Posted on 07/26/2021 8:48:21 AM PDT by conservative98
Hogan says he won’t enter the race if he doesn’t see a credible path to victory: “I’m not going to go on some suicide mission.” He felt the same way while deciding whether to run for governor. “When we were having our discussions in 2010, we had a list of 15 different things, that ‘if this happened, this happened, this, this, we could be governor,’ ” one of his advisers says. “I think it’s the same thing [now].” In this case, Republican voters would have to reprioritize conservative principles over MAGA personalities. The field would need to shape up in such a way that a more traditional conservative candidate could gain traction. Most important, Hogan would have to remain popular in Maryland for the remainder of his term.
“Like I tell him,” the adviser says, “you’ve got to take care of your [back] yard first.”
Maybe it’s worth recalling, though, that Hogan was also a long shot before his first gubernatorial bid. He was little known in the state, he’d never held elected office before, and the Democratic front-runner, Anthony Brown, outspent him by a factor of three. As Hogan tells it in his book, all of his friends were warning him not to run.
“Nobody thought I had any chance whatsoever, but I really believed that somebody needed to do something about where we were,” he tells me. “So I’m not saying running for President would be a walk in the park, but it certainly is not as far-fetched as me getting elected twice in Maryland as governor.”
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Glad to hear, my FRiend.
Life is good. I have no complaints.
Knee all better? Hubby doing good?
Hell no!
This turdblossom continues to embarrass himself and us.
I’m so glad I’ll be out of Azania-On-The-Potomac by the end of this year.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
Since when did Washingtonian care about a Republican?
Conservatives as opposed to MAGA???
I’m pretty sure conservatives wouldn’t ban fracking.
Just goes to show you: his book is co-authored with a full-on liberal.
yes he’s been anti Trump but as Md is a blue state, he’s been a decent governor. I would vote for him for the Senate, but I don’t think he’d win in this state.
He should run...as a dem.
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