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...more. But Republicans, who have long suggested that Bush's policies on education and home ownership will one day win black support, haven't given up. Tuesday, one of their strategies-getting more high-profile black GOP candidates-bore fruit when, after months of encouragement from top Republican officials, Maryland Lieutenant Governor Michael Steele entered the 2006 Senate race...
...Steele was virtually unknown nationally before he was selected as the running mate of Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert Ehrlich in 2002. But after Ehrlich and Steele surprised the political establishment by winning the Maryland statehouse, Steele became an asset, as one of the few African-American Republicans in the country elected to statewide office. He landed a speaking slot at the Republican National Convention last year, and once incumbent Democratic Senator Paul Sarbanes announced he would not seek another term next year, Sen. Elizabeth Dole, who recruits candidates for the GOP, aggressively pursued Steele...
...With Maryland's Democratic leanings and Bush's low approval ratings, Steele faces a tough race; polls already show he trails the likely Democratic nominee, longtime Baltimore Congressman Ben Cardin. Still, Steele will have company: the GOP hopes to have several African-Americans on the ballot in Maryland, and at least two gubernatorial candidates, Kenneth Blackwell in Ohio and Lynn Swann, the ex-Pittsburgh Steelers receiver, in Pennsylvania. Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman says those candidates will help as the party seeks to win black voters by showing blacks they are a part of the Republican Party: "Inclusion means...
Ever since joining forces at the beginning of the fall tournament season, Harvard women’s tennis co-captains Elsa O’Riain and Melissa Anderson have been nearly unbeatable. The duo continued their dominance on Tuesday afternoon in West Point, NY, defeating the Maryland team of Ramona But and Maryanne Baker 8-5 in the finals of the Wilson/ITA Eastern Regional Championship, winning the tournament’s doubles title. The victory earned the Crimson pair a berth in the ITA National Intercollegiate Indoor Championships. “We’ve never really done this well...
...Ohio Democratic House Member Sherrod Brown announced he wanted the seat after declining entreaties early in the year. Much of the Democratic establishment in the state is now backing Brown, but Hackett isn't getting out and will announce his entry into the race on Monday. Meanwhile in Maryland, where the incumbent Democratic senator in Maryland is retiring, Democrats could also be in trouble. Michael Steele, the Republican lieutenant governor of the state, is expected to announce his entry into the Senate race on Tuesday after receiving extensive backing from national Republicans. He's running unopposed, giving him almost...