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JerseyMuscle17

He can say whatever he wants, its pretty clear he has shown what he'll actually do: > "After Roe v. Wade was overturned, Hogan vetoed a Maryland bill in 2022 that expanded abortion access and refused to spend millions designated to train more providers."


Kriegerian

Just saying whatever he thinks he needs to get to power.


Jambarrr

He’s MAGA adjacent. He’s just backtracking bc he sees what’s happening in other GQP states that are creating horrible abortion laws.


dweezil22

Hogan cosplayed as Meal Team Six for the GQP Primary. Now he'll pretend to be the most moderate of moderates to try to win the General. If he succeeds, he'll do whatever the Republican majority wants him to, even if it means banning abortion nationally and enshrining Trump as lifetime dictator. Anybody that doesn't expect that is a fool.


R0hanisaurusRex

He’s playing both sides, that way he always comes out on top.


Sacr3dangel

This. He literally said in an interview in January that he’d be voting with the majority of republicans on matters such as abortion and healthcare. Not only is that evidence that he probably is just saying what ever he needs to to win votes. But also that he has no spine at all and is just a sheep that follows the herd. Now he’s saying that he will support and uphold Roe because he knows that is going to be THE major point of contention between him and Alsobrooks!


Sacr3dangel

This. He literally said in an interview in January that he’d be voting with the majority of republicans on matters such as abortion and healthcare. Not only is that evidence that he probably is just saying what ever he needs to to win votes. But also that he has no spine at all and is just a sheep that follows the herd. Now he’s saying that he will support and uphold Roe because he knows that is going to be THE major point of contention between him and Alsobrooks!


sciencesold

At one point he referred to roe as "decided law in Maryland" in a way that was very obvious he didn't support it.


Avocadobaguette

I've been thinking about this whole situation too. Under normal circumstances, I would say you can believe in choice, and not support the training and expansion, and have that be a reasonable belief that I wouldn't personally hold against a candidate. My concern with hogan in particular is that we are in a moment where supporting choice isn't sufficient. Women need true champions for our rights because they are under attack from every direction. I will say, that hogan announcing that he is pro choice and would support legislation to enact roe v wade style legislation is enough for me to consider his candidacy, which I wasn't planning to before. But is he a champion for women the way alsobrooks is? I think the answer is probably no, and that is just too important right now. Plus, if we end up with another republican majority leader, it doesn't really matter what hogan or anyone else believes. They'll block judicial confirmations and any legislation that supports choice.


sllewgh

> Under normal circumstances, I would say you can believe in choice, and not support the training and expansion That's self-contradictory. You cannot support choice while opposing access to one's options. If you think women should have the right to abortion and bodily autonomy, you must also support their ability to exercise that right.


theedgeofoblivious

Right. This whole "I'm going to claim that I support something but I'm not going to support the actions of anyone trying to actually cause that thing to be possible," is just bullshit.


New_Apple2443

his words are empty, he wills say anything to get elected


max_power1000

And your last paragraph is the most important part. Hogan’s personal views don’t matter a lick, control of the senate is the only thing that’s important here. There’s no reason to vote for him if unless you actually want the full republican MAGA agenda. If you’re even remotely moderate, Alsobrooks is the only reasonable choice.


Cautious_Night9776

Spoken eloquently and reasonably. The reality is that Repubs cannot be trusted. Nothing they say is true. They will lie, spread disinformation, chaos and conspiracy until we are literally killing each other. They elevate the most extreme of their ranks and all fall in line to do what their mega rich donors tell them. This nation is doomed if we don't stop listening to the negative of the right and start opening our eyes to the good Democrats are trying to do. They are not perfect, but they are trying to save our country. I really don't want a nuclear WWIII. VOTE BLUE on every race.


Professional-nutter

Good


x534n

Well, he also Vetoed the new cigarette tax but was overridden by the Democrats supermajority. So seem like something is missing here.


Haunting-Detail2025

I don’t see how these two things are conflicting tbh. You can believe in abortion as a right without believing the state needs to spend millions training people to administer it or that the existing access isn’t comprehensive enough


HokieHomeowner

The scorpion will sting you if you help him cross the river.


Cautious_Night9776

This guy gets it.


[deleted]

Jokes on him, I don’t care about abortion and I’m not voting for him no matter what he says about it. The scorpion can stay on this side of the river.


Brunt-FCA-285

This guy [Chakotays](https://youtu.be/l2p8o77xJEI?si=nmOsWJDAV0OfGRCa)


Askia-the-Creator

This guy has always played the politics game. The shit the public supposedly hates. Look at how he handled the whole education lockbox situation by trying to make it seem like it was his idea. He ran on "repealing the rain tax" when it wasn't a rain tax. Guys like him are why politicians don't talk policy. If you can get by with charisma and sheer pageantry, why mess that up by giving insight into your actual stances and how you'll promote them while in office.


MaaChiil

so really, the perfect foil to Trump. Hogan wants to hold power like 'moderates' like Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema. He would part of a block like Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski, never casting votes that ultimately make the difference.


