Md. Democrats focus on turnout as early voting begins Thursday

For more than a month, Yvette Lewis has been telling Democrats to ignore polls signaling Democratic nominee Wes Moore will handily defeat Republican opponent Dan Cox in the governor’s race. “It’s not mission accomplished, and we can defeat ourselves if we don’t show up,” said Lewis, chairwoman of the state Democratic Party, who wants to see blue victories up and down the ballot. “When we don’t show up, we lose.”