The problem for the Democrats is that despite their best efforts, a Black middle class has arisen in Maryland and enough of them are paying more in taxes than they're getting in government programs, which is a recipe for a turn towards the Republican Party.
A Black middle class that believes its existence should be attributed, at least in small part, to government programs like affirmative action and low-interest loans for small minority-owned businesses.
Maryland was ALSO mugged by two islamofacists with a rifle