I listened to the results of the Maryland General Election on talk radio as the polls closed and the numbers started to come in. In my heart, I wanted to see Michel Steel upset Ben Cardin, however, in my mind I knew it would never happen. I, along with many other blacks I'm sure, wondered why Mr. Steel didn't win and I heard the answer on a local radio station. A caller phoned the station an asked that question of the radio host and his co-host, a young black man who has formally been in pol...