Ervin Drops Democratic Bid For Governor, Endorses Baker

LANGLEY PARK, Md. (AP) — One the eve of early voting in a close Democratic primary for Maryland governor, Rushern Baker announced Wednesday the endorsement of Valerie Ervin, who abruptly ended her own campaign for the nomination to add more progressive flavor to the campaign of the Prince George’s County executive.
Recent polls have put Baker in a statistical dead heat with former NAACP President Ben Jealous, who has been running as a staunch progressive in a heavily Democratic state