{"id":32529,"date":"2022-06-07T02:30:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-07T02:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/maryland-democrats-debate-in-governors-race\/"},"modified":"2022-06-07T02:30:00","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T02:30:00","slug":"maryland-democrats-debate-in-governors-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjstudents.com\/index.php\/2022\/06\/07\/maryland-democrats-debate-in-governors-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Democrats debate in governor&#8217;s race"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"hide-for-print mr-0 -mr-lg-ns mb-sm mt-0 relative undefined\" style=\"margin-left:-12px;margin-top:-9px;min-height:40px\" data-qa=\"article-actions\"><svg aria-labelledby=\"sc-article-actions-skeleton-react-aria-1-aria\" role=\"img\" width=\"480\" viewbox=\"0 0 480 40\" class=\"PJLV PJLV-iXFGVr-css\"><title id=\"sc-article-actions-skeleton-react-aria-1-aria\">Placeholder while article actions load<\/title><rect role=\"presentation\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" clip-path=\"url(#sc-article-actions-skeleton-react-aria-1-diff)\" style=\"fill:url(#sc-article-actions-skeleton-react-aria-1-animated-diff)\"\/><defs><clippath id=\"sc-article-actions-skeleton-react-aria-1-diff\"><rect x=\"0\" y=\"0\" rx=\"20\" ry=\"20\" width=\"112\" height=\"40\"\/><rect x=\"128\" y=\"0\" rx=\"20\" ry=\"20\" width=\"68\" height=\"40\"\/><rect x=\"212\" y=\"0\" rx=\"20\" ry=\"20\" width=\"116\" height=\"40\"\/><rect x=\"344\" y=\"0\" rx=\"20\" ry=\"20\" width=\"114\" height=\"40\"\/><\/clippath><lineargradient id=\"sc-article-actions-skeleton-react-aria-1-animated-diff\"><stop offset=\"0%\" stop-color=\"#e9e9e9\" stop-opacity=\"1\"><animate attributename=\"offset\" values=\"-2; -2; 1\" keytimes=\"0; 0.25; 1\" dur=\"1.2s\" repeatcount=\"indefinite\"\/><\/stop><stop offset=\"50%\" stop-color=\"#f0f0f0\" stop-opacity=\"1\"><animate attributename=\"offset\" values=\"-1; -1; 2\" keytimes=\"0; 0.25; 1\" dur=\"1.2s\" repeatcount=\"indefinite\"\/><\/stop><stop offset=\"100%\" stop-color=\"#e9e9e9\" stop-opacity=\"1\"><animate attributename=\"offset\" values=\"0; 0; 3\" keytimes=\"0; 0.25; 1\" dur=\"1.2s\" repeatcount=\"indefinite\"\/><\/stop><\/lineargradient><\/defs><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"teaser-content grid-center\">\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">In the lone televised debate of Maryland\u2019s highly competitive Democratic primary, eight men running to be the state\u2019s next governor jockeyed to be the party\u2019s standard-bearer on Monday, pointing to crime, education and the economy as the chief voter concerns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">But the one-hour debate, which aired at 7 p.m. Monday, also featured nuanced distinctions on how far the successor to term-limited Gov. Larry Hogan (R) should go to address income inequality, child care and the yawning academic, financial and mental health gaps wrought by the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">The Maryland Public Television-WBAL debate also featured the most pointed jabs yet among the perceived front-runners in the wide-open July 19 contest, with sparring over big policy issues and the candidates\u2019 personal records.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Democratic Candidates for Maryland Governor Debate\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NLXhjkKLDK4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Former U.S. Labor secretary Tom Perez accused Maryland Comptroller Peter Franchot \u2014 who has high name recognition from decades in public office \u2014 of flip-flopping on whether to support a sweeping <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/local\/md-politics\/students-failing-teachers-fleeing-in-md-calls-for-sweeping--and-expensive--education-reform\/2020\/02\/17\/88de4dfc-4e9b-11ea-9b5c-eac5b16dafaa_story.html?itid=lk_inline_manual_7\" rel=\"noopener\">$4 billion education program<\/a> the next governor will implement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">\u201cMy friend here, Franchot, says he now supports it,\u201d Perez said. \u201cThat\u2019s not what he said during the deliberations, and that\u2019s not what his actions show.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">The program is a marquee Democratic accomplishment that will funnel cash into poor schools, teacher pay, tutors, prekindergarten and scores of other programs. Most candidates have campaigned on implementing it \u2014 and several have called for it to go even further to address losses from the pandemic.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-qa=\"interstitial-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/06\/05\/maryland-democrat-governor-primary\/?itid=lk_interstitial_manual_12\" rel=\"noopener\">High stakes, low attention: Dynamic Democratic field vies for Md. governor<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Franchot, who calls himself \u201ca fiscal moderate,\u201d deflected the accusation in the debate and said in an interview afterward that he has long been skeptical the state can afford it. But, he added, as governor he would be obligated to fund it. \u201cWe\u2019re going to take a look at it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Author and former nonprofit executive Wes Moore directly questioned Franchot\u2019s integrity, accusing the four-term comptroller of accepting donations from 12 people with contracts before the Board of Public Works, on which Franchot sits.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">\u201cWhen we\u2019re talking about integrity, pay-for-play is not part of an integrity pledge,\u201d Moore said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Franchot shrugged off the charge. <i>\u201c<\/i>I have the integrity of my long service in politics that\u2019s been totally vetted, and I come back to the fact that the voters have this trust and confidence in me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">The field boasts impressive political and public service r\u00e9sum\u00e9s, qualifications candidates say are critical to taking back the governor\u2019s mansion from Republican control. Despite Democrats\u2019 2-to-1 registration advantage in Maryland, the party has lost three of the past five governor\u2019s races and is eager to elevate a candidate capable of winning in November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Franchot, who has spent 20 years as a state delegate and the past 15 years as the state\u2019s chief tax collector, has sided with Hogan on some issues that rankled the Democratic Party\u2019s leadership, but Franchot has pitched himself as an independent politician.