Hogan will be easily reelected. No Democrat can defeat him in 2018

[Anonymous]

Maryland being Maryland, Hogan's reelection was never going to be a sure thing regardless of his popularity. And he is pretty popular and well regarded.

All the specific issues mentioned shouldn't be enough to cause him to lose. They are primarily issues for people who would never vote for Hogan anyway. The real issue he faces is being a Republican in a staunchly Democractic state that has so many hardcore Democrats who would never vote for a Republican. And on top of it is a midterm election year with a very unpopular president and Republican congress. That could be enough to swing sufficient people to cast their vote for any Democratic candidate regardless of the issues or Hogan himself. Ehrlich suffered from a similar anti Republican mid year election that saw him lose despite winning the endorsement of the Post, although Ehrlich hurt himself in other areas but he really lost because of the wave.

As it stands, I see Hogan winning the Baltimore suburbs and the rest of the non DC counties. The question will come down to how much support he can retain in the DC suburbs if there is a strong anti Republican wave. If the DC suburbs really stack up against Hogan, that will probably tip the results for the Democratic candidate. Baltimore City is irrelevant as he's never gained nor loss any ground in that very Democratic bastion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Especially if Hughes runs against former Michelle Obama aide, Krishanti Vignarajah, who was on Kojo show today

She went immediately to identity politics of her race, gender and immigration to US. She tried to run anti Trump, but blessed Tom Sherwood pointed out Trump is not governor of Maryland. She claimed to read a commission report that will not be published until December and was otherwise speaking in generalizations.

Just saw/heard this! She was terrible. Not answering any questions. I looked at her website - what kind of a platform is she even running on?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Especially if Hughes runs against former Michelle Obama aide, Krishanti Vignarajah, who was on Kojo show today

She went immediately to identity politics of her race, gender and immigration to US. She tried to run anti Trump, but blessed Tom Sherwood pointed out Trump is not governor of Maryland. She claimed to read a commission report that will not be published until December and was otherwise speaking in generalizations.

Just saw/heard this! She was terrible. Not answering any questions. I looked at her website - what kind of a platform is she even running on?

Her name is too weird. She'll never win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Especially if Hughes runs against former Michelle Obama aide, Krishanti Vignarajah, who was on Kojo show today

She went immediately to identity politics of her race, gender and immigration to US. She tried to run anti Trump, but blessed Tom Sherwood pointed out Trump is not governor of Maryland. She claimed to read a commission report that will not be published until December and was otherwise speaking in generalizations.

Just saw/heard this! She was terrible. Not answering any questions. I looked at her website - what kind of a platform is she even running on?

Her name is too weird. She'll never win.

I'm Indian and I can't even figure out where she's from. She says she was born in a country on the verge of a civil war? Which one was that?

[Anonymous]

Krishanti Vignarajah is going to clean Hogan's clock.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I won't mind if he does get reelected. He's been a good, solid governor who seems to be able to work with anybody.

-Democrat who will definitely consider voting for Hogan, as long as he continues to stay distant from Donald Trump

I haven't noticed him staying distant from Donald Trump. I've mostly noticed him closing his eyes, plugging his ears, and saying "la la la" whenever anybody asks him about anything Trump-related.

I am waiting for him to make a significant departure from Trump on matters of governance. I voted for him last time and regret that decision. I just hope the Democrats nominate somebody better than Anthony Brown or I'll have to go third-party.

Has anyone seen any polling, yet? I anticipate that Hogan will lose next time around.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Krishanti Vignarajah is going to clean Hogan's clock.

Hilarious.

Have you seen her website? Vague promises about how she's going to save the Chesapeake Bay and save education. But no actual concrete suggestions.

I'm a Democrat but I certainly don't lump Hogan together with Trump. The Democrats have not made any suggestions of a solid candidate IMO. There's still time but my vote currently would go to Hogan.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Krishanti Vignarajah is going to clean Hogan's clock.

Hilarious.

Have you seen her website? Vague promises about how she's going to save the Chesapeake Bay and save education. But no actual concrete suggestions.

I'm a Democrat but I certainly don't lump Hogan together with Trump. The Democrats have not made any suggestions of a solid candidate IMO. There's still time but my vote currently would go to Hogan.

No, you're a rethuglican troll posing as a Democrat

Vignarajah's plans are amazing and ambitious, and totally plausible if we can get just a few more Dems in the statehouse. We need big thinking, and big plans. Big dreams, too. Even if she doesn't accomplish all of it, at least she stands a good chance of getting a tax hike on high income earners passed. That would be a huge boost to the state by itself. The revenue from that could fund so many other neededthings.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Krishanti Vignarajah is going to clean Hogan's clock.

