Anonymous
Post 02/20/2025 09:24     Subject: Re:Hogan
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’d vote for Hogan for governor again without thinking twice.


Thankfully, most Marylanders voted for his opponent after engaging in deeper thought.


He lost the Senate race, not the governor's race. There were a significant number of voters who would have voted for him if his presence as an R in the Senate wouldn't have given the Republicans more control, even if his voting record was somewhat independent of the party. In other words, they supported him as governor but felt his presence in the Senate as an R would empower MAGA.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 23:17     Subject: Hogan
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I think most Marylanders saw through his "aw shucks" moderate Republican branding and remember him for vetoing expanded abortion access, needlessly delaying the purple line and costing Maryland taxpayers millions, cancelling the red line in Baltimore, tossing red meat to his base by lowering tolls on the Bay Bridge, and his spineless, mealy-mouthed write-in for Ronald Reagan in 2020.

Whatever goodwill he accumulated amongst centrists and moderate Democrats has been completely squandered. I think he'd have a shot at something like HHS in a normal Republican administration, but Hogan has somehow managed to thread the needle on alienating both MAGA Republicans and centrists/independents/moderate Dems.


I would vote again for Hogan or a Hogan-like candidate for Governor. Democrat here.

+1, that PP is clearly not a moderate/centrist and has no idea how we think.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 22:39     Subject: Re:Hogan
Anonymous wrote:In my experience, the two groups who hate Hogan the most are progressive Dems and MAGA Republicans, so he must be doing something right.


True!!
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 18:49     Subject: Re:Hogan
Anonymous wrote:In my experience, the two groups who hate Hogan the most are progressive Dems and MAGA Republicans, so he must be doing something right.


+10
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 18:13     Subject: Hogan
Anonymous wrote:I think most Marylanders saw through his "aw shucks" moderate Republican branding and remember him for vetoing expanded abortion access, needlessly delaying the purple line and costing Maryland taxpayers millions, cancelling the red line in Baltimore, tossing red meat to his base by lowering tolls on the Bay Bridge, and his spineless, mealy-mouthed write-in for Ronald Reagan in 2020.

Whatever goodwill he accumulated amongst centrists and moderate Democrats has been completely squandered. I think he'd have a shot at something like HHS in a normal Republican administration, but Hogan has somehow managed to thread the needle on alienating both MAGA Republicans and centrists/independents/moderate Dems.


I remember him for not blowing out the budget and for not raising taxes.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 18:10     Subject: Hogan
Anonymous wrote:He’s eligible to run for mayor again. I think he waits it out.


Mayor of what?
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 17:55     Subject: Hogan
He’s eligible to run for mayor again. I think he waits it out.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 17:16     Subject: Re:Hogan
Anonymous wrote:I’d vote for Hogan for governor again without thinking twice.


Thankfully, most Marylanders voted for his opponent after engaging in deeper thought.
Anonymous
Post 02/19/2025 09:14     Subject: Re:Hogan
In my experience, the two groups who hate Hogan the most are progressive Dems and MAGA Republicans, so he must be doing something right.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2025 13:36     Subject: Re:Hogan
I’d vote for Hogan for governor again without thinking twice.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2025 09:27     Subject: Hogan
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:2x Hogan as Gov voter here. He’s too busy being butthurt sharing articles about Moore’s spending to speak up about anything going on. If he had continued to take a stand against Trump as a legacy Repub he might have had a chance to figure out a next step. Now, his silence is complicit.


Funny. I never voted for him but I think he has very legitimate concerns with how Moore AND the General Assembly are approach spending at the moment.

Moreso given the chaos and destruction at the federal level. Moore should have resilience planning in place to care for our most vulnerable and cutting disability funding is not it.


Moore needs to cut taxes drastically and do anything and everything he can to make Maryland more business friendly than VA. Maryland has been way too reliant on being a bedroom community for Feds and a haven for employers who don’t pay taxes, like hospitals, charities, country clubs, private schools, etc. It is going to get very rough around here very soon if they don’t get a Marshall Plan developed to attract businesses and get them to not automatically flock to Tysons.
Anonymous
Post 02/17/2025 07:59     Subject: Hogan
Anonymous wrote:2x Hogan as Gov voter here. He’s too busy being butthurt sharing articles about Moore’s spending to speak up about anything going on. If he had continued to take a stand against Trump as a legacy Repub he might have had a chance to figure out a next step. Now, his silence is complicit.


Funny. I never voted for him but I think he has very legitimate concerns with how Moore AND the General Assembly are approach spending at the moment.

Moreso given the chaos and destruction at the federal level. Moore should have resilience planning in place to care for our most vulnerable and cutting disability funding is not it.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2025 21:58     Subject: Hogan
Hogan spent too much Maryland money serving his real estate interests and it was totally corrupt - he got a free pass on it.

No thanks.
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2025 21:48     Subject: Hogan
Anonymous wrote:Hogan would be doing better than Alsobrooks is doing in the Senate. He could have given Maryland some agency.


Yes, just like Susan Collins.

/s
Anonymous
Post 02/16/2025 17:14     Subject: Hogan
Hogan would be doing better than Alsobrooks is doing in the Senate. He could have given Maryland some agency.