Kathleen Kennedy Townsend may run, split the White vote in the rat primary.
I just can’t see Donna Edwards losing the nomination with all these White Dems running. If I were Van Hollen, I’d be really pissed at KKT. The sole possible threats to Edwards is if Ben Jealous and PG County Exec Rushern Baker decide to run (Elijah Cummings is also mentioned, but he’s got more power in the House). If Reps. Sarbanes, Ruppersberger and Delaney get in, this could be the biggest free-for-all for a Senate seat in modern history.
Only Steny Hoyer isn’t interested in running, and that only because he still believes he’ll be Speaker eventually.
Settling on a single viable Republican to run is important here. With Edwards as the Dem nominee, this is absolutely a winnable seat, even in a Presidential year.