Incumbent Cardin Likely Victor in Md. Primary Race

ANNAPOLIS — For state Sen. C. Anthony Muse, campaigning to oust sitting U.S. Sen. Benjamin Cardin has not been about winning over the Democratic establishment.

Early in his campaign, Muse took aim at party leaders for what he said were inappropriate pre-primary endorsements and acknowledged he is the underdog in Tuesday’s primary, a contest in which observers say he is unlikely to topple the well-funded and popular Cardin.

“No one expected this to become a race, but it became a race because I did not wait for the party bosses,” said Muse.

While Muse, 53, is confident in his grassroots campaign, the Democratic primary race, which boasts an additional seven largely unknown candidates, is not competitive, said Allan Lichtman, a history professor at American University who was among Cardin’s challengers in the 2006 primary.

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