Maryland’s Democratic primary in the race for governor is less than a month away, and Public Policy Professor and Chair Donald Norris has been in the news frequently commenting on several aspects of the race.
Updated campaign finance reports were released showing Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown’s campaign raising more than $1.2 million since the General Assembly session ended in April with $4.15 million total in cash on hand. Attorney General Douglas Gansler and Del. Heather Mizeur’s campaigns were reported at having $3.1 million and $961,000 in the bank respectively.
Norris told The Washington Post that the disparity in fundraising among the candidates reflects the disparity in the polls: “It tells me that the folks that give money have already picked a winner,” he said.
Norris also told WJZ 13 that there has been little interest in this year’s governor’s race and commented on what it will take to win the Democratic primary: “Whoever is going to be able to turn out the vote in his or her campaign in an election that’s going to have a very, very low turnout,” he said.
Below is a complete list of media coverage:
Big Draw of Democratic Race for Governor Still Falls Short in Voter Interest (WJZ 13)
Brown leads Gansler, Mizeur in money race, latest Md. campaign finance reports show (Washington Post)
Brown raises more than $1 million in 6 weeks (Baltimore Sun)
Frosh holds big lead in money in bank in AG race (Baltimore Sun)
Gubernatorial Primer (Baltimore Jewish Times)
Attack ads running in Gansler and Brown Primary Campaigns for Governor (WJZ 13)
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