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PDA Endorsed Candidate Donna Edwards Wins Primary!

February 12, 2008

Progressive Democrats of America helped progressive challenger Donna Edwards win a stunning upset victory against eight-term incumbent Albert Wynn. At midnight, Edwards won with 60% of the vote in this district where the winner of the Democratic primary will likely win the general election. Despite Wynn's huge advantages in terms of special interest contributions and insider connections, Donna Edwards marshaled support from what Wynn's campaign dismissed as "a vast left-wing conspiracy" to beat the most conservative member of the Congressional Black Caucus.

 

PDA National Board Chair Mimi Kennedy flew in from L.A. Friday night to ride through Maryland's 4th District on a Bus, then rallied for Donna. She stayed in Maryland through Tuesday night, working the precincts, meeting voters at Metro stops, and then celebrating with Donna and the PDA team in Prince Georges County. Mimi was hardly alone. PDA National Board Member Rev. Lennox Yearwood who was "born, went to public school, was ordained, and commissioned into the Air Force" in Prince George's County joined Mimi in rallying voters for Edwards, the most exciting and progressive candidate this district has seen.

The room at Edward's victory party was packed with Donna supporters, swelled by PDA members from the area.  Steve Shaff,  PDA Advisory Board Vice Chair Steve Cobble, Advisory Board member; Tom Pallow, Vin Gopal, PDA Resource Director; Maryland PDA Volunteer Coordinator; and  Mike Hersh, Maryland State Coordinator were also in attendance. The PDA team made countless calls for Donna, and also worked at Giant supermarkets, metro stops, distributed literature, and door-knocked to help achieve this victory. PDA national field coordinator Diane Shamis with Tom Pallow organized PDA's nation-wide virtual phone bank.

SEIU executive director Terry Cavanagh put the contest in context, recounting his conversation with a member of Congress who wondered "Why are you doing this to Al Wynn? There are worse Democrats than Al Wynn." The reply: "Give me some time and maybe we'll think of one." Other supporters spoke of Donna's willingness to listen, her eagerness to help, her goodness, decency, intelligence and more.

Donna thanked all of us for our support.  In a voice worn by weeks and weeks of hard work, Donna talked about her commitment to the people of the 4th District, her fundamental understanding of the difficulties facing working people, single moms--real Americans. Donna promised to continue working for a victory in the general election and when elected to work towards the change we seek.