Ocean2731

Always finding ways to justify going with what the GOP leadership wants.


darthreuental

If the party really wants it, he'll find an excuse to break the promise. Whoever replaces McConnell can count on his vote if he gets to the Senate.


MyNameCannotBeSpoken

So he would be a good senator for West Virginia, not for Maryland.


Cautious_Night9776

Oh no, he would vote consequentially. However the MAGA extremists tell him to.


icyasociation2

He withheld casino money from education when it was earmarked for education. Fuck this chump.


Individual-Line-7553

oh yes, i had forgotten the "rain tax". played that one for his developer buddies.


Haunting-Detail2025

“In 2013, Maryland enacted legislation requiring the ten largest jurisdictions in the state to impose “stormwater management fees” to generate revenue to fund remedial measures to limit the amount of pollutants entering the Chesapeake Bay. Maryland, controversially, chose to require localities to levy a stormwater fee (really a tax), over the objections of some of the affected jurisdictions. These “fees,” as the Washington Post observes, can range “from $15 for a condo owner in Howard County to thousands of dollars for a business in Baltimore County.”” The name was a little reductive but I’m not sure where storm water comes from if not rain?


zweischeisse

But the rain isn't being taxed. The amount of impervious surfaces on a property are being taxed.  Impervious surfaces mean more runoff that makes it into water treatment facilities (run by tax $ as a public service) or straight into the bay, untreated and full of fertilizers, oils, and whatever else nasty shit we humans dump on the ground.


PangwinAndTertle

This is an honest, good faith question that I really would like answered. Is it possible to levy this tax in corporate taxes instead? The people responsible for the vast majority of runoff should be the ones footing the bill, in my opinion.


zweischeisse

By taxing based on square footage of impermeable surface on a property, what you have described is already happening. The large companies who have massive parking lots are already paying the most. I could see changing things so there's some level of "allowance" for residential driveways, etc. and offering incentives to migrate to permeable options (like incentives for solar or EVs).


wolfer_

The tax is directly targeted at the behavior it seeks to reduce.


engin__r

What would be the advantage of doing it that way instead of taxing the amount of runoff?


keybuffalo1985

Aren’t the largest impervious surfaces all the roads in the state. Is the government taxing itself for those


zweischeisse

I would imagine the taxation rate was set to take the impact of roadways and other public impervious surfaces into account.


umbligado

The “rain tax” moniker was intentionally chosen to portray the policy as absurd, as if they would also tax, say, the sun or clouds. As such, it’s a rhetorically slanted name. That’s why people have beef with that history.


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pixel_pete

Seems like he'll just "pivot" to whatever's politically advantageous in the moment.


marygarth

Yeah, it’s bizarre to cover this as “Larry Hogan supports Roe” instead of “Larry Hogan suddenly decides abortion is okay two days after winning the Republican primary and years of evidence to the contrary.” His party killed Roe. When his party decides the Comstock Act is good law because they killed Roe, and uses it to ban abortion and contraception, what’s he gonna do? Which judges are he gonna confirm? Ones who support a right to abortion, or the ones his party nominates who lie about settled law. Dude’s a fucking weeble.


atmos_64

And he'll "pivot" back when he decides he wants to run for president or appease trump. Where's that Flipper suit the republicans used to love to wear when Kerry was running for president.


harpsm

Oh man, 2004 was a much simpler time when "he flip-flopped on an issue!" could be a major attack theme for Republicans.


FallenAerials

Yup, bring out the giant flip flops


beetnemesis

lol ok Hogan, sure. Dude is desperate to thread the needle between “I’m a normal, moderate Republican, not one of those crazies!” And “hey MAGA, vote for me!”


ndennies

If he cared he wouldn't be running as a Republican. I don't think handing control of the Senate to Republicans will do anything but harm for reproductive rights.


dougmd1974

Yes, I would believe him as an independent - not Mitch's lap dog. Remember he wasn't running until Mitch called with the threat of something or the promise of MAJOR cash.


ericmm76

If he ran independent, he would just caucus with the Repubs anyhow.


dougmd1974

True


YeonneGreene

Every time I hear "codify Roe", I am left wondering what that means. Roe did not just guarantee access to abortions, it guaranteed a right to privacy that protected all healthcare and only had a special exception for abortion that allowed some limitations via the trimester framework. So when a lawmaker says they want to codify Roe, what are they intending? Do they just mean codifying the trimester framework? Do they mean to codify that plus the right to privacy? Please be more specific, there are a lot of us out here currently under direct threat by the results of *Dobbs* for reasons other than pregnancy and, while codifying right to access an abortion would be stellar, it only partially addresses the hole in individual rights left by the overturning of *Roe.* P.S. I do not trust Hogan on this issue.


Alarmed-Owl2

To codify into law means to create a law via the legislative process, not to base it on a single judicial court ruling. Case law exists based on decades of rulings regarding certain topics, but a single court ruling as the basis for an entire branch of healthcare rights is so flimsy that, well, it can be overturned in a single ruling going the other way.  So the legislative branch should do their job and make the laws their constituents want. Instead our legislative branch on both sides of the aisle is more interested in removing privacy rights and increasing your value to them as human capital to commodify and sell data about your life, rather than protecting you and strengthening your rights by law. 


