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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I like him better than the last Republican gov, Bob Ehrlich, but I'm not really enthusiastic about Larry Hogan either. I'm from/am more rooted in Baltimore rather than DMV, so I imagine my likes and dislikes of the guy are going to be a little different.

On one hand, it was incredibly petty and expensive for him to cut the Red Line after the 2015 unrest... But on the other, there was levelheaded local opposition to it that the "white butterfly"-dwelling liberals ignored or dismissed. In general, on the broad issue of the hellhole that is Baltimore, he's been no different than most governors. O'Malley was the last one who gave a hoot, but only because his political success was rooted in putting a dent in the city's horrendous problems... Other than that, Hogan's been no different. Punish the city leadership when something really awful happens, but otherwise, kick the can down the road.

Hogan's handling of the virus hasn't really blown me away. It's great this state was one of the first to respond to it, but the stunt with the tests being flown directly from Seoul or wherever, eh. I also roll my eyes when he does his whole "standing up to Trump as a [b]Principled Republican[/b]" business.

The Democrats here need to put up guys who aren't empty suits like Anthony Brown or Ben Jealous. Larry Hogan ran on a platform that didn't seem to completely revolve around universal pre-k, so he was able to get my vote just for having slightly more depth on state issues.[/quote]
"white-L", rather than "white butterfly" I meant to say. Still waking up LOL[/quote]

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