Political Candidate Debates/Forums

2007 Baltimore City Council President Candidates Debate


Debate of the candidates for Baltimore City Council President featuring Democrats Kenneth Harris, Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, Michael Sarbanes and Charles Ulysses Smith along with Green Party candidate Maria Allwine. On August 21, 2007 from the Enoch Pratt Free Libary. Sponsored by the League of Women Voters of Baltimore City and WYPR 88.1 FM. Hosted by Marc Steiner.

NAACP Report 10/28/06 - Forum for Governor and U.S. Senate Candidates


Video of the statewide candidates forum at the 66th Annual Convention of the Maryland State NAACP Conference, produced by Baltimore Grassroots Media for "NAACP Report", a weekly TV show hosted by Baltimore City NAACP branch president Marvin "Doc" Cheatham and originally broadcast in Baltimore City on public access cable Channel 75. The forum, videotaped on Sat., Oct. 28, 2006 at the Radisson Plaza Lord Baltimore hotel, includes candidates for Governor: Ed Boyd (Green), Christopher A. Driscoll (Populist), Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr. (R) and Martin O'Malley (D) and U.S. Senate candidates: Benjamin L. Cardin (D), Michael S. Steele (R), Lih Young (D, write-in) and Kevin Zeese (Green; also nominated by Libertarian and Populist parties). One of the two candidates for Comptroller on the ballot, Anne M. McCarthy (R), and both Attorney General candidates Douglas F. Gansler (D) and Scott L. Rolle (R) also spoke at the forum but were not included in the NAACP Report due to time constraints.

2006 Maryland U.S. Senate Candidates Debate


With its 6 p.m. broadcast on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 Baltimore City's public access Channel 75 became the first TV channel to televise a debate among the candidates for Maryland's U.S. Senator: Benjamin L. Cardin (D), Michael S. Steele (R) and Kevin Zeese (Green Party and also nominated by Libertarian and Populist Parties).

The debate, which took place October 3, 2006, was hosted by Greater Baltimore Urban League and conducted by Charles Robinson of Maryland Public Television and Doni Glover of BMORENEWS.com. The broadcast was produced by Baltimore Grassroots Media.