Hilarious.

Have you seen her website? Vague promises about how she's going to save the Chesapeake Bay and save education. But no actual concrete suggestions.

I'm a Democrat but I certainly don't lump Hogan together with Trump. The Democrats have not made any suggestions of a solid candidate IMO. There's still time but my vote currently would go to Hogan.

No, you're a rethuglican troll posing as a Democrat

Vignarajah's plans are amazing and ambitious, and totally plausible if we can get just a few more Dems in the statehouse. We need big thinking, and big plans. Big dreams, too. Even if she doesn't accomplish all of it, at least she stands a good chance of getting a tax hike on high income earners passed. That would be a huge boost to the state by itself. The revenue from that could fund so many other neededthings.

Hahahaha I'm dying.

[Anonymous]

http://www.bethesdamagazine.com/Bethesda-Beat/2017/Newly-Announced-Gubernatorial-Candidate-Voted-in-DC-Multiple-Times-While-Registered-in-Maryland/

She's a fraud. Will not vote for her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Krishanti Vignarajah is going to clean Hogan's clock.

Hilarious.

Have you seen her website? Vague promises about how she's going to save the Chesapeake Bay and save education. But no actual concrete suggestions.

I'm a Democrat but I certainly don't lump Hogan together with Trump. The Democrats have not made any suggestions of a solid candidate IMO. There's still time but my vote currently would go to Hogan.

No, you're a rethuglican troll posing as a Democrat

Vignarajah's plans are amazing and ambitious, and totally plausible if we can get just a few more Dems in the statehouse. We need big thinking, and big plans. Big dreams, too. Even if she doesn't accomplish all of it, at least she stands a good chance of getting a tax hike on high income earners passed. That would be a huge boost to the state by itself. The revenue from that could fund so many other neededthings.

So funny. Can you please point out her amazing and ambitious plans? Did you get that info on her website? I certainly did not see any amazing plans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Krishanti Vignarajah is going to clean Hogan's clock.

Hilarious.

Have you seen her website? Vague promises about how she's going to save the Chesapeake Bay and save education. But no actual concrete suggestions.

I'm a Democrat but I certainly don't lump Hogan together with Trump. The Democrats have not made any suggestions of a solid candidate IMO. There's still time but my vote currently would go to Hogan.

No, you're a rethuglican troll posing as a Democrat

Vignarajah's plans are amazing and ambitious, and totally plausible if we can get just a few more Dems in the statehouse. We need big thinking, and big plans. Big dreams, too. Even if she doesn't accomplish all of it, at least she stands a good chance of getting a tax hike on high income earners passed. That would be a huge boost to the state by itself. The revenue from that could fund so many other neededthings.

Hahahaha I'm dying.

I know, right? It is pretty funny and somewhat pathetic. How some Democrats will vote for a candidate just because she is a female and a minority. They don't even care that she has no concrete plans or a viable agenda.

I'm a Democrat who voted for Hogan last time. Will see who the Democrats come up with this time. Anthony Brown was not going to get my vote.

[Anonymous]

Several months ago in this thread, I said I was a democrat who voted for Hogan and would probably vote for him again (over Brown.)

That has changed: from this point forward I will not vote for another republican, including Hogan. I do not know who or what they stand for anymore and I am not taking any chances.

[Anonymous]

Isn't that part of the problem? Voting R or D solely because it's a R or D regardless of the issues or candidates or accomplishments at hand? It's only made things worse and worse in the American political system and both Democrats and Republicans are equally culpable over this.

Anonymous wrote:Several months ago in this thread, I said I was a democrat who voted for Hogan and would probably vote for him again (over Brown.)

That has changed: from this point forward I will not vote for another republican, including Hogan. I do not know who or what they stand for anymore and I am not taking any chances.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Isn't that part of the problem? Voting R or D solely because it's a R or D regardless of the issues or candidates or accomplishments at hand? It's only made things worse and worse in the American political system and both Democrats and Republicans are equally culpable over this.

Anonymous wrote:Several months ago in this thread, I said I was a democrat who voted for Hogan and would probably vote for him again (over Brown.)

That has changed: from this point forward I will not vote for another republican, including Hogan. I do not know who or what they stand for anymore and I am not taking any chances.

+100 to that.

What do the Democrats stand for? You're taking chances either way and getting stuck on a party designation is silly.