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Moore is a first-time candidate who collected many <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/05\/07\/jones-endorses-wes-moore-maryland-governor\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_22\" rel=\"noopener\">high-profile party endorsements<\/a> and demonstrated fundraising prowess, <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/01\/13\/maryland-democratic-primary-numbers\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_22\" rel=\"noopener\">raising the most <\/a>money in the field as of January, the most recent data available.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Perez, who is also a former chair of the Democratic National Committee, has consolidated support from labor groups.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Both Moore and Perez pressed each other on their pasts.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Moore raised the Congressional Black Caucus\u2019s 2018 no-confidence vote about Perez to suggest he would not do enough for Black voters. (Perez replied that he has and he would.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Perez charged that while he was negotiating settlements during the mortgage crisis, Moore was making money working at Citibank. (Moore noted he was not working in mortgages.)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">John B. King Jr., former education secretary under President Barack Obama, questioned whether Moore was involved with a company that condoned predatory lending; Moore dismissed that claim.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">But amid the sniping, the candidates also laid out broad visions for the state.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Ashwani Jain noted he was eschewing corporate donations and paid campaign staffers, and pitched a long list of policy ideas, including replacing police officers in schools with public health professionals and eliminating the state income tax for lower-income residents.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Doug Gansler, a former attorney general, said that \u201cthis election is about crime and criminal justice,\u201d and pitched himself as a law enforcement candidate capable of tackling rising violence. He suggested universal prekindergarten and child care, but did not offer specifics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Franchot suggested forgiving student loans of people who live in the state for five years and creating more community health centers statewide. He called violence around the state a threat to economic vitality. \u201cIf we don\u2019t have any public safety or a concept of public safety, we can\u2019t have a thriving economy,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">King, who emphasized his role in education, said the state\u2019s sweeping education plan \u201cshould be the floor, not the ceiling,\u201d and was the only candidate who did not endorse<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/05\/26\/maryland-gas-tax-politics\/?itid=lk_inline_manual_37\" rel=\"noopener\"> a holiday from the state\u2019s gas tax<\/a>, saying the state should invest in reducing dependence on oil: \u201cWe need to act like climate change is the existential threat that it is,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p><span class=\"font--article-body font-copy hide-for-print ma-0 pb-md db italic interstitial\"><a target=\"_blank\" data-qa=\"interstitial-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/dc-md-va\/2022\/05\/26\/maryland-gas-tax-politics\/?itid=lk_interstitial_manual_38\" rel=\"noopener\">Surging gas taxes expected to be political weapon in Maryland politics<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Former Prince George\u2019s county executive Rushern Baker touted his record leading that county and his ability to pull the levers of government. He noted crime reductions and economic development in the county, and said he was using public financing for his campaign because \u201cI don\u2019t want corporations or special interests to think they can control what we\u2019re trying to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Jon Baron, a former nonprofit executive and federal official, touted his data-driven approach to the state\u2019s problems, including \u201cfocused deterrents\u201d that offer job pathways and counseling to violent offenders \u2014 and stricter penalties if they break the law again. He also pitched high-quality tutoring for every struggling first- and second-grader in the state, which he said data shows is effective.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Moore noted that career politicians have had decades to address the state\u2019s issues and failed. He promised to address child care, crime, mental health and education with an eye to equity and to \u201ctackle these problems with a sense of urgency that no one else will.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">He said that with rising costs and crime, people are not \u201cfeeling safe, both in our communities and in our own skin.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Perez touted his varied career path as a civil rights prosecutor, state and local official, political organizer and former labor secretary, encouraging voters \u201cto do your homework\u201d on which candidates have proven records in public service.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">\u201cIf you want to figure out what someone has done in the future, look at what they have done in the past,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-body\" data-qa=\"article-body\">\n<p data-qa=\"drop-cap-letter\" data-el=\"text\" class=\"font-copy font--article-body gray-darkest ma-0 pb-md\">Jerome Segal, one of the two Democratic candidates not included in the debate because they did not meet Maryland Public Television\u2019s eligibility criteria, said Monday he was considering legal action over being excluded, but he did not specify which laws he believed were broken. The station later invited him to a separate interview to be aired later, to which he agreed. 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