Gansler is running for MD Governor

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Anonymous wrote:O'Malley should come back.

Republicans will run robin ficker ...bleh.

You're kidding, right?

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I haven't seen Doug in a couple of years, but what I recall is that he has lost a step. At least in personal interactions. I find his run to be a bit odd since he's been on the sidelines a while.

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Anonymous wrote:Any word on his position on police reform? I don't see any mention of that. And since he's a former prosecutor, it would be interesting to see if his views have evolved at all.

If he’s smart he positions himself like Val Demings in FL on this issue. Someone from within the criminal justice system that recognizes there are reforms that need to be made in policing, and changes to how we prosecute crimes particularly where mental health and drug abuse come into play, but that reform doesn’t involve defunding the police or giving people a free pass on serious violent crime. A more common sense approach that speaks to a broad spectrum of voters. While pockets of MD are AOC style progressive, the state as a whole does not vote that way, which is how we end up with a popular Republican governor. A Democrat that runs to the far left is not going to win statewide office.

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Anonymous wrote:Any word on his position on police reform? I don't see any mention of that. And since he's a former prosecutor, it would be interesting to see if his views have evolved at all.

If he’s smart he positions himself like Val Demings in FL on this issue. Someone from within the criminal justice system that recognizes there are reforms that need to be made in policing, and changes to how we prosecute crimes particularly where mental health and drug abuse come into play, but that reform doesn’t involve defunding the police or giving people a free pass on serious violent crime. A more common sense approach that speaks to a broad spectrum of voters. While pockets of MD are AOC style progressive, the state as a whole does not vote that way, which is how we end up with a popular Republican governor. A Democrat that runs to the far left is not going to win statewide office.

I agree with you. Both in politics and policy.

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Anonymous wrote:Any word on his position on police reform? I don't see any mention of that. And since he's a former prosecutor, it would be interesting to see if his views have evolved at all.

If he’s smart he positions himself like Val Demings in FL on this issue. Someone from within the criminal justice system that recognizes there are reforms that need to be made in policing, and changes to how we prosecute crimes particularly where mental health and drug abuse come into play, but that reform doesn’t involve defunding the police or giving people a free pass on serious violent crime. A more common sense approach that speaks to a broad spectrum of voters. While pockets of MD are AOC style progressive, the state as a whole does not vote that way, which is how we end up with a popular Republican governor. A Democrat that runs to the far left is not going to win statewide office.

I agree with you. Both in politics and policy.

+1.

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Anonymous wrote:Any word on his position on police reform? I don't see any mention of that. And since he's a former prosecutor, it would be interesting to see if his views have evolved at all.

If he’s smart he positions himself like Val Demings in FL on this issue. Someone from within the criminal justice system that recognizes there are reforms that need to be made in policing, and changes to how we prosecute crimes particularly where mental health and drug abuse come into play, but that reform doesn’t involve defunding the police or giving people a free pass on serious violent crime. A more common sense approach that speaks to a broad spectrum of voters. While pockets of MD are AOC style progressive, the state as a whole does not vote that way, which is how we end up with a popular Republican governor. A Democrat that runs to the far left is not going to win statewide office.

I agree with you. Both in politics and policy.

+1.

There are a lot of ways he can carve out his position on this and position himself as someone with the perfect balance of maintaining public safety and advocating reform. He prosecuted the snipers, for example, and if he was a far left criminal justice crusader like Charles Allen in DC, the idea would be that Lee Malvo should now have a chance at freedom (his crimes were over 15 years ago and he was a juvie at the time), but most of us who lived through that would tell you the idea that he should get out is ludicrous. Contrast his real world experience as a part of law enforcement with the people on the far left who have never interacted with a victim of a violent crime or represented a community deeply affected by violence. It’s an easy one to hit out of the park in a state like Maryland that with its far left and far right communities balancing each other out falls largely in the moderate cateogry, be it Republican or Democrat.

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Gansler : Sidwell :: Kavanaugh: Prep

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Tom Perez will run and win.

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Tom Perez vs Michael Steele

The election will garner national attention.

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Anonymous wrote:He’s a likable guy but I would not want him as a governor.

He's actually not.

Really? Why not?

He’s a jerk.

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Anonymous wrote:He’s a likable guy but I would not want him as a governor.

He's actually not.

Really? Why not?

He’s a jerk.

Doug is definitely an acquired taste. My DH has known him since college and Doug's never had a close personal circle but kind of hovers around other circles.

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Anonymous wrote:Any word on his position on police reform? I don't see any mention of that. And since he's a former prosecutor, it would be interesting to see if his views have evolved at all.

If he’s smart he positions himself like Val Demings in FL on this issue. Someone from within the criminal justice system that recognizes there are reforms that need to be made in policing, and changes to how we prosecute crimes particularly where mental health and drug abuse come into play, but that reform doesn’t involve defunding the police or giving people a free pass on serious violent crime. A more common sense approach that speaks to a broad spectrum of voters. While pockets of MD are AOC style progressive, the state as a whole does not vote that way, which is how we end up with a popular Republican governor. A Democrat that runs to the far left is not going to win statewide office.

I agree with you. Both in politics and policy.

+1.

There are a lot of ways he can carve out his position on this and position himself as someone with the perfect balance of maintaining public safety and advocating reform. He prosecuted the snipers, for example, and if he was a far left criminal justice crusader like Charles Allen in DC, the idea would be that Lee Malvo should now have a chance at freedom (his crimes were over 15 years ago and he was a juvie at the time), but most of us who lived through that would tell you the idea that he should get out is ludicrous. Contrast his real world experience as a part of law enforcement with the people on the far left who have never interacted with a victim of a violent crime or represented a community deeply affected by violence. It’s an easy one to hit out of the park in a state like Maryland that with its far left and far right communities balancing each other out falls largely in the moderate cateogry, be it Republican or Democrat.

Police reform is off the table as an issue in Maryland because the State Assembly already repealed to LEO Bill of Rights and included provisions in law to provide for civilian review. Reform is done in Maryland and all Gansler will have to say is that he supports it now and he supported it when he was AG. The end.

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Anonymous wrote:Any word on his position on police reform? I don't see any mention of that. And since he's a former prosecutor, it would be interesting to see if his views have evolved at all.

This issue will be big.

I predict the Dem who wins the primary will have a progressive stance and the Republican will get the police union support while using squishy language on reform.

Note: we have a Republican Governor who easily defeated a Dem candidate the last two times. I’m not so sure MD is as progressive as we think we are.

The police must be defunded in Maryland.

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If he values diversity, I will consider supporting him

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Anonymous wrote:If he values diversity, I will consider supporting him

The white fraternity brother who went to all private schools and sent his kids to all private schools? Yes it is a huge concern for him.