Pro-redistricting ads hit Maryland airwaves, phones and mailboxes
@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialPamela Wood
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@pwoodreporter.bsky.social@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialMaryland's Democratic Asian-American and Pacific Islander state lawmakers have a campaign slate. They've raised $60K so far.
Among their goals: Defeat two GOP lawmakers who insulted a Chinese-born lawmaker on their podcast.
@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialMore than three-quarters of Marylanders oppose new data centers being built in the state and their communities, according to a new poll released Thursday by UMBC.
@thebaltimorebanner.comReposted by @pwoodreporter.bsky.social3 takeaways from the Maryland governor debate with Democratic Gov. Wes Moore and Republican nominee Dan Cox.
We also fact-checked their claims: buff.ly/UxqpQzb
@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialMARYLAND REDISTRICTING: New poll on Question 3, changing state constitutional requirements for drawing districts (could enable Dem gerrymander if passed)
✅ Yes: 25%
❌ No: 53%
❓ Undecided: 19%
UMBC, 766 likely voters, MOE 3.5, 9/22-27
@thebaltimorebanner.comReposted by @pwoodreporter.bsky.socialFact checking Wes Moore and Dan Cox’s governor debate
@thebaltimorebanner.comReposted by @pwoodreporter.bsky.socialGov. Wes Moore doesn’t commit to full second term if reelected.
Read more: buff.ly/5xZAgsP
@thebaltimorebanner.comReposted by @pwoodreporter.bsky.socialDan Cox responds to a question about his actions on January 6.
Read more: buff.ly/UxqpQzb
@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialA big defense contractor is announcing a new facility at Tradepoint Atlantic in Sparrows Point, Maryland.
President Donald Trump will be there to celebrate. Gov. Wes Moore said the White House disinvited him.
by @leeosanderlin.bsky.social:
@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialNote the 14% undecided and 5% "other candidate" voters. They won't stay there, they'll have to pick a candidate. I'm sure Moore expects to go up when those voters decide.
@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialIn Maryland's gubernatorial debate, I asked Gov. Wes Moore if he would commit to serving a full, four-year term if he's re-elected.
Here's how he answered, as chronicled by my colleague @leeosanderlin.bsky.social:
@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialGood morning, Maryland. It’s debate day!
Gov. Wes Moore (D) and challenger Dan Cox (R) face off in the only debate of the campaign, and I’ll be one of the journalists asking them questions.
Here’s what to look for & how to watch, from Brenda Wintrode:
@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialNew poll in Maryland Governor’s race:
🔵 Wes Moore (D): 51%
🔴 Dan Cox (R): 24%
🟢 Andy Ellis (Green): 3%
⚪️ Cathy White (Working Class): 3%
🟣 Other: 5%
❓Undecided: 14%
UMBC, 766 likely voters, MOE 3.5, 9/22-27
@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialSCOOP: As the number of women in the Maryland Senate is likely to trend downward, Democratic women senators and candidates are forming a campaign slate to pool their resources to boost their chances this election.
@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialPresident Donald Trump is coming to the Baltimore area tomorrow.
Here's Trump's past visits to greater Baltimore have gone, from being welcomed with open arms to facing outright hostility:
@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialDiageo spent so much money and energy on changing Maryland's alcohol laws, and roiled the entire local beer industry, in order to open the Guinness Open Gate brewery in Baltimore County. I think of it as the great beer wars of 2017.
Now it's closing:
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@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialThe lawsuit from President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice, filed Thursday, also challenges mask bans in Prince George’s and Montgomery counties.
@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialThe federal government is suing the state of Maryland over a new law that bans law enforcement officers from wearing masks, one of several attempts in the state to rein in federal immigration enforcement.
@pwoodreporter.bsky.social📊MARYLAND REDISTRICTING POLL:
On changing the state constitution to enable congreessional gerrymandering. This one is different from the last one!
✅Yes: 40%
❌No: 35%
❓Unsure: 25%
600 likely voters, Sept. 8-10, Hart Research, paid for by Fight Back MD
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@pwoodreporter.bsky.socialMaryland Gov. Wes Moore is up with his first TV/streaming/digital ad of the general election campaign, focused on a new law on variable pricing in grocery stores.
I'm told it's a "multi-seven-figure" buy -- ie, $1M+.