The Maryland senate race is going to be interesting this year, because the Republicans are running the lieutenent governer, Michael Steele, who is also the highest-elected African-American in state history, while the Democrats are running either a congressman, Ben Cardin, or Kwese Mfume, former NAACP president.
Cardin has the major party support, so if Mfume wins in a primary, it will be a hell of a race. Of course, I'm rooting for Steele
