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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 titled “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.” |
| [In Md. congressional debate, one candidate actually criticizes another] | [In Md. congressional debate, one candidate actually criticizes another] |
| “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.” |
| Ethan Susseles, campaign manager for Kathleen Matthews, one of Trone’s eight primary opponents, called on him Tuesday morning to pull the video. | |
| “By continuing to run this ad, David is intentionally misleading the voters of the 8th district,” Susseles said in a statement. “David Trone knows the president isn’t endorsing him and he shouldn’t run an ad suggesting otherwise. You can’t spend enough money to get around the truth.” | |
| Trone communications director Mary Werden said the video will stay. | |
| “There’s absolutely no reason why we would take it down, and we have no plans to do so,” Werden said in an email. “David is a longtime admirer and supporter of President Obama. He is honored and humbled by the exceedingly gracious comments our President made about him. The President’s words speak for themselves. David was the number one donor for the DNC in 2015. David and June were thrilled to host the President at their home with their family, friends, and our community’s leading Democrats.” | |
| 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. |