“Tax cuts are likely to be a key part of Youngkin’s stump speech as he extends his out-of-state speaking tour and contemplates a potential presidential run in 2024,” according to the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Glenn Youngkin has a 49% approval rating six months into his time in office, according to a new Wilder School Commonwealth poll that found support for his tax relief efforts. Voting by mail has become much more popular during the pandemic and, as a result, has become more impactful during the vote counting process in Maryland.

The long waits this year mainly stem from a Maryland law that prohibits election officials from processing mail-in ballots until two days after the polls close. In 2018, for example, it took nearly two weeks for a result to be reached in the Democratic primary for Montgomery County executive. It’s not unusual for races to take weeks after an election to call, acting Montgomery County Elections Director Alysoun McLaughlin said in an interview with The Washington Post. The results of many area races depend on those lingering votes. The primary election was July 19, but Maryland election boards are still processing thousands of mail-in and provisional ballots. Maryland vote counting is still happening Hogan has not said yet whether he will run for president in 2024, but he is widely expected to do so after he leaves office next January. But the responsibility of winning or losing an election is on the candidate,” Christie told The Sun.Ĭhristie said Hogan possesses a pragmatic style and authenticity that makes him an “appealing” presidential candidate in any era. “I think Larry stuck his neck out for Kelly because he believes in her and she’s done a good job for him and the government. Chris Christie was among those rallying to Hogan’s defense after Schulz’s loss to Cox too. “It’s the long game.”įormer New Jersey Gov. “At the end of the day, the governor will be right and Trump and his ego will be wrong,” longtime Hogan strategist Doug Mayer told The Baltimore Sun. Hogan allies insist his time will comeĪfter Hogan’s choice to succeed him flopped in the primary, the governor’s political allies insisted that Hogan’s brand of moderation will ultimately prevail over the Trump-led right wing. In a CNN interview, Hogan said he “doesn’t think there’s any chance” Cox can win, adding that Cox is “not a serious candidate” and is “not qualified to be governor.”Ĭox and his running mate, Gordana Schifanelli, have cast their victory as a win for returning Maryland’s Republican Party to more conservative principles than Hogan espoused.Ĭox, who was endorsed by former President Donald Trump, defeated Hogan-endorsed candidate Kelly Schulz in the Republican primary. Larry Hogan not supporting Cox he now seems to be actively campaigning against him. If Moore is elected, it would be similar to Virginia’s governor’s race from last year, when voters elected Republican Glenn Youngkin, a former private equity executive who had no prior political experience. Moore is heavily favored to win in November in deep blue Maryland, as he faces Republican Del. He’s a bestselling author and former chief of a large nonprofit organization focused on poverty. The Democratic nominee in Maryland’s race for governor, Wes Moore, is not a politician. region is trending toward candidates for governor with no political experience (not to say it’s a bad thing).

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