UMBC Poll Backs Up Moore’s 27-Point Lead, but a Quarter of Voters Haven’t Picked a Major Candidate
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Gov. Wes Moore leads Republican nominee Dan Cox 51% to 24% among likely voters, according...
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Riley Presses Raskin Over His Support for Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Republican congressional candidate Cheryl Riley spent part of this week pressing Rep. Jamie...
While Van Hollen Kicks the Tires in New Hampshire, Who Is Minding Maryland?
By Michael Phillips, MDBayNews Sen. Chris Van Hollen sat across from Kristen Welker on "Meet the Press" this past Sunday...
District 9 is genuinely up for grabs, with a competitive Senate race topping the ticket
By MDBayNews Staff Legislative District 9, split between western Howard County and a slice of northern Montgomery County,...
A 90-to-1 Fundraising Gap: Inside the MD-3 General Election
By MDBayNews Staff Maryland's 3rd Congressional District has its November matchup set: Democratic incumbent Sarah Elfreth...
Carroll County’s Democrats field a full slate for the first time in years — but District 5 remains the GOP’s deepest firewall
By MDBayNews Staff Legislative District 5, covering most of Carroll County and a small slice of southeastern Frederick...
Frederick and Carroll’s District 4 gets an open House seat as the GOP’s longest-serving delegate steps aside
By MDBayNews Staff Legislative District 4, covering parts of Frederick and Carroll counties, is not seeing much drama at...
The Poll Saying Moore Is Up 27 Points Was Built by His Own Party’s Pollster and Sold by a Podcast His Party’s Media Sponsors
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews ANNAPOLIS — A poll released this week says Gov. Wes Moore leads Republican challenger Dan...
New Poll Detail: Neither Party Impresses Voters, as Green Candidate Renews Debate Push
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The full results of this week's Maryland Now poll show something the topline horse-race...
Moore Holds 27-Point Lead as Fundraising Gap With Cox Widens Ahead of November
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews A new statewide poll released this week shows Gov. Wes Moore with a commanding 27-point...
Independents Are Growing. Maryland’s Political System Still Treats Them Like an Afterthought.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Gallup's year-end numbers on party identification landed with a familiar shrug in most of...
A late GOP swap headlines Maryland Legislative District 2
By MDBayNews Staff Legislative District 2 — covering east Washington County, including Hagerstown, along with a slice of...
Maryland’s Van Hollen Bet Big on a Michigan Candidate Who Wants Him Running the Senate Democrats — Raskin Cheered From the House
Van Hollen was the first sitting senator to back Abdul El-Sayed after Bernie Sanders. Raskin called his win proof of...
Moore’s Two-Front Test: What the NGA Gavel Means for His Ambitions — and His Reelection
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Gov. Wes Moore picked up a new title over the weekend, and it isn't on the Maryland ballot....
Van Hollen Isn’t Even on the Ballot. He’s Still Doing the Socialists’ Work for Them.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Chris Van Hollen has no primary to survive and no general election to win in 2026. He...
Robin Ficker Won the GOP Primary With $401 Left in the Bank. Now What?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Robin Ficker is the Republican nominee for Maryland's 6th Congressional District this fall....
One Foot Out the Door: Wes Moore’s Reelection Pitch Is a Presidential Audition
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews In September 2025, NBC's Kristen Welker asked Governor Wes Moore a simple question on "Meet...
Maryland Has a Million Voters With No Primary. Here’s How to Fix That.
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland held a primary election on June 23. Roughly one million Marylanders did not get to...
The Firewall Fell Overnight
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Maryland Senate's redistricting firewall held for six months. It lasted about eighteen...
Did Trump Just Punk the Democrats Into America First?
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews | Riptide | Dead Reckoning Today, the Senate voted 50-48 to direct the president to end the...
MARYLAND DEMOCRATS PLAN POST-PRIMARY SPECIAL SESSION TO REDRAW CONGRESSIONAL MAP
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews With Maryland's primary election two days away, the state's top Democrats are preparing to...
Moore raised $7 million — but that may be the smallest number in the story
A line-by-line review of Maryland’s campaign finance database shows a sophisticated, nationally connected fundraising...
Profanity for Thee, But Not for Me? The Baltimore Sun’s Olympic Hypocrisy
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews The Baltimore Sun wants to clutch its pearls. In a February 26 reader commentary titled...
Moore Fills House Vacancies Ahead of Session, Cementing Democratic Control
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Just days before the 2026 legislative session convened, Wes Moore moved to fill the final...
Impeachment as Performance Art: McClain Delaney’s Empty Threat Over Venezuela
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews U.S. Rep. April McClain Delaney has called President Donald Trump’s Venezuela operation...
Maryland Campaign Finance Data Tells a One-Party Story
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s official campaign finance data doesn’t editorialize, spin, or argue. It...
Wes Moore’s Shiny Brand Meets Maryland’s Trust Problem
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNews Maryland’s Governor Wes Moore has spent years crafting the kind of résumé national...
Behind Closed Doors: Montgomery County Council Quietly Eliminates 64 of 67 Applicants for Albornoz Seat — Raising Deeper Questions About Transparency, Power, and One-Party Governance
By Michael Phillips | MDBayNewsNovember 26, 2025 Montgomery County likes to pride itself on being a model of progressive,...
Wes Moore’s Italian Getaway Raises Questions About Gifts, Priorities, and Accountability
Maryland Governor Wes Moore is making headlines—not for bold leadership on crime or education, but for being spotted on a...
Wes Moore on Clooney’s Yacht While Maryland Crumbles
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has a choice: tackle his state’s crime crisis head-on, or enjoy the good life on George...
Jamie Raskin: Professor of Partisanship, Congressman of Chaos
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) has become one of the loudest and most polarizing voices in Congress—not because he’s...
Chris Van Hollen: Maryland’s Senator of Sour Grapes
If Wes Moore is Maryland’s grinning selfie machine—forever smiling as he steers the state off a fiscal and cultural...
The “Talk-Back Tour”: Maryland Democrats Pretend to Listen While Plotting More Tax Hikes
The Maryland Democratic Party (MDP) has a new gimmick: the “Talk-Back Tour.” Sounds edgy, right? Like some grassroots...
Ben Jealous Ousted from Sierra Club: Progressives Eat Their Own
By Michael Phillips The Sierra Club, one of America’s oldest and most influential environmental organizations, has just...
The Firing of a Fraud Fighter: Why Are Baltimore Democrats So Afraid of Kelly Madigan?
In a stunning blow to government accountability, Baltimore County Executive Kathy Klausmeier has informed Kelly Madigan,...
Already Eyeing the Exit? Wes Moore’s National Dreams Leave Maryland in the Rearview
Wes Moore swept into office on a wave of inspiration, charisma, and lofty rhetoric. Maryland voters were promised a new era...