Who will be Governor of Maryland after Hogan?

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Beyond that, McAuliffe actually did a good job at the DNC while Perez did an objectively bad one marked by incompetence. At a time when Democratic donors were opening their pocket books in record numbers to candidates, DNC fundraising lagged. He also provided to be an incompetent manager, for example who can forget the Iowa caucus?

I am not a fan of Perez and I’m supporting another Democratic candidate for governor, but during Perez’s tenure at the DNC, Democrats took back the House, the Presidency, and the Senate. And the DNC does not run the Iowa caucus, the locals in Iowa run it.

With software provided by the DNC.

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Michael Steele

He's still thinking about it.

And he'd have to win the primary, first.

And I don't think he would...

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Anonymous wrote:Democrats in the MD House of Delegates and Senate often have safe seats and take them for granted.

We only get outreach from them right before a primary.

When a non-crazy Republican comes by to ask for our vote, we're much more willing to listen.

Let me know when you find one.
- someone who used to vote for them when they existed

larry hogan

He can’t run for Governor and won’t be running for a House of Delegates or state Senate seat, though.

Michael Steele

He's still thinking about it.

He really needs to run. He’s so cool. I remember when he crossed party lines to support Pete Buttigieg. And this was early on!

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Beyond that, McAuliffe actually did a good job at the DNC while Perez did an objectively bad one marked by incompetence. At a time when Democratic donors were opening their pocket books in record numbers to candidates, DNC fundraising lagged. He also provided to be an incompetent manager, for example who can forget the Iowa caucus?

I am not a fan of Perez and I’m supporting another Democratic candidate for governor, but during Perez’s tenure at the DNC, Democrats took back the House, the Presidency, and the Senate. And the DNC does not run the Iowa caucus, the locals in Iowa run it.

With software provided by the DNC.

Yeah, Perez is terrible - real party machine politics.

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Anonymous wrote:Democrats in the MD House of Delegates and Senate often have safe seats and take them for granted.

We only get outreach from them right before a primary.

When a non-crazy Republican comes by to ask for our vote, we're much more willing to listen.

Let me know when you find one.
- someone who used to vote for them when they existed

larry hogan

He can’t run for Governor and won’t be running for a House of Delegates or state Senate seat, though.

Michael Steele

He's still thinking about it.

He really needs to run. He’s so cool. I remember when he crossed party lines to support Pete Buttigieg. And this was early on!

Pretty sure the filing deadline has passed without Steele throwing his hat in. And also pretty sure that he wouldn’t win a Republican primary.

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Anybody but Wes Moore.

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It’s like the campaign platform of a child. And he still misses the most important message that all Marylanders want to hear, because he never spent any time thinking about why Hogan won, which how do we get our state to be a vibrant and growing? The candidate that owns that message with credibility will be the candidate that wins.

I'm a Marylander, and that's actually not the most important message that I want to hear.

And you apparently also have spent zero time thinking about why Hogan won twice and has sky high approval ratings. By all means, continue to learn nothing and go out and nominate another party insider dud (Kennedy-Townsend, Brown) or another liberal activist and you will be wondering in 2022 how Maryland elected another Republican governor.

You're conflating multiple issues here. O'Malley was a party insider who won. Jealous was a party outsider who lost. "Marylanders" are a diverse group of voters who don't all want exactly the same thing.

You say that I’m conflating and then lump O’Malley in with Brown and Kennedy-Townsend, like there is no other useful information to distinguish them.

Marylanders are a diverse group, but thank god Montgomery County politics has limited influence over state politics, which might be another datapoint worth thinking about too.

Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Maryland in the 21st century

1998: Parris Glendening (won)
2002: Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (lost)
2006: Martin O'Malley (won)
2010: Martin O'Malley (won)
2014: Anthony Brown (lost)
2018: Ben Jealous (lost)

You have a sample size of 5, and you want to differentiate further among them?

