Jerry Brown

In the teaser for her upcoming book, publisher Random House has audio portions of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi talking about getting Jerry Brown to participate in Maryland's 1976 presidential primary -- what she calls the "pivotal" action in her life's arc from "homemaker to House Speaker." She even gives a shout out to the vaunted machine of then-Baltimore County Exec. Ted Venetoulis.

Michael CryorGOP Uncertain Of Turnout

With no clear frontrunner after a month of voting and four contested elections, Maryland Democrats believe their primary will not only be relevant to the party’s eventual nominee, but set new records for turnout.

Yesterday, State Chair Michael Cryor predicted “one million Maryland Democrats will go to the polls on February 12th.”

Maryland has held presidential primaries since the Progressive era in 1912. The largest turnout for a state Democratic primary was in 1976, with 592,000 ballots cast in California Gov. Jerry Brown’s stunning victory over Georgia Gov. Jimmy Carter.

Open Left’s Matt Stoller notes another corporate fundraiser for Rep. Al Wynn, taking place this afternoon.