Iowa & New Hampshire Boost Maryland’s Presidential Primary

Democratic Party Enthusiasm Builds Towards February 12^th Elections

A statement from Michael Cryor, Chair of the Maryland Democratic Party

“As we move closer to the February 12^th primary, Maryland’s value to the presidential selection process is taking on more and more importance. Maryland’s Democratic leaders made our state more relevant to the party nominating process and that change appears to have worked even though there is a lot of ground to cover before the candidates focus on Maryland.

The results of Iowa and New Hampshire prove that the Democratic Party has viable, talented and capable candidates who are connecting with the American public in very important and substantial ways. The Democratic candidates are relating to people’s hopes, concerns and desire for change while drawing record numbers of voters to the Democratic Party through these early contests. We see that phenomenon taking shape in Maryland and the competition excites us as the Maryland Democratic Party continues to grow and expand our numbers in anticipation of the first relevant Maryland Presidential Primary in decades.”

The “Chesapeake Primary” scheduled for February 12, 2008 consists of Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia and no other states.