MD-GOV 2022: Can Maryland GOP win a third gubernatorial term in 2022?

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I would say likely D (Biden midterm), titanium D (Trump midterm)

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https://twitter.com/boydkrutherford/status/1382296667299397636?s=21

not going to lie. This shocked me. I lived in MD for a while and always assumed Rutherford would run. He was by far the best shot the GOP had

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No, pretty much. Michael Steele is a joke and I hope he loses the primary.

How is Steele a joke, the first Black RNC chair who helped the GOP win control of the House and created the wave year of 2010?

How is that a joke? He made MD-SEN 2006 competitive in a Democratic wave year, what do you mean he is a joke?

Steele and Glassman are the only ones who would make this race engaging, despite Franchot being the heir apparent.

I mean Steele has the potential to be a decent strong candidate but he endorsed Biden this year and with how the GOP has been lately I just don't see how he wins the primary and even if he narrowly does do you really think the Trumpists will come out in full force for him? Tbh even with Rutherford or Steele I wouldn't put this at anything more competitive than Likely D  unless the Democrat had some huge scandal and the national environment was like R+8 or something.

That is true....but isn't the MDGOP different than the VAGOP or the NCGOP? Larry Hogan is anti-Trump and he fits the bill...

Hogan is the exception not the rule. He comes from a political dynasty. Not to mention he won his primary pre Trump. In 2018, he won renomination just because he was so popular.

I can accept the argument that perhaps the MD GOP is slightly more moderate than the national GOP, however it's no MA or VT GOP by any stretch of the imagination.

Steele cannot win the primary. He is just too anti-Trump

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No, pretty much. Michael Steele is a joke and I hope he loses the primary.

How is Steele a joke, the first Black RNC chair who helped the GOP win control of the House and created the wave year of 2010?

How is that a joke? He made MD-SEN 2006 competitive in a Democratic wave year, what do you mean he is a joke?

Steele and Glassman are the only ones who would make this race engaging, despite Franchot being the heir apparent.

I mean Steele has the potential to be a decent strong candidate but he endorsed Biden this year and with how the GOP has been lately I just don't see how he wins the primary and even if he narrowly does do you really think the Trumpists will come out in full force for him? Tbh even with Rutherford or Steele I wouldn't put this at anything more competitive than Likely D  unless the Democrat had some huge scandal and the national environment was like R+8 or something.

That is true....but isn't the MDGOP different than the VAGOP or the NCGOP? Larry Hogan is anti-Trump and he fits the bill...

Hogan is the exception not the rule. He comes from a political dynasty. Not to mention he won his primary pre Trump. In 2018, he won renomination just because he was so popular.

I can accept the argument that perhaps the MD GOP is slightly more moderate than the national GOP, however it's no MA or VT GOP by any stretch of the imagination.

Steele cannot win the primary. He is just too anti-Trump

Steele could run as an Independent as well.......

I mean he could. It would go terribly

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_United_States_Senate_election_in_Maryland

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As a former Marylander, I would absolutely love to see Elrich run (I volunteered a lot for his campaign in 2018) or Brian Frosh. Sadly, I think they are both a bit too old for the job, but they would be amazing

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As a former Marylander, I would absolutely love to see Elrich run (I volunteered a lot for his campaign in 2018) or Brian Frosh. Sadly, I think they are both a bit too old for the job, but they would be amazing

He Demonized Kathleen Kennedy Townsend I would never support him anyways he lost to O'Malley in 2006

If it was O'malley/Kaine v Trump/Pence instead of Hillary we would have won in 2016

Bill Clinton did way too much that cost us 3 Judges to get Hillary elected by going to Loretta Lynch

That's why it was relatively easy to beat Trump this time, Hillary was the problem

Even for you, this was incredibly confusing

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Gansler's probably the one Democrat in Maryland who could allow Republicans to hold the Governor's mansion.

Why is that?

Also, good thing he doesn't have a chance of winning

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is Rush Baker III going to jump in?