Black caucus PAC shuns endorsement of Donna Edwards

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5. I saw this coming.

Back in April, several CBC members said that they would not endorse her, and that they did not like her. This comment that several black officials in Maryland like Van Hollen is messy. Early in the race, the County Executive for Montgomery County, where Van Hollen is from, endorsed him. No surprise. But then the County Executive from PG County, where Edwards is from, endorsed Van Hollen also. The County Council split, the women endorsing Edwards, the men endorsing Van Hollen. Ever since then, Marylanders have watched the crazy polarization, because both Edwards and Van Hollen are well liked progressive Democrats. There was a woman, I don't remember her name, who chastised the black men who would not support Edwards. I think there has been some pause after that.

But the big thing is Cummings. Now that Elijah Cummings is not running for Senate, everyone wants to know who he'll endorse. Supposedly hell will break lose if he endorses Van Hollen, but this thing with the CBC suggests that Cummings does not want to endorse Donna... so the CBC also cannot.

Very, very messy.