Look dude. Just last year, the number one issue for all Marylanders is job growth. 93% said it was a priority. I understand that a strong and vibrant state economy is not your priority but that puts you in the minority and that makes you out of step with Marylanders, just like Tom Perez.
https://criticalissues.umd.edu/sites/criticalissues.umd.edu/files/Questionnaire%20August%202020%20Poll%20Report.pdf

I really don't get people who don't prioritize economic growth. If they want social programs more, we need to be able to pay for them. The money doesn't just magically appear.

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Anonymous wrote:Democrats in the MD House of Delegates and Senate often have safe seats and take them for granted.

We only get outreach from them right before a primary.

When a non-crazy Republican comes by to ask for our vote, we're much more willing to listen.

Let me know when you find one.
- someone who used to vote for them when they existed

larry hogan

He can’t run for Governor and won’t be running for a House of Delegates or state Senate seat, though.

Michael Steele

He's still thinking about it.

I thought Steele already said he won't run. I like Franchot, hoping it's not Perez

He really needs to run. He’s so cool. I remember when he crossed party lines to support Pete Buttigieg. And this was early on!

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Anonymous wrote:Democrats in the MD House of Delegates and Senate often have safe seats and take them for granted.

We only get outreach from them right before a primary.

When a non-crazy Republican comes by to ask for our vote, we're much more willing to listen.

Let me know when you find one.
- someone who used to vote for them when they existed

larry hogan

He can’t run for Governor and won’t be running for a House of Delegates or state Senate seat, though.

Michael Steele

He's still thinking about it.

He really needs to run. He’s so cool. I remember when he crossed party lines to support Pete Buttigieg. And this was early on!

Michael Steele? No thank you. I remember the Ehrlich years all too well. I don't believe he would not bring that old, wheel-spinning energy back.

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Anyone have a good summary of the dem candidates? I admit I’m behind in paying attention to this race.

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It’s like the campaign platform of a child. And he still misses the most important message that all Marylanders want to hear, because he never spent any time thinking about why Hogan won, which how do we get our state to be a vibrant and growing? The candidate that owns that message with credibility will be the candidate that wins.

I'm a Marylander, and that's actually not the most important message that I want to hear.

And you apparently also have spent zero time thinking about why Hogan won twice and has sky high approval ratings. By all means, continue to learn nothing and go out and nominate another party insider dud (Kennedy-Townsend, Brown) or another liberal activist and you will be wondering in 2022 how Maryland elected another Republican governor.

You're conflating multiple issues here. O'Malley was a party insider who won. Jealous was a party outsider who lost. "Marylanders" are a diverse group of voters who don't all want exactly the same thing.

You say that I’m conflating and then lump O’Malley in with Brown and Kennedy-Townsend, like there is no other useful information to distinguish them.

Marylanders are a diverse group, but thank god Montgomery County politics has limited influence over state politics, which might be another datapoint worth thinking about too.

Democratic gubernatorial candidates in Maryland in the 21st century

1998: Parris Glendening (won)
2002: Kathleen Kennedy Townsend (lost)
2006: Martin O'Malley (won)
2010: Martin O'Malley (won)
2014: Anthony Brown (lost)
2018: Ben Jealous (lost)

You have a sample size of 5, and you want to differentiate further among them?

Look dude. Just last year, the number one issue for all Marylanders is job growth. 93% said it was a priority. I understand that a strong and vibrant state economy is not your priority but that puts you in the minority and that makes you out of step with Marylanders, just like Tom Perez.
https://criticalissues.umd.edu/sites/criticalissues.umd.edu/files/Questionnaire%20August%202020%20Poll%20Report.pdf

I really don't get people who don't prioritize economic growth. If they want social programs more, we need to be able to pay for them. The money doesn't just magically appear.

I do. I say this as a die-hard liberal, but these are your stereotypical limo liberals. They have everything they need covered (make lots of money, live in safe neighborhoods, kids have bright futures). For them, the economy is not as important as it is for someone who is living paycheck to paycheck.

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I seriously hope it’s not Wes Moore. The thought of that will make me vote for Franchot instead of Baker, who I think is the best candidate.

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Anonymous wrote:I seriously hope it’s not Wes Moore. The thought of that will make me vote for Franchot instead of Baker, who I think is the best candidate.

The only non-machine candidate with real fundraising and political backing. I love how politics in MD work.