Candidates deviated little from campaign-worn stump speeches during Tuesday’s debate at The University of Baltimore’s Learning Commons. From left to right: James L. Shea, Richard S. Madaleno Jr., Ben Jealous, Valerie Ervin, Rushern Baker III, Alec Ross, and Krishanti Vignarajah. (Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post)Toward the end of the second of two debates held Tuesday among Democrats running for Maryland governor, one candidate congratulated viewers still paying attention. “First, you deserve an award for stamina,” said Krishanti Vignarajah, a lawyer who was policy director to first lady Michelle Obama..For several hours, the seven major Democratic candidates had said little that deviated from long-honed stump speeches. ●Vignarajah, also running for the first time, recalled talking with Michelle Obama after the Democrats’ presidential defeat in 2016.

Source: Washington Post June 05, 2018 20:57 UTC