{"id":2369489,"date":"2024-11-15T14:36:01","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:36:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-hogans-campaign-says-the-gop-centrist-lost-the-senate-race-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-11-15T14:37:14","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T19:37:14","slug":"why-hogans-campaign-says-the-gop-centrist-lost-the-senate-race-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-hogans-campaign-says-the-gop-centrist-lost-the-senate-race-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Hogan&#8217;s campaign says the GOP centrist lost the Senate race &#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\">28<\/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%2Fwhy-hogans-campaign-says-the-gop-centrist-lost-the-senate-race-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=2369489&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>In a recent\u200d analysis, the \u200ccampaign team for former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan, \u200ca GOP Senate candidate, attributed\u200d his defeat in the Senate race \u200dto insurmountable national \u200bdynamics\u200b rather\u200c than local\u200d factors. Despite securing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-will-deliver-first-speech-to-congress-in-nearly-empty-house-chamber\/\" title=\"Biden Will Deliver First Speech To Congress In Nearly-Empty House Chamber\">high approval ratings<\/a> and being a well-known figure in\u200d a predominantly Democratic state, Hogan&#8217;s \u200ccampaign argued that a &#8220;false narrative&#8221; propagated by\u200d the media and his\u2062 opponent, Angela Alsobrooks, about\u2062 Hogan being quintessential for GOP control\u200b of \u200dthe Senate \u2063hindered his chances. Hogan\u2019s chief strategist, Russ Schriefer, noted that their internal polling indicated \u200dthat a significant\u2062 majority of Alsobrooks&#8217; voters\u200b were motivated\u200c by a\u2064 desire to maintain \u2064Democratic control of the Senate. Consequently,\u2064 even though Hogan lost by 10 percentage points \u2064to Alsobrooks\u2014with\u200b 43.8% of the vote compared to\u200b her 53.9%\u2014his performance was\u200b regarded as the GOP&#8217;s \u200bbest opportunity in Maryland since 1980. Ultimately, Senate Republicans gained\u2064 a 53-47 majority despite Hogan&#8217;s \u2063defeat.  <\/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\">Why Larry Hogan&rsquo;s campaign says the GOP centrist lost the Senate race<\/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_1874226\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Despite high approval ratings and being a twice-elected governor in deep-blue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/maryland\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Maryland\">Maryland<\/a>, former GOP Senate candidate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/3203648\/angela-alsobrooks-larry-hogan-maryland-senate-race-results\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Larry Hogan&rsquo;s\">Larry Hogan&rsquo;s<\/a> campaign says he faced insurmountable &ldquo;national factors.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The &ldquo;false narrative&rdquo; from Democratic victor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/angela-alsobrooks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Angela Alsobrooks\">Angela Alsobrooks<\/a> and the media that the centrist Republican would be the Senate majority-maker as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3161513\/democrats-rebrand-larry-hogan-maryland-senate-race\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"GOP&rsquo;s &ldquo;51st seat&rdquo;\">GOP&rsquo;s &ldquo;51st seat&rdquo;<\/a> doomed his odds, the Hogan campaign concluded in a post-election analysis.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Republicans were always nearly guaranteed to control the Senate without Maryland,&rdquo; chief Hogan strategist Russ Schriefer said in a memo. &ldquo;However, according to our internal polling, nearly 80% of those voting for Alsobrooks did so for the reason of maintaining Democratic control of the Senate.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The campaign&rsquo;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-top-six-takeaways-from-last-nights-primaries\/\" title=\"The Top Six Takeaways From Last Night&#039;s Primaries\">internal polling showed<\/a> the messaging was baked into voters&rsquo; minds as early as June, &ldquo;suggesting media coverage about Senate control played a bigger role than paid advertising in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-morning-joe-flustered-over-poll-showing-voters-trust-trump-more-than-biden-on-key-issues\/\" title=\"Morning Joe in Disarray as Poll Reveals Voters Trust Trump Over Biden on Crucial Matters\">shaping voter perception<\/a>,&rdquo; Schriefer added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-full is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Republican Maryland Senate candidate Larry Hogan hugs family members and supporters during an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\">election night watch party<\/a> on Nov. 5, 2024, in Annapolis, Maryland. (AP Photo\/Daniel Kucin Jr.)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Senate Republicans ultimately flipped four seats to win a 53-47 majority, even with Hogan&rsquo;s loss to Alsobrooks. And although he was defeated by 10 percentage points, he gave the GOP its greatest chance at winning a Maryland Senate seat since 1980 and outperformed the top of the ticket by more than any other competitive Senate race with 43.8% to President-elect Donald Trump&rsquo;s 35.2%.<\/p>\n<p>Alsobrooks captured 53.9% of the vote. <\/p>\n<p>Vice President Kamala Harris&rsquo;s 27-point victory in the Old Line State over Trump was her second-largest margin in the nation, second only to Vermont. With only 4% of the vote uncounted in Maryland as of Friday, the Hogan campaign said it expects him to exceed the support he received in 2018 for his second term as governor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/presidential\/3223892\/president-elect-donald-trump-cabinet-picks-list\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>TRUMP CABINET PICKS: WHO&rsquo;S BEEN TAPPED TO SERVE IN THE PRESIDENT-ELECT&rsquo;S ADMINISTRATION<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Schriefer cited additional factors that worked against Hogan&rsquo;s &ldquo;underdog&rdquo; fight, including Hogan&rsquo;s name appearing for the first time on a ballot with Trump and Harris emerging as the late nominee for Democrats that generated downballot enthusiasm and fundraising.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Gov. Hogan knew winning crossover votes in a federal election in a presidential year would be far more challenging,&rdquo; Schriefer said. &ldquo;Despite coming up short, Gov. 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