A Republican has to be moderate in MD to have any chance.
by shawno3 (2024-04-17 09:48:19)
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In reply to: I'm a big fan of Hogan, and I think it's a great sign...  posted by Giggity_Giggity

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I don’t think that fact connotes anything about national Republican strategy. The redder the state, the less moderate a Republican candidate (for Senate) needs to be.

POTUS is obviously the one and only election in which a candidate has to attempt to appeal across states. And I think the seeming insanity (to you and me) of the Republican Party at the national level is driven by a fear that, without the MAGA vote, they can’t win the POTUS election.

Edit to add: One of my best friends is a long time MD (Dem) politician and is close friends with Hogan. Sings his praises. My friend and I have long lamented that moderate Rs like Hogan and Charlie Baker (here in MA) have seemingly no chance at the Republican nomination for POTUS for the reason I mentioned above.

If only the California GOP would learn that lesson. *
by Kali4niaND  (2024-04-17 13:26:59)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

I hope the day returns where moderates of the “opposite”
by sprack  (2024-04-17 12:10:39)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Cannot reply

party (that is Republicans in Democratic states and vice versa) becomes as common as it used to be even as recently as 15 years ago. It will mean that maybe this ridiculous over-identification by party will have finally diminished at least somewhat.