Nate McFadden

Weighs In On GOP RaceCummings & Obama

Rep. Elijah Cummings rallied local faith-based leaders in support of the presidential candidacy of Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois during a press conference in Baltimore on Monday.

“This is a very significant moment in our time,” Cummings, who has represented Maryland’s 7th congressional district since 1995, said. “I have known Sen. Obama for many years… he has the vision to lead.”

The congressman also told the largely African-American crowd that he was not supporting the Senator from Illinois simply because of his race.

“I do not approach this lightly,” Cummings said. “This is not about a black man running for president -- it is about the right man running for president.”

"I do not approach this lightly," Cummings said. "This is not about a black man running for president-it is about the right man running for president."