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February 16, 2008

Antiwar Candidate Donna Edwards Defeats Incumbent Rep. Albert Wynn in Key Maryland Primary

Amy Goodman interviews Donna Edwards about her defeat of eight-term Congress member Albert Wynn in Tuesday's primary vote. The Maryland race had been described as "a bellwether contest in the fight for the soul of the Democratic Party."

If Edwards wins in November, she'll be the first African American woman elected to Congress from Maryland.

 AMY GOODMAN: Senator Barack Obama swept the Potomac primaries Tuesday, beating Senator Hillary Clinton in Maryland, Virginia and Washington, D.C. While much of the country is focused on the race for the presidential nomination, another primary in Maryland drew national attention. In the state's Fourth Congressional District, Democratic activist Donna Edwards defeated eight-term incumbent Albert Wynn in a fiercely contested race.

    The race was a rematch of the 2006 primary election, when Wynn held onto his seat by a few thousand votes. This time around, Donna Edwards defeated Wynn by a wide margin, receiving about 60 percent of the vote, while Wynn got about 35 percent. The race has been described by The Nation magazine as "a bellwether contest in the fight for the soul of the Democratic Party."

    Edwards ran a populist, antiwar campaign that drew support from national liberal groups. She criticized Wynn for his votes tied to Iraq and the housing crisis. If she wins in November, she will be the first African American congresswoman to represent Maryland.

    Donna Edwards joins us now on the phone from Maryland. Welcome to Democracy Now!

Read the transcript of this interview here.

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