More on Blacks In Maryland

Some more good news for Michael Steele in Maryland. From National Review:

A new poll shows that a majority of black Democrats in Maryland are getting frustrated with the Democratic Party, both locally and nationally.

The poll found that 65 percent of black Democratic voters registered in Maryland say their party and its candidates should commit to issues of concern to blacks before asking for their votes.

Those least satisfied with the efforts of state party leaders are blacks between the ages of 35 to 65.

The same survey also found widespread dissatisfaction with the inclusion of blacks on the ballot for top offices.

One in four democrats in the poll said they were dissatisfied or very dissatisfied with the Maryland Democratic Party's direction on increasing diversity at the top of the Democratic ballot. Three in five said they were satisfied.

Thirty-two percent of registered black Maryland Democrats were bothered by the direction of the national Democratic Party on increasing diversity at the top of the ballot.

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According to the poll, education and failing schools top the list of black voters' concerns: The poll found that 56 percent of black Democrats identified failing schools as a critical stumbling block in the paths of African Americans, while education is expected to drive as many black voters' decisions on Election Day as the war in Iraq is.

The statewide poll of 402 African-American Democratic registered voters in Maryland was conducted October 11-13, by Ariel & Ethan, LLC, a Bethesda-based polling and research company. The survey carries a margin of error of 4.9 percentage points.

With education and opportunity as Steele's longtime issues, this is a good break for him.