Sixty-three candidates who took part in the program ran for election on July 19, and 45 have emerged victorious.Įmerge Maryland Executive Director Diane Fink said 71% of the organization’s primary winners are among the “New American Majority,” which includes people of color, unmarried women, LGBTQAI and young voters. We’re eager and hopeful we’re still under consideration for early-state status when the DNC resumes the 2024 primary schedule process.”Įmerge Maryland celebrates successful candidatesĮmerge Maryland, a candidate training program for Democratic women in Maryland, said more than 70% of the program’s graduates on the ballot in the July primary were successful.
The current election is crucial and our party’s focus is on getting Democrats elected up and down the ticket.
The Maryland Democratic Party issued a brief statement on the delay Tuesday: “If the DNC decides to delay, we understand and agree with the decision. Lewis also noted at the meeting that Maryland’s congressional delegation and General Assembly are dominated by Democrats and she touted the state party’s aggressive outreach to Black, Latino, LGBTQ , Asian-American, veteran, female, disabled and working-class residents. “In a party that boasts its inclusivity as the big tent party, our state is the most symbolic of that.” “Maryland is the most diverse state on the east coast,” Lewis said in her presentation. and Minyon Moore, wrote in a letter to committee members.Īt a hearing of the Rules and Bylaws Committee in June, Maryland Democratic Party Chair Yvette Lewis played up Maryland’s status as “America in miniature,” and its robust racial and ethnic diversity. “Following the midterm elections, we will reconvene to update our evaluation of the applicant pool and work towards a final decision to present to the full DNC for a vote, which DNC leadership has assured us they will make happen as soon after the midterm elections as possible,” the committee co-chairs, Jim Roosevelt Jr. The DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee told committee members about the delay in an email on Saturday, a week before the committee was originally set to vote on a new presidential primary calendar. >RELATED: Road to the White House Should Run Through Maryland, State Dems Tell the DNC Their place at the top of the White House selection process has long drawn criticism. Iowa and New Hampshire are among the least diverse states in the nation. The national party is looking to rejigger its presidential primary and caucus lineup, which currently includes longtime leadoff states Iowa and New Hampshire along with relative newcomers Nevada and South Carolina, which were added to add Latino and Black voters to the mix. Maryland is one of 17 states vying to become the “fifth state” in the frequently make-or-break early stage of campaigning. The Democratic National Committee will wait until November to decide which states should take leading roles in the 2024 presidential nominating calendar. But Democrats in Maryland - and across the country - are seeking to shake up the party’s primary calendar. Voters cast ballots in Nashua, N.H., in February 2016, part of that state’s claim to the first-in-the-nation primary.
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