MD-Gov: Don't be Jealous!

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Honestly, I wish Sarbanes would run.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I endorse Rushern Baker.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett will be endorsing Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker for Governor today

yeet!

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https://twitter.com/RushernBaker/status/979008583361810433


Rushern Baker
‏ @RushernBaker

"Hogan repeatedly made private promises and deals to gun rights advocates, all while refusing to take any public stance on gun safety during his campaign." http://www.dbknews.com/2018/03/28/nra-gun-control-maryland-hogan/ … @OpinionDBK

Didn't know about this before, but Hogan apparently does have an A- NRA rating, and refused to pass anything following the Las Vegas shooting.

Woah, I didn't know he had such a good rating either. This could be the focus of the fall campaign.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

RIP, now let's beat Hogan in Kevin's memory!

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Jealous is screwed, Hogan will win, Likey R.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Jealous is screwed, Hogan will win, Likey R.

[citation needed]

[common sense]

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Justice Dems be all excited here, of course their talent will let them hold onto a D+29 district, but I am sure they will be thrilled when they lose Maryland.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I watched the interview where Jealous cussed. My verdict: he shouldn't have even apologized.

Me too. Who even cares. Anyone who thinks pols don't swear, often perfusely, behind closed doors is deluding themselves. To see someone have a human moment at a rally and/or press conference is actually kind of refreshing.

This literally sounds like when the Republicans make excuses when Trump craps his diaper in speeches.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I watched the interview where Jealous cussed. My verdict: he shouldn't have even apologized.

Me too. Who even cares. Anyone who thinks pols don't swear, often perfusely, behind closed doors is deluding themselves. To see someone have a human moment at a rally and/or press conference is actually kind of refreshing.

This literally sounds like when the Republicans make excuses when Trump craps his diaper in speeches.

Last I checked, Beto was a swearing machine, and no one complains about that.

Its a human moment, and its weird that some on Atlas think that swearing will turn off voters, cause it never has.

Well I give Beto a pass since he's talented enough to make an R+8 seat against an mildly popular incumbent competitive but Jealous is taking a dump on a D+12 seat.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I watched the interview where Jealous cussed. My verdict: he shouldn't have even apologized.

Me too. Who even cares. Anyone who thinks pols don't swear, often perfusely, behind closed doors is deluding themselves. To see someone have a human moment at a rally and/or press conference is actually kind of refreshing.

This literally sounds like when the Republicans make excuses when Trump craps his diaper in speeches.

Last I checked, Beto was a swearing machine, and no one complains about that.

Its a human moment, and its weird that some on Atlas think that swearing will turn off voters, cause it never has.

Well I give Beto a pass since he's talented enough to make an R+8 seat against an midly popular incumbent competitive but Jealous is taking a dumb on a D+12 seat.

Im pretty sure Beto has had millions of $$$ and months to make the race from R+8 to R+5, while Jealous was nominated a month ago and has had to deal with an uber popular governor with Ds deserting him.

My point is that you cant hold a double standard for something as trivial as swearing. IMO, a politician swearing is a human moment, and makes the average voter connect better with them. If Jealous were to say "Im not a Socialist", it would be boring and robotic, something that doesnt increase turnout. This is why Beto uses swearing, its authentic, and makes him more relate-able.

And his response, after the swear, was actually really good, and well put.

But basically like A LOT of Beto's fundraising is due to his grassroots and his awesome merits and abilities as a candidate, Ben Jealous is just sitting around like a potato. And Beto still easily outraises him even by those handicapped metrics.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I know most people don't agree with me on most things, but I'm pretty sure we can all agree that Beto is a much better candidate than Jealous.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

I watched the interview where Jealous cussed. My verdict: he shouldn't have even apologized.

Me too. Who even cares. Anyone who thinks pols don't swear, often perfusely, behind closed doors is deluding themselves. To see someone have a human moment at a rally and/or press conference is actually kind of refreshing.

This literally sounds like when the Republicans make excuses when Trump craps his diaper in speeches.

Last I checked, Beto was a swearing machine, and no one complains about that.

Its a human moment, and its weird that some on Atlas think that swearing will turn off voters, cause it never has.

Well I give Beto a pass since he's talented enough to make an R+8 seat against an midly popular incumbent competitive but Jealous is taking a dumb on a D+12 seat.

Im pretty sure Beto has had millions of $$$ and months to make the race from R+8 to R+5, while Jealous was nominated a month ago and has had to deal with an uber popular governor with Ds deserting him.

My point is that you cant hold a double standard for something as trivial as swearing. IMO, a politician swearing is a human moment, and makes the average voter connect better with them. If Jealous were to say "Im not a Socialist", it would be boring and robotic, something that doesnt increase turnout. This is why Beto uses swearing, its authentic, and makes him more relate-able.

And his response, after the swear, was actually really good, and well put.

But basically like A LOT of Beto's fundraising is due to his grassroots and his awesome merits and abilities as a candidate, Ben Jealous is just sitting around like a potato. And Beto still easily outraises him even by those handicapped metrics.

Listen, Im not gonna argue which candidate is greater, because I think its Beto. What I am arguing is that swearing doesnt really impact voters at all, and can even draw more to you. The pearl-clutching that some have about this revelation is incredibly stupid.

Jealous is a good candidate facing off against a titan. If he wins, then good on Jealous, if he doesnt, then I applaud him for trying, but if we want to see how this race will go, we need to wait some more. Hogan was losing by double digits for most of the campaign, until October, when it became a 6 digit race, with Hogan down. Just like how I say to wait for September to look at TX, we should do the same for MD, and TN for that matter.

I could see the gap on this one narrowing, and it is a winnable race, hopefully Jealous can pull through for us.