How will Larry Hogan (R-MD) and Charlie Baker (R-MA) do as governors?

[Kraxner]

Maryland legislative democrats are less bipartistan than Massachusetts legislative democrats since Massachusetts despite being a blue state had a four time streak of electing republicans as governors in the recent past.  Previously Ehrlich was the first republican to be elected in maryland since 1966.

The type of democrats in Maryland are usually activist liberal-progressive/socialist types for example Heather Mizeur and whatelse.  compared to those in Massachusetts who are more "legacy" democrats who are elected just for being democrats due to state history(but mi grandpops voted democrat so im voting democrat!!!) but are more flexible in giving the republican governor what they want. Governor Weld who was a prominent republican governor for most of the 90's in massachusetts was able to work a deal with democrats to cut taxes many times.

[Kraxner]

Baker is going to be a bland, competent administrator in the vein of Paul Cellucci.

Larry Hogan, I fear, will attempt to Brownback Kansas ("If we just decimate the tax base, we'll create millions of jobs! Because Laffer Curve!") and possibly get mixed up in some nasty social issues-related legislation. Massachusetts Republicans are sane. Maryland Republicans at this point are basically a kooky, Southern-tinged bunch.

Larry Hogan made it out from a long time ago that he would not touch social issues, agreed with gay marriage and after being elected actually said he would not push to repeal the gun control laws that many in the Appalachia and Chesapeake rural sections of the state gave him huge margins in hope he would repeal. Which caused a lot of upset.

 The real coming fight between him and the democrat controlled state legislature is over spending+taxation. One of his main election points was that he would push to repeal the rain tax and promised to veto budgets as long as the legislative democrats did not agree to cut taxes and spending.