Gov. Hogan avoids Trump trap set by Maryland Democrats, stays far ahead of Jealous in polls
By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times - Sunday, August 12, 2018 Maryland Democrats are hoping voters are so dismayed by what is happening across the border in the District of Columbia that they will take it out on Gov. Larry Hogan in this year’s elections.
Mr. Hogan is among the most popular governors in the country despite being a Republican in deep-blue Maryland, and Democrats are desperate to try to ruin the relationship. One of their chief weapons is President Trump.
In one line of attack, Democrats are demanding that Mr. Hogan take a stand on Mr. Trump’s nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court and say the fate of abortion rights hangs on the next justice.
Democrats also have accused Mr. Hogan of joining Mr. Trump to undermine the legitimacy of the special counsel’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election.
Mr. Hogan said those issues aren’t relevant to his job, and voters so far seem to be OK with that.
“Sticking Trump to Hogan has really just not worked,†said Todd Eberly, a political science professor at St. Mary’s College of Maryland.
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