I would have agreed with you if 2014 had gone the other way. I was quite shocked that Hogan beat someone who I thought would be a shoo-in, so maybe there is hope for Maryland.
In maryland “hope” is merely an illusion. What there currently is is an aberration that happens there every few years. It will be stifled. There are too many idiot LIBs and gibmedats in that “sanctuary” state.