The Democratic candidate for senate in Maryland has pulled significantly ahead of her Republican rival, according to a recent poll. The Washington Post-University of Maryland poll released Thursday shows Democrat Angela Alsobrooks holding an 11% lead over her rival,

As Democrats in Maryland tell it, the state's key Senate race isn't about any particular person -- even the candidates themselves. On the campaign trail, you'll hear Democrats vying to keep an open Senate seat blue knock former Gov.

Alsobrooks is up by 11 percentage points, while Republican Larry Hogan remains popular enough to close the gap and has pulled off upsets before.