{"id":2336238,"date":"2024-09-03T16:29:02","date_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hogan-owns-un-trump-republican-title-after-saying-he-didnt-want-former-presidents-endorsement-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-09-03T16:32:07","modified_gmt":"2024-09-03T20:32:07","slug":"hogan-owns-un-trump-republican-title-after-saying-he-didnt-want-former-presidents-endorsement-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hogan-owns-un-trump-republican-title-after-saying-he-didnt-want-former-presidents-endorsement-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Hogan owns \u2018un-Trump Republican\u2019 title after saying he \u2018didn\u2019t want\u2019 former president\u2019s endorsement &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">32<\/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%2Fhogan-owns-un-trump-republican-title-after-saying-he-didnt-want-former-presidents-endorsement-washington-examiner%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=2336238&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>Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan is positioning himself\u200c as an &#8220;un-Trump\u200b Republican&#8221; as he campaigns for \u2063a Senate seat, emphasizing his\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/indiana-man-arrested-in-rapper-young-dolph-shooting-2nd-man-charged-with-murder\/\" title=\"Indiana Man Arrested in Rapper Young Dolph Shooting; 2nd Man Charged with Murder\">independent approach<\/a> in a predominantly Democratic state. Since announcing his candidacy, Hogan \u200chas celebrated his opposition to\u2063 Donald Trump, seeking to \u2062attract\u200b centrist voters while\u2062 aiming to break the long-standing Democratic hold on the state. His \u2062campaign features a TV\u2062 ad that highlights\u2064 his \u2063criticism of Trump, labeling him as an &#8220;early critic&#8221; of the \u2062former president. Hogan rejects Trump&#8217;s endorsement, stating he did not seek\u200b it, as he believes it \u2062could negatively impact his appeal \u200bin Maryland, where Trump is unpopular. Hogan is advocating for strong independent leadership and distancing\u200d himself from the extremes, particularly through criticisms of Trump&#8217;s actions surrounding the January 6 Capitol riots.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Hogan owns &lsquo;un-Trump Republican&rsquo; title after saying he &lsquo;didn&rsquo;t want&rsquo; former president&rsquo;s endorsement<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1669325\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Former Gov. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/gov-larry-hogan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Larry Hogan<\/a> celebrated his status as an &ldquo;early critic of Donald Trump&rdquo; as he framed himself as an independent candidate fit to represent the Democratic stronghold of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Maryland<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Hogan gained notoriety for his widespread popularity as the two-term Republican governor of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/swing-district-iowa-dem-very-active-in-group-that-wants-to-abolish-ice-establish-sanctuary-cities\/\" title=\"Swing-District Iowa Dem \u2018Very Active\u2019 in Group That Wants to Abolish ICE, Establish Sanctuary Cities\">deep-blue state<\/a>. Since mounting a bid for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/senate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Senate\">Senate<\/a> this spring, Hogan has continued his strategy of invoking a centrist stance and distancing himself from controversial Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, as he fights to topple the blue wall and become the first GOP senator to represent the state since 1987.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>A 60-second TV ad <a href=\"https:\/\/larryhogan.com\/watch-hogan-for-marylands-new-tv-ad-never-backs-down-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>released<\/a> by the Hogan campaign on Tuesday continued the former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-real-winner-of-last-nights-debate-was-gavin-newsom\/\" title=\"The Real Winner Of Last Night\u2019s Debate Was Gavin Newsom\">governor&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s &ldquo;anti-Trump&rdquo; positioning.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The un-Trump Republican: Governor Larry Hogan&rsquo;s radically normal model for the GOP&rdquo; is one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/lifestyle\/magazine\/2017\/07\/27\/e86813e8-6893-11e7-a1d7-9a32c91c6f40_story.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>headlines<\/a> that flash on the screen as a narrator touts the Maryland Republican as &ldquo;an early critic of Donald Trump.&rdquo;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Now more than ever, we need strong independent leadership in Washington who will never back down to the extremes and the party bosses,&rdquo; Hogan said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GovLarryHogan\/status\/1830943110039228440\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>post<\/a> to X announcing the TV ad.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Trump endorsed Hogan earlier this year, a move that the former Maryland governor declared was unwelcome.