He’s a moderate Republican that has endorsed Nikki Haley for President…
Former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) is launching a surprise bid for the open Maryland Senate seat, despite speculation that he was considering a third-party presidential bid, according to a source familiar.
Hogan filed paperwork ahead of the state’s candidate filing deadline on Friday – offering Republicans an unexpected boost to their already favorable Senate map.
Hogan, who helmed the Free State between 2015 and 2023, was term-limited and couldn’t run for a third consecutive sting as governor.
The Maryland Republican’s decision to run for outgoing Sen. Ben Cardin’s (D-Md.) seat was unexpected, given that he had ruled out running for the seat last year during an interview on NewsNation’s “The Hill” — and his public comments around mulling a bid for the White House….
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Though the nonpartisan election handicapper Cook Political Report rated Cardin’s seat as “solid Democrat,” a Hogan Senate bid will create a more competitive contest.
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He’s the best hope Maryland Republicans have. But he’ll still lose by ten points or more. This is the flip side of former Democratic Gov Phil Bredensen running for the Senate in Tennessee a few years ago.
The man had awesome poll numbers