Four Md. gubernatorial hopefuls address African immigrants seeking a political voice

The candidates for Montgomery County executive did most of the listening, rather than the talking, in their final joint appearance before next week’s primary.“No stump speeches” was the directive from Action In Montgomery (AIM), the faith-based advocacy group that packed Silver Spring United Methodist Church on Tuesday evening with more than 500 people from its member congregations.For the most part, it was a stump-free. Incumbent County Executive Isiah Leggett, Democratic primary challengers Doug Duncan and council member Phil Andrews, and Republican James Shalleck were supporting players who spoke for a total of about 20 minutes during a tightly-scripted and choreographed 95-minute event.