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[quote=Anonymous]I am a Hogan supporter, but realistically the main reason that he won was that the Democratic party and Democrats in MD picked a flawed opponent, former Lt Governor Anthony Brown.  Brown served two terms as Lt Governor to Martin O'Malley and the hope was that he could ride on O'Malley's coattails to the governor's mansion.  The problem is that many of the projects and programs that Brown managed during his tenure were flawed or downright failures including his biggest failure, the launch of the Health Care exchange.  That debacle cost the tax payers millions of dollars in waste plus much more in personal out-of-pocket expenses when the health care exchange failed to register them correctly for health insurance.

While most the Democratic base voted for him, many of the independents and moderates in the state voted for Hogan.  Hogan does enjoy pretty good ratings and support, but if there is a qualified and competent Democratic candidate, I'm not sure those critical groups will still support him.  It's possible, especially since the most qualified and competent Democrat is Rushern Baker who is weighed down by the fact that many in the state would not support a politician from PG County.  So far, Hogan is more likely to be reelected because the Democrats cannot find a good candidate to run.  If they had a solid candidate, that candidate would likely win.

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