{"id":2268006,"date":"2024-06-14T15:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-06-14T19:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-hogan-opponent-seizes-on-trump-endorsement-in-maryland-senate-race\/"},"modified":"2024-06-14T15:28:43","modified_gmt":"2024-06-14T19:28:43","slug":"larry-hogan-opponent-seizes-on-trump-endorsement-in-maryland-senate-race","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/larry-hogan-opponent-seizes-on-trump-endorsement-in-maryland-senate-race\/","title":{"rendered":"Hogan&#8217;s rival capitalizes on Trump&#8217;s endorsement in Maryland Senate contest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flarry-hogan-opponent-seizes-on-trump-endorsement-in-maryland-senate-race%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2268006&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrat Angela Alsobrooks, who is running\u2064 for a U.S. Senate seat from Maryland, is urging voters to oppose her Republican rival, former Governor Larry Hogan, particularly highlighting the unexpected endorsement Hogan received from Donald Trump. \u2063Despite Hogan&#8217;s rejection of Trump&#8217;s endorsement and his centrist image, Alsobrooks argues that Hogan being elected could tip Senate\u200d control to the Republicans, which she suggests would have broader implications on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/spike-in-chairmanship-vacancies-sends-house-members-to-the-races\/\" title=\"Increase in open leadership positions prompts House members to compete\">committee chair positions<\/a> and the judiciary. Hogan&#8217;s campaign \u2064refutes these claims,\u2062 emphasizing\u2064 his focus on addressing local\u2062 problems and distancing himself from Washington politics. Trump&#8217;s endorsement \u200bcame despite Hogan&#8217;s history of criticizing Trump, showcasing the\u2063 critical dynamics and \u2063stakes involved in the race.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p><strong>LANHAM, Maryland \u2014<\/strong> Democrat <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/angela-alsobrooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Angela Alsobrooks\">Angela Alsobrooks<\/a> is urging voters to reject former Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/larry-hogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Larry Hogan\">Larry Hogan<\/a>, her Republican opponent in Maryland\u2019s Senate race, by citing the surprise endorsement he received from former President Donald Trump on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[The GOP] is, in this moment, led by Donald Trump, and we are gravely concerned because we know that Larry Hogan will be voting to empower these [Senate] <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/another-incoming-congresswoman-announces-objection-to-electoral-college-votes\/\" title=\"Another Incoming Congresswoman Announces Objection To Electoral College Votes\">committee chairs<\/a> that will turn America backwards,\u201d Alsobrooks, the executive of Prince George\u2019s County, told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Hogan is relying on the centrist image he developed as a popular two-term governor of deep-blue Maryland, a reputation he built, in part, by his criticism of Trump. Most recently, he earned the ire of Trumpworld for calling on voters to respect the verdict as the former president was found guilty of falsifying business records in his hush money case.<\/p>\n<p>However, the endorsement, which Hogan swiftly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3044678\/hogan-withholds-support-from-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"support was rejected\">rejected<\/a>, is being used by Democrats to argue that Hogan could be the GOP vote that hands Republicans a Senate majority. Democrats control the chamber by a single vote and face serious challenges in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-can-appeal-to-black-voters-fed-up-with-justice-system-tim-scott\/\" title=\"Tim Scott says Trump can attract disgruntled black voters with justice system concerns\">half-dozen battleground states<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump feels comfortable enough that he endorsed Larry Hogan, believing that he would give a majority to the Republican Party in the Senate,\u201d Alsobrooks said shortly after accepting an endorsement from a local labor union in Lanham, Maryland, a few miles northeast of the Washington, D.C., border.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe caucuses that we are concerned that Larry Hogan would be voting [with] is not just Donald Trump,\u201d she continued. \u201cWe know also that [Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC)] would be head of the Judiciary Committee. We have the Senate majority leader position that Larry Hogan would be voting with his caucus to empower and the Supreme Court [for] who our next nominee will be.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Hogan campaign dismissed Alsobrooks\u2019s talk of committee assignments by casting him as an outsider candidate. \u201cGovernor Hogan\u2019s not focused on committee chairs or whatever it is Washington obsesses about,\u201d a spokesperson said in a statement. \u201cHe\u2019s focused on listening to Marylanders, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/north-dakota-house-passes-bill-banning-transgender-athletes-from-high-school-sports-teams\/\" title=\"North Dakota House Passes Bill Banning Transgender Athletes From High School Sports Teams\">solving problems<\/a>, and getting things done.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, his team rebuffed Trump\u2019s endorsement, which came Thursday following a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3044096\/mcconnell-privately-mends-fences-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"meeting with House and Senate Republicans\">meeting with House and Senate Republicans<\/a> in the nation\u2019s capital to strategize ahead of the elections. <\/p>\n<figure><figcaption>Prince George\u2019s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, Democratic nominee for a U.S. Senate seat in Maryland, talks during a campaign stop with Vice President Kamala Harris on Friday, June 7, 2024, in Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo\/Brian Witte)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019d like to see him win,\u201d Trump told Fox News\u2019s Aishah Hasnie when asked if he\u2019d support Hogan. \u201cI think he has a good chance. I would like to see him win. We got to take the majority. We have to straighten out our country, so I\u2019d like to see him win. He\u2019s somebody that can win.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The praise from the presumptive GOP presidential nominee was unexpected given Hogan\u2019s years of criticism of Trump and his campaign just weeks earlier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3023533\/trump-guilty-trump-team-declares-larry-hogan-politically-dead\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"declaring Hogan politically dead\">declaring Hogan politically dead<\/a> for taking the neutral stance on Trump\u2019s New York criminal conviction.  <\/p>\n<p>The Hogan campaign <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3044678\/hogan-withholds-support-from-trump\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"told the Washington Examiner\">told the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em><\/a>  it would not be reciprocating, and a separate source said there was no warning ahead of time from Trump\u2019s team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGov. Hogan has been clear he is not supporting President Trump, just as he didn\u2019t in 2016 and 2020,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p>Still, Senate Democrats hope Trump\u2019s seal of approval is a kiss of death in Maryland, where Hogan must appeal to centrist Democrats and independents, in addition to Republicans.  <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDonald Trump wants Republican Larry Hogan in the Senate,\u201d a curt statement from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the campaign arm of Senate Democrats, after Trump announced his support read.<\/p>\n<p>Alsobrooks also accused Hogan of having \u201cflip-flopped on a number of bases\u201d since clinching the Republican nomination last month, most notably on abortion access.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hogan recently announced he considers himself \u201cpro-choice\u201d and backs codifying <em>Roe v. Wade <\/em>into federal law, a position that could blunt Democratic attacks but was one he refused to take during the primary. On recent Democratic bills in the Senate to preserve access to contraception and in vitro fertilization, as well as to enhance southern border security, Hogan has taken a middle-of-the-road approach and declined to choose sides.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are positions he took just this year,\u201d Alsobrooks said. \u201cThat\u2019s the reason that we must not give this Republican caucus and allow Larry Hogan to help the Republican Party of this country gain a majority in the Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In Maryland&#8217;s Senate race, Democrat Angela Alsobrooks is campaigning against her Republican rival, former Governor Larry Hogan, highlighting his unexpected endorsement from former President Donald Trump. 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