Alsobrooks, 53, defeated three-term Rep. David Trone, who single-handedly made the contest the most expensive primary election in state history by dropping more than $60 million of his own fortune into the contest. She will take on popular former Gov. Larry Hogan, who won the Republican nomination Tuesday.
Alsobrooks won with a shoestring budget compared to Trone, but she ran a more disciplined campaign. She and her surrogates, which included nearly all of the state’s federal delegation, repeatedly painted Trone as out of touch and someone who was using his personal wealth to buy the state’s open Senate seat. She cast herself as the stronger candidate to beat Hogan in November.
So…. Not a single poll had Alsobrooks winning by anywhere close to double digits, elections absolutely can break late, and campaigns matter.
Feels like there are some lessons to be learned here for idk future elections.
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This is the power of unsupervised drop boxes.
David Trone set $57 million of his own money on fire to lose a primary election to County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. Trone said attending “public school”, not having “indoor plumbing” & “growing up in a family that was destroyed by alcoholism” makes him relatable. To who?
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All that money David “Drone” put in his campaign could have been used for much better causes. Congratulations Angela, now go beat that fake moderate Larry Hogan.
@PartisanRickDemocrat2wks2W
This is BIG. This is Biden/Harris BIG. Can't wait for November!
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