A Republican has to be moderate in MD to have any chance.
by shawno3 (2024-04-17 09:48:19)
Edited on 2024-04-17 09:53:07

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.

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