Daschle aides urging Ivey to enter Md. race

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By Peter Savodnik


Prince George’s chief prosecutor, Glenn Ivey, is being encouraged by several senior aides to former Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-S.D.) to seek the Senate seat being vacated by Paul Sarbanes (D-Md.), Ivey said yesterday.

While attending a party Friday for Daschle and his former Senate staff at an Alexandria restaurant, numerous associates of the senator “raised the Senate issue,” said Ivey, who was elected the county’s state’s attorney in 2002.

Ivey, who was Daschle’s chief counsel from 1997-1998, stressed that before jumping into a Democratic primary, he would need to know how much money was available.

He estimated that the primary in the Democratic-leaning state would cost $5 million while the general election could run between $5 million and $10 million.

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1. If Ivey runs and Van Hollen drops. Cardin will be a shoo-in. n/t