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Leaders Say They Endorsed Republican to Wake Democrats
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He said that since he became state party chairman in December 2004, there have been dramatic changes in the number of women and ethnic minorities in the state party leadership. He cited several black Democrats in top posts around the state, including Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson.
"It is changing, and it is changing dramatically as more and more minorities are getting involved," he said. "There's always room for improvement."
That response did not satisfy the group of county Democratic leaders.
"We were essentially out of the conversation," Curry said. "We were hoping that our primary issues would become primary to those who always take our votes for granted. We are overwhelmingly supportive of Democratic contenders, but Michael Steele made a case of politics being local and about the issues that were resonant here."
Baker, who endorsed Cardin, said he understands the frustration of the county leaders who endorsed Steele.
"Whether African American, Latino or woman, the diversity is just not there," Baker said. "The party is going to have to make changes to go forward."
Curry bristled at the idea that the endorsement and a Steele victory could help the GOP keep its majority in the U.S. Senate.
"Are they saying, conversely, that had we endorsed Cardin we would have delivered the majority to the Democrats?" he asked. "And if so, what is the appropriate partisan reply that we have missed all these years?"
