Alsobrooks Hogan debate

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Anonymous wrote:MD is obviously going to go to Harris. That makes the Senate race much more interesting. I really like Hogan. I think of him as an old guard Republican. AA is too liberal for me. However putting Hogan in the Senate will shift the balance and I don’t think he will be able to get anything done. He’ll go from having a lot of power as gov. to having very little power in the senate.

He keeps saying he’ll do what’s right for MD. On most issues that would mean voting against his party.

Maryland is solidly blue, but it’s not a terribly progressive state, more moderate Democrats. It will be interesting to see how many of them will vote for Hogan out of protest since they already know that the state will go to Harris. It reminds me of how the polls failed to really capture Trump support in 2016.

It’s actually not going to be close. Alsobrooks will get about 54%, hogan 44%, and the usual 2% voting for random people.

Maryland is done counting and final results have her up by almost 12.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MD is obviously going to go to Harris. That makes the Senate race much more interesting. I really like Hogan. I think of him as an old guard Republican. AA is too liberal for me. However putting Hogan in the Senate will shift the balance and I don’t think he will be able to get anything done. He’ll go from having a lot of power as gov. to having very little power in the senate.

He keeps saying he’ll do what’s right for MD. On most issues that would mean voting against his party.

Maryland is solidly blue, but it’s not a terribly progressive state, more moderate Democrats. It will be interesting to see how many of them will vote for Hogan out of protest since they already know that the state will go to Harris. It reminds me of how the polls failed to really capture Trump support in 2016.

It’s actually not going to be close. Alsobrooks will get about 54%, hogan 44%, and the usual 2% voting for random people.

Maryland is done counting and final results have her up by almost 12.

I was the PP who predicted 54% to 44%. I got it pretty close!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MD is obviously going to go to Harris. That makes the Senate race much more interesting. I really like Hogan. I think of him as an old guard Republican. AA is too liberal for me. However putting Hogan in the Senate will shift the balance and I don’t think he will be able to get anything done. He’ll go from having a lot of power as gov. to having very little power in the senate.

He keeps saying he’ll do what’s right for MD. On most issues that would mean voting against his party.

Maryland is solidly blue, but it’s not a terribly progressive state, more moderate Democrats. It will be interesting to see how many of them will vote for Hogan out of protest since they already know that the state will go to Harris. It reminds me of how the polls failed to really capture Trump support in 2016.

It’s actually not going to be close. Alsobrooks will get about 54%, hogan 44%, and the usual 2% voting for random people.

Maryland is done counting and final results have her up by almost 12.

The gap to Harris is embarrassing for her. Can’t even blame it on racism and sexism. What it is is that a lot of people in Maryland actually know what she’s about who got overwhelmed by the straight party line general election voters.

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Anonymous wrote:MD is obviously going to go to Harris. That makes the Senate race much more interesting. I really like Hogan. I think of him as an old guard Republican. AA is too liberal for me. However putting Hogan in the Senate will shift the balance and I don’t think he will be able to get anything done. He’ll go from having a lot of power as gov. to having very little power in the senate.

He keeps saying he’ll do what’s right for MD. On most issues that would mean voting against his party.

Maryland is solidly blue, but it’s not a terribly progressive state, more moderate Democrats. It will be interesting to see how many of them will vote for Hogan out of protest since they already know that the state will go to Harris. It reminds me of how the polls failed to really capture Trump support in 2016.

It’s actually not going to be close. Alsobrooks will get about 54%, hogan 44%, and the usual 2% voting for random people.

Maryland is done counting and final results have her up by almost 12.

The gap to Harris is embarrassing for her. Can’t even blame it on racism and sexism. What it is is that a lot of people in Maryland actually know what she’s about who got overwhelmed by the straight party line general election voters.

I lot of people in MD voted for Haris but like Hogan enough to vote for him on a split ticket. He was not an unpopular governor.

[Anonymous]

I’m glad things worked out for Alsobrooks and disappointed things didn’t work out for Harris.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:MD is obviously going to go to Harris. That makes the Senate race much more interesting. I really like Hogan. I think of him as an old guard Republican. AA is too liberal for me. However putting Hogan in the Senate will shift the balance and I don’t think he will be able to get anything done. He’ll go from having a lot of power as gov. to having very little power in the senate.

He keeps saying he’ll do what’s right for MD. On most issues that would mean voting against his party.

Maryland is solidly blue, but it’s not a terribly progressive state, more moderate Democrats. It will be interesting to see how many of them will vote for Hogan out of protest since they already know that the state will go to Harris. It reminds me of how the polls failed to really capture Trump support in 2016.

It’s actually not going to be close. Alsobrooks will get about 54%, hogan 44%, and the usual 2% voting for random people.

Maryland is done counting and final results have her up by almost 12.

The gap to Harris is embarrassing for her. Can’t even blame it on racism and sexism. What it is is that a lot of people in Maryland actually know what she’s about who got overwhelmed by the straight party line general election voters.

