, we must always keep in mind that the down-ticket races are of prime importance. We also need to remember all-important House and Senate races in years when there is no race for President. Too many voters forget this and we saw the consequences in 2010 and 2014.
When will we ever learn? A President can only accomplish their agenda IF there is STRONG support from Congress. Period.
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