Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), a candidate for the state Senate, said in an interview aired Sunday that he didn’t have a “burning desire” to be a senator, but ” “I had to run for the seat for a reason,” he said. A broken” system.
“I don’t have a strong desire to be a senator yet. I wasn’t looking for the title. I don’t need the job. But I’m so frustrated with how broken our political system is.” hogan said in an interview With CNN’s Melanie Zanona.
Mr. Hogan was a latecomer to the race, but the race is gaining momentum as Mr. Hogan’s popularity puts the all-blue seat in jeopardy for Democrats.
Hogan is running as an anti-Trump candidate and has wide recognition. Recent polls also show that he has a narrow lead over the two leading Democratic candidates in the race, Rep. David Tron of Maryland and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks. did.
A hypothetical head-to-head poll showed Hogan leading Alsobrooks by 4 points, with 44% approval and 11% undecided. In another head-to-head matchup, Hogan won 43 percent, Tron 42 percent, and the remaining 10 percent were undecided.
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter still rates the state as “probably Democratic,” up from “solid Democrat” before Hogan announced his candidacy.
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