Harris was also a pretty bad candidate put in a pretty bad spot. This is a really poor showing for Alsobrooks. She's practically begging for a primary challenger in 30.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MD is obviously going to go to Harris. That makes the Senate race much more interesting. I really like Hogan. I think of him as an old guard Republican. AA is too liberal for me. However putting Hogan in the Senate will shift the balance and I don’t think he will be able to get anything done. He’ll go from having a lot of power as gov. to having very little power in the senate.

He keeps saying he’ll do what’s right for MD. On most issues that would mean voting against his party.

Maryland is solidly blue, but it’s not a terribly progressive state, more moderate Democrats. It will be interesting to see how many of them will vote for Hogan out of protest since they already know that the state will go to Harris. It reminds me of how the polls failed to really capture Trump support in 2016.

It’s actually not going to be close. Alsobrooks will get about 54%, hogan 44%, and the usual 2% voting for random people.

Maryland is done counting and final results have her up by almost 12.

The gap to Harris is embarrassing for her. Can’t even blame it on racism and sexism. What it is is that a lot of people in Maryland actually know what she’s about who got overwhelmed by the straight party line general election voters.

Harris was also a pretty bad candidate put in a pretty bad spot. This is a really poor showing for Alsobrooks. She's practically begging for a primary challenger in 30.

No one will primary her because she’s a Black woman. Maryland is going to be stuck with this below replacement level Senator for 30 years.

[Anonymous]

I like Angela also Brooks, but her campaign seemed pretty bad to me. I tried to volunteer and couldn’t figure out how! I signed up and I also sent an email and I also left a note with the person working the door at one of the fundraisers that I was happy to knock on doors, etc. My kids would’ve been happy to volunteer as well. We literally couldn’t figure out how to. The weirdest thing I ever seen in 30 years of volunteering for political campaigns. I couldn’t even figure out where her headquarters were. It was strange

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MD is obviously going to go to Harris. That makes the Senate race much more interesting. I really like Hogan. I think of him as an old guard Republican. AA is too liberal for me. However putting Hogan in the Senate will shift the balance and I don’t think he will be able to get anything done. He’ll go from having a lot of power as gov. to having very little power in the senate.

He keeps saying he’ll do what’s right for MD. On most issues that would mean voting against his party.

Maryland is solidly blue, but it’s not a terribly progressive state, more moderate Democrats. It will be interesting to see how many of them will vote for Hogan out of protest since they already know that the state will go to Harris. It reminds me of how the polls failed to really capture Trump support in 2016.

It’s actually not going to be close. Alsobrooks will get about 54%, hogan 44%, and the usual 2% voting for random people.

Maryland is done counting and final results have her up by almost 12.

The gap to Harris is embarrassing for her. Can’t even blame it on racism and sexism. What it is is that a lot of people in Maryland actually know what she’s about who got overwhelmed by the straight party line general election voters.

Alsobrooks was not the strongest candidate but that's not what this gap was about. A lot of MDers found Trump horrendous and Hogan acceptable. That's a reasonable viewpoint. So a lot more voted for Kamala by a bigger margin - some were excited for her and some were just hoping to avoid 4 more yrs of Trump.

I say this as a straight D voter.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MD is obviously going to go to Harris. That makes the Senate race much more interesting. I really like Hogan. I think of him as an old guard Republican. AA is too liberal for me. However putting Hogan in the Senate will shift the balance and I don’t think he will be able to get anything done. He’ll go from having a lot of power as gov. to having very little power in the senate.

He keeps saying he’ll do what’s right for MD. On most issues that would mean voting against his party.

Maryland is solidly blue, but it’s not a terribly progressive state, more moderate Democrats. It will be interesting to see how many of them will vote for Hogan out of protest since they already know that the state will go to Harris. It reminds me of how the polls failed to really capture Trump support in 2016.

It’s actually not going to be close. Alsobrooks will get about 54%, hogan 44%, and the usual 2% voting for random people.

Maryland is done counting and final results have her up by almost 12.

The gap to Harris is embarrassing for her. Can’t even blame it on racism and sexism. What it is is that a lot of people in Maryland actually know what she’s about who got overwhelmed by the straight party line general election voters.

Alsobrooks walloped Hogan, and your conclusion is that she was a bad candidate? I'm thinking racism and sexism actually are relevant here.

[Anonymous]

I voted a straight Dem ticket to oppose MAGA.

I really liked Hogan and wanted to vote for him, I just didn’t want to contribute to a Republican/MAGA Senate majority under a Trump presidency. If Hogan had run as an independent, I’d have gladly voted for him. I hope he runs again in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MD is obviously going to go to Harris. That makes the Senate race much more interesting. I really like Hogan. I think of him as an old guard Republican. AA is too liberal for me. However putting Hogan in the Senate will shift the balance and I don’t think he will be able to get anything done. He’ll go from having a lot of power as gov. to having very little power in the senate.

He keeps saying he’ll do what’s right for MD. On most issues that would mean voting against his party.

