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Democratic Maryland Gubernatorial Candidate Says Gay Opponent \u2018Prances Around\u2019 \u2013 WATCH<\/b>
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Alec Ross<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Maryland Democratic gubernatorial candidate Alec Ross has come under fire for saying his opponent, gay<\/a> longtime lawmaker Rich Madaleno, \u201cprances around Annapolis.\u201d<\/p>\n

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WATCH: Maryland gubernatorial candidate @RichMadaleno<\/a> was just accused of “prancing” around the issues. Sign up to stand against anti-LGBTQ attacks: t.co\/0vFZxIVLoO<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/uqAYvZsYWG<\/a><\/p>\n

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The Washington Post<\/em> reports<\/a>:<\/p>\n

Madaleno\u2019s campaign put out a statement that called Ross\u2019s choice of words \u201cpoor and insensitive.\u201d In an interview, Madaleno said he was proud of his legislative record and thought Ross\u2019s word choice was \u201cinteresting.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAlec Ross certainly wouldn\u2019t say Rushern Baker is \u2018prancing around\u2019 Prince George\u2019s County, or that Krish Vignarajah was \u2018prancing around\u2019 while serving on first lady<\/a> [Michelle] Obama\u2019s staff,\u201d the campaign\u2019s statement read, referring to two of the other Democratic candidates in the gubernatorial race.<\/p>\n

Ross said he wasn\u2019t talking about Madaleno\u2019s sexuality. Julie Verratti, Ross\u2019s openly gay<\/a> running mate, called Ross a \u201cgood + decent person who made a poor language choice.\u201d<\/p>\n

Said Madaleno on Facebook<\/a>: \u201cI\u2019m proud of my extensive record of accomplishment in Annapolis. As an elected official I have pranced my way to victory with: the assault rifle ban; marriage equality; the fracking ban; free community college tuition\u2026 And I will keep delivering results by fighting in the Senate for all Marylanders. Trust me to prance my way to the Governor\u2019s mansion this November.\u201d<\/p>\n

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