They hope to heal any rifts brought on by the Delaney-Garagiola contest.
ANNAPOLIS, MD. (AP) _ DEMOCRATS ARE COALESCING BEHIND THEIR NOMINEE TO TAKE ON REPUBLICAN REP. ROSCOE BARTLETT.
DEMOCRATS SAID WEDNESDAY THEY ARE LOOKING TO HEAL ANY RIFTS FROM THE PRIMARY. THAT'S AFTER STRONG BACKING BY THE STATE'S DEMOCRATIC ESTABLISHMENT FOR STATE SEN. ROB GARAGIOLA WASN'T ENOUGH TO STOP JOHN DELANEY.
THE WELL-FINANCED BANKER ROUTED GARAGIOLA IN THE PRIMARY TUESDAY. DELANEY WILL BE TAKING ON THE 10-TERM REPUBLICAN IN NOVEMBER.
O'MALLEY SAYS DELANEY IS A GOOD PERSON, AND THE GOVERNOR SAYS HE WILL BE DOING EVERYTHING HE CAN TO BRING THE PARTY TOGETHER TO HEAL AND TO BE SUCCESSFUL IN THE FALL. O'MALLEY ENDORSED GARAGIOLA LAST WEEK.
DELANEY, MEANWHILE, HAD LUNCH WITH THE MARYLAND DEMOCRATIC PARTY CHAIRWOMAN YVETTE LEWIS, ALONG WITH U.S. SEN. BENJAMIN CARDIN, IN A SHOW OF PARTY UNITY.
