Donna Edwards: A new and better Democrat won big tonight

Congratulations to Donna Edwards. The Washington Post and AP have declared her the winner:


Tonight, Donna won a decisive victory over incumbent Al Wynn in the Democratic primary in Maryland's Fourth CD. This is a very very VERY Democratic district. That means it's Donna's seat, the fall election against a token Republican will simply be pro forma.

Donna will be a true progressive when she is sworn in next January. This is a very exciting win over Al Wynn who was basically the in-house lobbyist for Comcast and Verizon.

A lot of people deserve credit for helping out. SEIU and EMILY's List did their parts. But, a major shout out is due to Matt Stoller who played a key role in Donna's campaign. He put his heart and his head into this race -- and got the rest of us to weigh in, too, with fundraisers and more. And let's not forget, you guys helped donate to her campaign, so thank you too.

Winning is so much more fun.