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Former Gov. Larry Hogan speaks during an interview on Aug. 27, 2024, in Annapolis, Maryland. (AP Photo\/Stephanie Scarbrough)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&ldquo;I didn&rsquo;t seek it, I didn&rsquo;t want to have it, and I have no interest in it,&rdquo; Hogan commented about the endorsement in June.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It&rsquo;s not something we&rsquo;re going to be promoting. That&rsquo;s for sure,&rdquo; he added as he courts centrist voters. Trump&rsquo;s endorsement could hurt Hogan in a state where the former president is widely unpopular. Trump lost Maryland by 33 percentage points during the 2020 election.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>During the one-minute ad, touted as the first of the fall campaign, Hogan issued thinly veiled condemnations of Trump&rsquo;s handling of the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;An early critic of Donald Trump &mdash; one of the few Republicans who never caved,&rdquo; the narrator proclaims. &ldquo;And on January 6th, as we watched in horror, Hogan didn&rsquo;t just talk about defending democracy, he did something &mdash; sending in the Maryland National Guard to protect the Capitol,&rdquo; the ad continues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Throughout his Senate battle against Prince George County Executive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/angela-alsobrooks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Angela Alsobrooks<\/a>, Hogan has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3139529\/larry-hogan-maverick-manchin-maryland-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>determined<\/a> to cast himself as a centrist Republican in the mold of Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV). The maverick ex-Democrat, whom Hogan calls a &ldquo;good friend,&rdquo; often clashed with the party leadership for crossing partisan lines.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The latest polling indicates Hogan is in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3137764\/david-axelrod-awestruck-over-hogans-maryland-defying-gravity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>dead heat<\/a> with Alsobrooks.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1669325\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1669325\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hogan embraces the title of &#8216;un-Trump Republican&#8217; after expressing his disinterest in former President Trump&#8217;s endorsement. Former Governor Larry Hogan highlighted his role as an &#8220;early critic of Donald Trump&#8221; while positioning himself as an independent candidate capable of representing Maryland, a state dominated by Democrats. He became well-known for his significant popularity during his two terms as the Republican governor of this deep-blue state. Since launching his Senate campaign this spring, Hogan has maintained a centrist approach and distanced himself from controversial figures within the Republican Party, including Trump, in hopes of breaking through the Democratic stronghold and becoming the first GOP senator from Maryland since 1987. A new 60-second television ad released by Hogan&#8217;s campaign reinforces this &#8220;anti-Trump&#8221; stance, featuring phrases like \u201cThe un-Trump Republican: Governor Larry Hogan\u2019s radically normal model for the GOP,\u201d while a narrator emphasizes Hogan&#8217;s early criticism of Trump. In a post on X announcing the ad, Hogan stated that strong independent leadership is needed in Washington to resist extremes and party bosses. Earlier this year, Trump endorsed him\u2014a gesture that Hogan publicly rejected. He remarked in June that he neither sought nor wanted Trump&#8217;s endorsement and would not promote it as he aims to attract centrist voters; such an endorsement could be detrimental given Trump&#8217;s unpopularity in Maryland\u2014where he lost by 33 points in 2020. The ad also subtly critiques Trump&#8217;s response to the January 6 Capitol riot, highlighting how Hogan took action by deploying the Maryland National Guard to protect it during that crisis. Throughout his Senate race against Prince George County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, Hogan has worked hard to present himself as a centrist akin to Senator Joe Manchin (I-WV), whom he regards as a &#8220;good friend&#8221; despite their differing party affiliations and frequent clashes with party leadership over bipartisan issues. Recent polls show him neck-and-neck with Alsobrooks<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3142,"featured_media":2336239,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LH.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[13348,5864,5894,40006,32076],"class_list":["post-2336238","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-endorsement","tag-hogan","tag-politics","tag-un-trump-republican","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LH.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336238","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3142"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2336238"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2336238\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2336239"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2336238"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2336238"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2336238"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}