Maryland is solidly blue, but it’s not a terribly progressive state, more moderate Democrats. It will be interesting to see how many of them will vote for Hogan out of protest since they already know that the state will go to Harris. It reminds me of how the polls failed to really capture Trump support in 2016.

It’s actually not going to be close. Alsobrooks will get about 54%, hogan 44%, and the usual 2% voting for random people.

Maryland is done counting and final results have her up by almost 12.

The gap to Harris is embarrassing for her. Can’t even blame it on racism and sexism. What it is is that a lot of people in Maryland actually know what she’s about who got overwhelmed by the straight party line general election voters.

Harris was also a pretty bad candidate put in a pretty bad spot. This is a really poor showing for Alsobrooks. She's practically begging for a primary challenger in 30.

No one will primary her because she’s a Black woman. Maryland is going to be stuck with this below replacement level Senator for 30 years.

No one will primary her because they would lose.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I voted a straight Dem ticket to oppose MAGA.

I really liked Hogan and wanted to vote for him, I just didn’t want to contribute to a Republican/MAGA Senate majority under a Trump presidency. If Hogan had run as an independent, I’d have gladly voted for him. I hope he runs again in the future.

I think he would have won in a year that Trump was not on the ballot and Senate balance was not in question. A lot of people shared your exact reasoning.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MD is obviously going to go to Harris. That makes the Senate race much more interesting. I really like Hogan. I think of him as an old guard Republican. AA is too liberal for me. However putting Hogan in the Senate will shift the balance and I don’t think he will be able to get anything done. He’ll go from having a lot of power as gov. to having very little power in the senate.

He keeps saying he’ll do what’s right for MD. On most issues that would mean voting against his party.

Maryland is solidly blue, but it’s not a terribly progressive state, more moderate Democrats. It will be interesting to see how many of them will vote for Hogan out of protest since they already know that the state will go to Harris. It reminds me of how the polls failed to really capture Trump support in 2016.

It’s actually not going to be close. Alsobrooks will get about 54%, hogan 44%, and the usual 2% voting for random people.

Maryland is done counting and final results have her up by almost 12.

The gap to Harris is embarrassing for her. Can’t even blame it on racism and sexism. What it is is that a lot of people in Maryland actually know what she’s about who got overwhelmed by the straight party line general election voters.

Harris was also a pretty bad candidate put in a pretty bad spot. This is a really poor showing for Alsobrooks. She's practically begging for a primary challenger in 30.

No one will primary her because she’s a Black woman. Maryland is going to be stuck with this below replacement level Senator for 30 years.

No one will primary her because they would lose.

That’s not true. Anyone in the Congressional delegation could primary her and win, except maybe April Delaney. The reason they won’t is because she’s a Black woman. There is still antagonism in the certain quarters of the state Democrats to Van Hollen because he bigfooted Mfume to the other Senate seat. And there was a lot of behind the scenes maneuvering to get Mfume to endorse Alsobrooks and not run himself. It’s funny how people don’t consider it odd that there were only two primary candidates and one of those two was a DGAF self-funded multimillionaire that the state Democrats absolutely did everything in their power to destroy his reputation.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:MD is obviously going to go to Harris. That makes the Senate race much more interesting. I really like Hogan. I think of him as an old guard Republican. AA is too liberal for me. However putting Hogan in the Senate will shift the balance and I don’t think he will be able to get anything done. He’ll go from having a lot of power as gov. to having very little power in the senate.

He keeps saying he’ll do what’s right for MD. On most issues that would mean voting against his party.

Maryland is solidly blue, but it’s not a terribly progressive state, more moderate Democrats. It will be interesting to see how many of them will vote for Hogan out of protest since they already know that the state will go to Harris. It reminds me of how the polls failed to really capture Trump support in 2016.

It’s actually not going to be close. Alsobrooks will get about 54%, hogan 44%, and the usual 2% voting for random people.

Maryland is done counting and final results have her up by almost 12.

The gap to Harris is embarrassing for her. Can’t even blame it on racism and sexism. What it is is that a lot of people in Maryland actually know what she’s about who got overwhelmed by the straight party line general election voters.

Harris was also a pretty bad candidate put in a pretty bad spot. This is a really poor showing for Alsobrooks. She's practically begging for a primary challenger in 30.

No one will primary her because she’s a Black woman. Maryland is going to be stuck with this below replacement level Senator for 30 years.

No one will primary her because they would lose.

That’s not true. Anyone in the Congressional delegation could primary her and win, except maybe April Delaney. The reason they won’t is because she’s a Black woman. There is still antagonism in the certain quarters of the state Democrats to Van Hollen because he bigfooted Mfume to the other Senate seat. And there was a lot of behind the scenes maneuvering to get Mfume to endorse Alsobrooks and not run himself. It’s funny how people don’t consider it odd that there were only two primary candidates and one of those two was a DGAF self-funded multimillionaire that the state Democrats absolutely did everything in their power to destroy his reputation.

That's what Trone thought, and Alsobrooks walloped him, too.