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Ex-NAACP Leader Kweisi Mfume Wins Maryland Seat in Congress

[NECN] Democrat Kweisi Mfume easily won a special election Tuesday to finish the term of the late Elijah Cummings, retaking a Maryland congressional seat he held for five terms before leaving to lead the NAACP.

Mfume defeated Republican Kimberly Klacik in the heavily Democratic 7th Congressional District, capping a race dramatically reshaped by the coronavirus. After winning what was largely a mail-in election, Mfume told supporters many people are "struggling at this hour to fight off the terrible disease of the coronavirus."

"To them, to their families and to the families of so many others who have lost lives prematurely to this disease, I want all of you to know that from day one, all of my attention, all of my energy and all of my focus in the United States Congress will be on using science, data and common sense to help get our nation through this dark hour in our history," Mfume said.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-29 03:29|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 After winning what was largely a mail-in election.....

Few surprises here. All went according to the plan.

Posted by Besoeker 2020-04-29 03:32|| 2020-04-29 03:32|| Front Page Top

#2 The NAACP Paid $100,000 To A Woman Who Accused Him Of Sexual Harassment.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2020-04-29 03:59|| 2020-04-29 03:59|| Front Page Top

#3 Wasn't Cummings' widder supposed to be assigned this seat ?

Posted by M. Murcek 2020-04-29 08:15|| 2020-04-29 08:15|| Front Page Top

#4 Kweisi Mfume - that's Irish, right?

Posted by Raj 2020-04-29 10:08|| 2020-04-29 10:08|| Front Page Top

#5 Like Beto is hispanic

Posted by Frank G 2020-04-29 10:46|| 2020-04-29 10:46|| Front Page Top

#6 "Kweisi Mfume" is actually Engrish.

Unscrambled from the original mandarin it reads
I'm wise: fuk-me!

Posted by Lex 2020-04-29 10:54|| 2020-04-29 10:54|| Front Page Top

#7 Maryland wins again.

Posted by Hellfish 2020-04-29 23:32|| 2020-04-29 23:32|| Front Page Top