OK, what happened in Maryland???

[Maxwell]

I'm still shocked by this. I mean, 2002 was considered a perfect storm for Republicans, and they still only won by 4 points. This time, they won by 9 points, when the state is more diverse and more Democratic than it was 12 years ago. Truly insane.

Looks like my internal wasn't so crazy, huh?

[Maxwell]

Hogan also managed to break up the O'Malley coalition. O'Malley won Baltimore County by 2%, Hogan won it by 20%.

[Maxwell]

If anything this will be a good wake up call to the Democratic establishment here in Maryland that they can't take things for granted. Luckily we still have huge margins in both bodies of the legislature and most of the other statewide offices.

Also its still up in the air if Hogan will support the Purple Line (Light rail from Bethesda to New Carrollton) which is supposed to be starting construction next year. If he kills it I'm gonna be pissed! 

http://wamu.org/news/14/11/05/would_larry_hogan_really_kill_the_purple_line_in_maryland

My guess is Hogan knows how hard it is to get re-elected as a Republican in Maryland and won't overstretch his boundaries, but I could be wrong.

[Maxwell]

Mizeur is the only one who would've won. Gansler could've lost by more because he's just an epic bungler.