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

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maryland in big trouble if we keep Hogan. Not only has he been unwilling to address racial violence, he will not protect us against Trumpcare.

Hogan is scary. Just a puppet for Donnie.

That's just ridiculous. How can you type that with a straight face?

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and will never vote for Hogan based on his decision to change the school calendar. I know it may seem like a minor issue to many of you, but lengthening the summer vacation is terrible for children.

As a teacher, can you explain how one additional week of summer vacation is "terrible" for children?

I'm pretty sure my child's math and english knowledge doesn't have an expiration date, where an 8 week summer vacation is just fine, but a 9 week summer vacation means he's suddenly forgotten everything from the previous year. My child still gets the same number of school days so he should get the same education during the school year, correct?

The teacher here. Summer vacation accounts for a two- three month drop in reading and math skills (very well documented). Summer slump accounts for almost all of the achievement gap. Not that one week really matters, but a governor who cares about education would push to shorten the summer vacation and spread out vacations similar to other countries, not elongate the summer.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a teacher and will never vote for Hogan based on his decision to change the school calendar. I know it may seem like a minor issue to many of you, but lengthening the summer vacation is terrible for children.

As a teacher, can you explain how one additional week of summer vacation is "terrible" for children?

I'm pretty sure my child's math and english knowledge doesn't have an expiration date, where an 8 week summer vacation is just fine, but a 9 week summer vacation means he's suddenly forgotten everything from the previous year. My child still gets the same number of school days so he should get the same education during the school year, correct?

The teacher here. Summer vacation accounts for a two- three month drop in reading and math skills (very well documented). Summer slump accounts for almost all of the achievement gap. Not that one week really matters, but a governor who cares about education would push to shorten the summer vacation and spread out vacations similar to other countries, not elongate the summer.

Another teacher here. I completely agree. The long summer break is NOT useful. What we need is a shorter summer and perhaps longer breaks during the school year that would allow for a bit of recovery during the school year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hogan is basically a Republican. Dems will have bigger fish to fry. He's popular for standing up to Trump.

No he hasn't stood up for Trump, nor did he endorse him. And yes, he is a Republican. At some point the voters in this state have to stop identifying with a party and do what's right for our families and our communities. I have people in my country complaining about the development, about overcrowded schools, about illegals in our schools disrupting the learning process, etc. You voted for this stuff because you voted party instead of person. Consider what the individual stands for, not the party.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hogan is basically a Republican. Dems will have bigger fish to fry. He's popular for standing up to Trump.

No he hasn't stood up for Trump, nor did he endorse him. And yes, he is a Republican. At some point the voters in this state have to stop identifying with a party and do what's right for our families and our communities. I have people in my country complaining about the development, about overcrowded schools, about illegals in our schools disrupting the learning process, etc. You voted for this stuff because you voted party instead of person. Consider what the individual stands for, not the party.

Um, Hogan stands for development. He is a developer.

[Anonymous]

Polls have him winning in a landslide

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I'm a Democrat who voted for Hogan, but can no longer stomach a vote for a republican after the healthcare fiasco.

Really glad some Dems I can vote for are starting to get into the race!

I'm a MD Dem but the healthcare fiasco in MD was created by Brown. . . I hate that Hogan won't stand up to his party and focus on moderate Republican issues that most Marylanders care about, i.e. immigration and climate change.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm a Democrat who voted for Hogan, but can no longer stomach a vote for a republican after the healthcare fiasco.

Really glad some Dems I can vote for are starting to get into the race!

I'm a MD Dem but the healthcare fiasco in MD was created by Brown. . . I hate that Hogan won't stand up to his party and focus on moderate Republican issues that most Marylanders care about, i.e. immigration and climate change.

He's a Pro-Business Republican, sweetheart

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Anonymous wrote: I'm a Democrat and I'll be voting for him again.

Larry Hogan's grace, courage and good humor in working through his cancer treatment persuaded me to vote for him next time. And there are a number of issues on which I disagree with him.

+1

I'm a Democrat and am voting for him.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Hogan is basically a Republican. Dems will have bigger fish to fry. He's popular for standing up to Trump.

No he hasn't stood up for Trump, nor did he endorse him. And yes, he is a Republican. At some point the voters in this state have to stop identifying with a party and do what's right for our families and our communities. I have people in my country complaining about the development, about overcrowded schools, about illegals in our schools disrupting the learning process, etc. You voted for this stuff because you voted party instead of person. Consider what the individual stands for, not the party.

+1000
I am a Montgomery County Democrat who likes Hogan and I will vote for him again. Common sense needs to prevail, not political parties. Voting simply because someone is a D or R is simply irresponsible.

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Anonymous wrote:Why can't Hogan just switch parties? Why does he HAVE to be a republican?

I WANT to vote for him. I like him. If he was a Democrat I'd even be a campaign volunteer for him. IF he was a Dem.

But I can't vote for a republican, no matter how good they are.

Seriously??? You're apart of the problem. Always caring about Rs and Ds, never the bigger picture (or in this case, the candidate). Grow up.

+1

Are you for real? I don't care if you vote for Higan or not, but please, please, come up with a better reason than his party affiliation.

[Anonymous]

Seven pages and still waiting for someone to point out one concrete accomplishment of the Hogan administration.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Polls have him winning in a landslide

anyone who puts stock in polls conducted more than 1 year out with no defined opponent should have their head examined.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Seven pages and still waiting for someone to point out one concrete accomplishment of the Hogan administration.

He demonstrated his support for Ocean City by requiring all school boards in Maryland to set their school calendars based on the perceived needs of the Ocean City economy, rather than the educational needs of the kids in each school district.

Before Hogan's executive order, there was a grand total of one school system in Maryland that started after Labor Day. Guess which one?

[Anonymous]

I voted for him last time, will not vote for him again.

Not enough action on common sense policies that would help the whole state, too much action on issues like schools starting after Labor Day.