Larry Hogan ain’t no conservative. He is pure RINO. So this Alex Somebody got off on the wrong foot from the first step. Probably working for the dims to fear-monger.
Electing assistant democrats isn’t helping.
That sounds like the grumblings and the mumblings of a Concern Troll. Press Record—Store—then Ignore.
Hogan isn’t a ‘non-MAGA’; he’s been virulently ANTI-Trump.
I appreciated in the beginning that we actually elected a Republican; but in general, I was really disappointed in him.
Larry Hogan is as “’conservative” as Bernie Sanders.
Always interesting how democrats like to tell us who the conservatives are
So what good did two terms of Hogan do for anybody? How did he advance the conservative cause even in Maryland?
Better to lose with the right candidate than to win with the wrong one. The stench of their policies get deeply entrenched and everyone gets to point to them as examples of how “conservatives” should act. Hard pass. Even if it takes years before people choose the alternative they should always have a true alternative for which to vote.
If Hogan had a vote on Trump’s judges, and therefore was a factor in Roe vs. Wade, I might be tempted (actually would be tempted) to DEFEND him, as I do with Romney and Collins...knowing that a Democrat replacement would have PREVENTED Roe from being overturned.
But Hogan is USELESS to conservatives at the national level...so he can stuff it.
Don’t worry about it Alex. We have fallen for that crap too many times.
New Frontiers in RINOism.
Whatever else Hogan may be he is not now nor has he ever been a conservative. There is question as to whether he is a republican too
Hogan is far from conservative. What is wrong with these people?
Cutting out a cancer is the opposite of committing suicide.
The described thing is not just a unicorn, it is a pink unicorn with green stars on its coat and a purple horn and a bright blue tail twice the length of it's body.
Liars
"Conservative" Jim Swift supported President Trump's "impeachment" and has attacked Kari Lake, Glenn Youngkin, J.D. Vance and other real conservatives. He's about as conservative as Jesse Jackson is Christian.
It is not the job of republicans to support a RINO just so there can be an R beside the name. We spend a lot of money doing it. Thats a waste.
Cox knows the truth. Thus he’s a kook.
There’s going to be a lot more kooks coming out.
I can't gather what, if anything, this Alex Henderson has done in his life to warrant being worth listening to, opinion editorials worth reading should be written by people who are worth listening to, by virtue of their experience, work, unique insight... something. Not merely people who submitted articles because they write things for a living and can poop out 500 words on command to keep fresh content churning on a website.
Regardless, back to the situation in Maryland. Hogan, contrary to a lot of comments on this forum, didn't do a bad job being a Republican governor of Maryland. Considering the voter registration disparity, a republican getting elected at all in a statewide Maryland election is pretty remarkable, though Maryland has a history of their republican candidates coming close more than you'd think.
Does Hogan have a finger on the pulse of conservatism on a national level? Probably not, but he has been able to get elected and reelected in Maryland, and that's no small feat.
Is Dan Cox electable in Maryland? I personally think that's the real question, and the registration advantage for Democrats (plus the seething hatred of Trump the closer you get to DC) makes it a whole lot tougher but if someone like him never gets a chance to have a fair shot at the race, one will never know. Gerrymandering keeps the electoral representation looking very blue, but if the congressional lines were more fairly drawn, it would be a lot closer to 60-40 representation in congress. Cox has to hammer on the issues that local Marylanders care about and get a ground game that can overcome the state party sitting on its hands.