Kweisi Mfume leads Congressman Ben Cardin 31 to 25 percent according to a new Washington Post poll.
"Cardin, a 10-term congressman from Baltimore, trails Mfume in part because nearly half of Maryland's registered voters say they don't know who he is. In Prince George's and Montgomery counties, the poll shows, 66 percent of voters have no opinion of him."
Joe Trippi, who has been working for Kweisi Mfume for more than a year, says the poll confirms that Mfume's efforts to take his message to the people through his numerous visits to grass roots activists throughout the state is paying off, and that voters are hungry for more than the play-it-safe message that party establishment candidates can offer. "When people hear Kweisi Mfume talk about 'speaking truth to power' they get energized and feel empowered again. It certainly resonates much more than the business-as-usual talk coming from beltway insiders. People like what Kweisi Mfume has to say because it's a refreshing change from the status quo."