U.S. Rep. Albert R. Wynn (D) conceded a short ago after losing to Prince George’s County lawyer Donna F. Edwards.
Wynn, who had served in the 4th District for eight terms, had been targeted by an aggressive advertisement campaign, funded in part with hundreds of thousands of dollars from national labor groups and liberal organizations. The effort apparently convinced voters that Wynn had fallen out of step with his overwhelmingly Democratic district during his 15 years in Congress.
The people-powered rebirth of the Democratic party continues. I had the pleasure of personally meeting Ms. Edwards a few months ago. She’ll serve Maryland well and with distinction.

This is fucking amazing. Excellent news for progressives everywhere.
This is fucking amazing. Excellent news for progressives everywhere.
Gotta give Markos a big h/t for that one. He worked the electrons pretty hard in her behalf.
Could those pesky liberal bloggers actually be making a difference? If so, the 2-1 advantage the left side of the blogosphere holds over the declining-as-we-speak right side is huge. Since conservatives are genetically incapable of advanced blogging, it does not portend well for the future of the GOP.
Which is obviously good news, yattayatta…
I wonder whether Hannity or O’Reilly will do a piece tonight on this latest round of “ideological Stalinism” purging the Democratic party of anyone who dares disagree with the rigid doctrine of Kommisar Kos and the MoveOn cabal… Hahahaha!
I wonder whether Hannity or O’Reilly will do a piece tonight on this latest round of “ideological Stalinism” purging the Democratic party of anyone who dares disagree with the rigid doctrine of Kommisar Kos and the MoveOn cabal
If so, they’ll ignore the Eastern Shore Congresscritter that got primaried out by the Hannity/Club for Growth cabal.
“If so, they’ll ignore the Eastern Shore Congresscritter that got primaried out by the Hannity/Club for Growth cabal.”
I was thinking the exact same thing.