A surprising grass-roots upheaval is shaking Maryland's Democrats (WaPo)
"...The progressives are shifting campaign tactics to focus more on street-level organizing and social media outreach. Jealous's strategists say he can beat Hogan if they meet their goal of boosting turnout to 2.1 million, a jump of 20% from the tepid turnout in 2014, when Hogan upset Democratic nominee Anthony G. Brown. The party plans to have more than 60 paid field organizers on the ground in Maryland by mid-September, compared to a total of 15 for the entire campaign four years ago.
Most of the state's Democratic leaders are closer to the center than Jealous, but senior leaders say they are drawn to his promises of a rejuvenated base and expanded turnout.
"Ben has worked hard to increase voter participation in Maryland and ... has brought fresh ideas to the gubernatorial race," said U.S. Rep. Steny H. Hoyer, a moderate who is No. 2 in the House leadership..."
Considerably more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/a-surprising-grass-roots-upheaval-is-shaking-marylands-democrats/2018/08/11/a95c9482-9a68-11e8-843b-36e177f3081c_story.html?utm_term=.a23da7b9ae0f