Last week, we asked Baltimore Fishbowl members whether they think Governor Larry Hogan should run for president in an online poll. Pundits, pollsters and newspapers editorial boards have recently mentioned the two-term moderate Republican as a possible challenger to President Donald Trump in the Republican primary.
With 53 members responding out of a total of 154, 46 percent want the governor to run, and 54 percent do not.
We asked our members the reasons for their answers, and we received an array of explanations. For those who answered “no,” unfinished business in Maryland was the most frequent rationale.
“If he’s focused on the White House, he won’t be able to focus on the state house. [He should] finish what he started, then go to D.C. with our blessing,” wrote one member.
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