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DNC says Obama remarks about Trone are not an endorsement DNC says Obama remarks about Trone are not an endorsement
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That 40-second spot where President Obama sounds as though he may be endorsing David Trone, the multimillionaire running for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District? He’s not, the Democratic National Committee says.That 40-second spot where President Obama sounds as though he may be endorsing David Trone, the multimillionaire running for Maryland’s 8th Congressional District? He’s not, the Democratic National Committee says.
Trone’s campaign posted a video on its Facebook page and campaign website last week showing Obama making playful remarks about him at a November fundraiser that Trone hosted at his Potomac home. “We could run him for something,” Obama said. The spot is entitled “Good Idea.” Trone’s campaign posted a video on its Facebook page and campaign website last week showing Obama making playful remarks about him at a November fundraiser that Trone hosted at his Potomac home. “We could run him for something,” Obama said. The spot is titled “Good Idea.”
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“The President will not endorse in this primary, and this advertisement should not be misconstrued as an implicit or explicit endorsement of David Trone,” DNC spokesman Eric Walker said in an email Monday night.“The President will not endorse in this primary, and this advertisement should not be misconstrued as an implicit or explicit endorsement of David Trone,” DNC spokesman Eric Walker said in an email Monday night.
Walker said he wanted to “clear up any confusion.”Walker said he wanted to “clear up any confusion.”
Trone, co-founder of Total Wine & More, is one of nine Democratic candidates in the April 26 primary for the seat now held by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). Van Hollen is running for the Senate.Trone, co-founder of Total Wine & More, is one of nine Democratic candidates in the April 26 primary for the seat now held by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.). Van Hollen is running for the Senate.