By Tashi McQueen, AFRO Political writer,
Report for America Corps Member,
tmcqueen@afro.com
Democratic nominees Wes Moore, Del. Brooke Lierman and Rep. Anthony Brown (D-MD-04) continue to engage with the community ahead of Election Day on Nov. 8.
Recently, the candidates shared updates from the campaign trail and outlooks with the AFRO.
Gubernatorial candidate Moore is stomping the campaign trail hard for votes on the campuses of Maryland’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU).
“We’re proud to announce a tour of all of Maryland’s HBCUs this fall and are looking forward to using that opportunity to hear directly from students and faculty of these universities,” said Carter Elliott, communications manager for Wes Moore. “Wes Moore has a long-standing record supporting HBCUs and college students and it will be a core focus of a Moore-Miller Administration.”
According to Elliott, Moore will tour campuses and meet with college and university leadership.
“I’m looking forward to getting to Morgan and all of the other HBCUs in the state of Maryland,” said Moore. “HBCUs play an incredibly important part in our state’s future.”
“We’ve been able to share our mission and our values throughout the state,” said Moore when asked about his success thus far. “It’s exciting to know people are resonating.”
Moore continues, “We have raised more money in Maryland than anyone else, and we’re excited to build this grassroots movement.”
Though he is on an HBCU tour, Moore declined to attend the gubernatorial forum held by Morgan State University’s (MSU) student-led publication, the Spokesman. The tour kicked off at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore on Sep. 28 just one day after the Morgan debate, where Republican nominee Dan Cox was sure to appear.
According to a recent poll, Maryland Democrats will likely sweep the ballot this November. These projections have only increased the efforts of local Democrats. Moore said his team will continue working “tirelessly” until election day when asked about the poll results.
“The only poll that matters is Nov. 8,” said Moore. “We will not be outworked.”
Attorney General candidate Brown and his team continue to campaign alongside Moore and Lierman towards Democratic efforts. Brown said his team continues to use traditional efforts, including door knocking, recently with Maryland’s current Attorney General Brian Frosh, to gain support.
“It was another jam-packed weekend filled with parades, canvasses, meet and greets, community events, and more,” said Lierman in a Twitter post. “We had stops in Anne Arundel County, Baltimore County, Kent County, Prince George’s County, Montgomery County, and more.”
On Sep. 23, Lierman held a well-attended women’s breakfast and her latest “Build a Better Maryland” roundtable was on Sep. 29 in Annapolis, Md. The topic was efficient and effective tax administration.
Lierman will attend the League of Women Voters of Maryland’s Comptroller General Election Forum on Oct. 6.
“With 41 days left in the campaign, we are running on all four cylinders,” said Lierman to the AFRO. “We’re on the road informing people about how essential the Comptroller of Maryland’s office is and emphasizing the historic ticket we’re running.”
Lierman said it is important for Marylanders to vote as federal funding will continue to flow into Maryland over the next few years. She urged voters to understand that their choices will affect the state “not for the next four years– but the next 40.”
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