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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why would ANYONE vote for Hogan?

Republicans won’t vote for a republican who acts like a democrat. Democrats won’t vote for a republican who acts like a democrat when there’s an actual democrat to vote for instead. Who is Hogan’s constituency? He doesn’t have one. [/quote]
He served 2 terms as governor and only left office due to being term limited. You may not be it, but he has a constituency. [/quote]

He may have a constituency but you can be sure that MAGA won’t let him get past the primary. Even if he does, do you really think there’s a place for him in the Senate? Just look at those two congressmen who are now not seeking re-election because they didn’t vote to impeach Mayorkas. There is no room for non MAGA in the GOP. [/quote]

But there are not many MAGA in Maryland.  In Maryland much more of the GOP are conservative non-MAGA Republicans.  And Hogan also appeals to right leaning Independents.  This is why he won two elections.  The Democratic party selected two weak candidates (Anthony Brown, the head of the disastrous Health Care Exchange roll-out) and then the political novice and ultra-progressive Ben Jealous.  Neither of them was a very viable candidate and Hogan appealed far more to the electorate.  But there are still many people who would prefer Hogan to a progressive candidate.  But Trone is not a progressive, so Independents are more likely to vote for Trone as opposed to Brown or Jealous.

Despite this, I don't think Hogan can win.  He can win the governor's office, but Congress and the Senate are different.  MD is not going to vote a GOP candidate into one of those and face the possibility of bicameral GOP majorities.  The current environment means that control of Congress is very important and I can't see enough people in this state that would give up a Democratic seat.  Since MD is about 2/3 Democratic, Hogan won't stand a chance.

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And Mandel is not going to win. She's a nutcase MAGA idiot.[/quote]

Hogan has a chance (I'd put my money against it, but it's a chance), but the idea that Mandel is going to win makes OP sound totally out to lunch.[/quote]

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