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04-27-2016, 08:26 AM
Black Lives Matter activist loses big in Baltimore mayoral primary
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DeRay Mckesson, the activist who rose to prominence following 2014 protests against police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri, will **t be the next mayor of Baltimore.
Mckesson had tried to transition from activism to politics with a late jump into his home city's race for mayor, but managed to pull in only 3% of Democratic primary voters on Tuesday. Maryland State Sen. Catherine Pugh took home the Democratic primary with around 37% of the vote (http://data.baltimoresun.com/voter-guide-2016/results/baltimore-results.html#mayor) as of this writing, according to The Baltimore Sun.*
SEE ALSO: Black Lives Matter: How 3 words became a movement (http://mashable.com/2015/12/23/black-lives-matter-movement/)
In a city where Democratic voters dominate the voting population, the race for Democratic **minee is often the de facto race to become mayor. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/27/deray-mckesson-loses-baltimore-mayor-primary/)
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DeRay Mckesson, the activist who rose to prominence following 2014 protests against police brutality in Ferguson, Missouri, will **t be the next mayor of Baltimore.
Mckesson had tried to transition from activism to politics with a late jump into his home city's race for mayor, but managed to pull in only 3% of Democratic primary voters on Tuesday. Maryland State Sen. Catherine Pugh took home the Democratic primary with around 37% of the vote (http://data.baltimoresun.com/voter-guide-2016/results/baltimore-results.html#mayor) as of this writing, according to The Baltimore Sun.*
SEE ALSO: Black Lives Matter: How 3 words became a movement (http://mashable.com/2015/12/23/black-lives-matter-movement/)
In a city where Democratic voters dominate the voting population, the race for Democratic **minee is often the de facto race to become mayor. Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/04/27/deray-mckesson-loses-baltimore-mayor-primary/)
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