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As Ballots Are Counted, Wynn's Unbeatable Status Is Questioned
Edwards said she will not concede until every vote has been counted. "It's my obligation to see it through," she said.
(By Mark Gail -- The Washington Post)
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On Wednesday, when asked what message her campaign should send to Wynn, Edwards beamed. "What machine?" she said.
Wayne Clarke, a political consultant, said Edwards's numbers prove that there is a "new day in Prince George's County. There's a change of the guard in the county."
Since his first term in Congress, Wynn has been criticized for meddling in local issues and not paying enough attention to his work on Capitol Hill.
When he strongly supported Beatrice P. Tignor (D) for county executive in 1994, many saw it as his first move toward trying to become a "kingmaker" in the county.
Wynn started in politics by working on the campaign trail for Prince George's first black political power broker, former state senator Tommie Broadwater Jr. (D).
Yesterday, Broadwater said Wynn will be a "lucky man" if he is able to fend off Edwards. He said Wynn needs to recognize that voters were reprimanding him for betraying his base by voting with Republicans on certain issues and he needs to mend a few fences.
"You pick up a lot of enemies trying to be a broker," Broadwater said. "If he continues to go the way he's going, [Edwards is] going to be our next congresswoman. . . . He's got to change his ways. He's going to have to spend more time working his district and voting the way his constituency wants."
Staff writer Rosalind S. Helderman contributed to this report.
