MD Senate: Cardin (D) beats Steele (R), Steele (R) beats Mfume (D)

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Cardin (D) 44%
Steele (R) 39%

Mfume (D) 38%
Steele (R) 42%

August 30, 2006
Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin has increased his lead in the contest for the Democratic nomination in Maryland's U.S. Senate race and likely Republican nominee Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele remains highly competitive in any general election matchup, a poll released today shows.
Likely voters in the Sept. 12 Democratic primary now favor Mr. Cardin over ex-Rep. Kweisi Mfume, a former National Association for the Advancement of Colored People president, by 43 percent to 30 percent, according to a statewide poll by nonpartisan Gonzales Research & Marketing Strategies.
In the general election, the poll found Mr. Steele trailing Mr. Cardin 44 percent to 39 percent and beating Mr. Mfume 42 percent to 38 percent.
"I think it means that is in a competitive position," said Patrick Gonzales, chief pollster and president of the Annapolis-based firm that performed the survey. "His campaign is fairly well-positioned right now."

http://www.washingtontimes.com/metro/20060830-122040-2370r.htm

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1. Cardin is expected to win

I like Ben but Lichtman and Mfume are more our scene

[MissWaverly]

2. I like Cardin too

I like Mfume too, but I trust Cardin, I think he can be trusted, I think Mfume has good ideas
and is intelligent but I think that he's been influenced by the beltway.