Look past the drama in Baltimore mayoral race to the issues

Political campaigns are, by their very nature, theatrical events. Characters are presented — often with personalities larger than life — and a narrative emerges. We’ve certainly seen this throughout the Baltimore mayoral race, but the voting audience was hit with quite an Act III plot twist Wednesday. Attorney Thiru Vignarajah, running a distant third in the crowded Democratic primary for mayor, dropped out of the race and endorsed former Mayor Sheila Dixon after having loudly blasted her as “corrupt” in his campaign ads.