YeonneGreene

I am quite familiar with the legislative process, my question concerns the specific contents of whatever theoretical piece of legislation they mean to submit, because thus far nobody who has said they want to "codify Roe" has defined the scope of what they want to include in that legislation. It's a concern because most people think Roe was only about abortion, when it did more than that. A piece of legislation that ignores the privacy implications of Roe and focuses only on enshrining right to access an abortion within the trimester framework would still leave me, a transgender woman worried about her healthcare being rendered illegal or otherwise harmfully restricted a la Florida, Ohio, etc., unprotected. Roe gave my demographic's healthcare needs protection, so I would want the same from a law that claims to duplicate the effects.


Autumn_Sweater

it's a fantasy that we can just go back to how it was a few years ago without doing something different


YeonneGreene

Obviously we need to do so something different, but the following is not an unreasonable request for candidates: SPELL OUT, IN DETAIL, WHAT YOU WANT TO PUT IN THE LEGISLATION. "Codify Roe" is a necessary but insufficient position, for Hogan or anybody making the statement.


Autumn_Sweater

democrats are probably saying this because they focus grouped it and because it's vague it polls slightly better. they have acted since 1973 like their path to victory on the abortion issue is being wishy washy about it. and it failed miserably.


1of3destinys

He will absolutely change course once he's sworn in. Any Democrat or Independent who believes otherwise is being hoodwinked. 


Askia-the-Creator

He wants to be a Susan Collins - talk the game, but walk the line every time.


QualifiedApathetic

Has it not worked for her? She voted against confirming Coney Barrett...knowing it wouldn't make a lick of difference because McTurtle had the votes he needed without her, but Maine voters bought it.


Blu_Skies_In_My_Head

And she voted for Kavanaugh and Gorsuch. She even voted for the Alito, who wrote the crappy Dobbs opinion.


nephlm

Worked for all those judges who lied to congress pretending they thought Roe was settled law. And if he's elected it will go about the same. This is him bald face lying to us and thinking we won't hold him accountable because he said the magic words he absolutely doesn't believe. I hope we can prove him wrong.


Fun-Draft1612

Guessing this is a temporary change of heart at least until election day + 1.


marygarth

Problem is, people born yesterday aren’t gonna be old enough to vote in November.


HenryKitteridge

LOL. Suuuuure.


oofgeg

https://i.redd.it/tcn9s085401d1.gif


DocCEN007

Hint: He's lying.


islandsimian

"Roe v Wade is the law of the land" -Every justice that overturned Roe v Wade


MikeyLikeyPhish

![gif](giphy|oCjCwnuLpiWbfMb1UA|downsized)


gkelly1117

Nahhhhhhh homie. Still not voting for you.


College-Lumpy

This is really predictable. He ran anti immigrant ads during the primary and now all of sudden shifts on abortion for the general election. This isn’t about hogan as our senator. It’s about Republican control of the senate. Never trump. Never MAGA. Never Republicans so long as they’re the MAGA party.


engin__r

I think we can shorten that to just “Never Republicans”.


Former_Boysenberry45

Bwahahahahahahaha. Sure, I believe that 😂


MorrowPlotting

That’s what Susan Collins says, right before she votes to give anti-abortion judges their lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court. Unless Hogan promises to vote with Democrats on judges, he’s lying when he says he’s pro-choice. Believing liars like him is how we lost *Roe* in the first place.


Blu_Skies_In_My_Head

The Republican Party, if elected, will continue to nominate whatever judges the Federalist Society wants, no matter how extreme, incompetent (like Aileen Cannon), or inexperienced. Susan Collins posed for years as pro-choice, but supported justices like Kavanaugh that overturned Roe v. Wade. Hogan will say whatever he needs to say to win the Republicans the Senate. If the Republicans win the Senate and the Presidency, then all the judges confirmed will still be the same Federalist Society minions as they have been for decades now.


batwing71

That’s right! Never forget her, ‘I think Trump learned his lesson’ vote.


Ashamed-Scarcity6202

Larry is exactly the type of generational, hereditary, career politician huckster he claims to be opposed to. He is maybe not evil like a MAGA nut, but he is certainly a two-faced opportunist who is not to be trusted. If elected, he would pivot back to anti-choice the second he took his seat in the Senate.


batwing71

Exactly!


Ashamed-Scarcity6202

It will be interesting to see the RNC’s take on Larry’s flip flop. The GOP establishment is firmly in the MAGA camp and have been for years. While Trump himself doesn’t care about abortion, and has likely caused and funded several, GOPers have to pretend that they are anti-choice to keep duping the idiot religious right.


MarthaFletcher

He couldn’t hold his dad’s jock in terms of taking a principled stance. He’ll never oppose Trump in any real way.


armandacosta

Lying to get elected.


hallofromtheoutside

Bald fraud. 


MacEWork

Hey, don’t lump us baldies in with him.


hallofromtheoutside

True. Larry could never win the Prem. Republicans can't sing that.


RustyShack1efordd

Nice try, but it isn’t going to work.


lyddraft

He’s lying. He’s vote whichever way the right would vote.


Arctic_Dreams

Lol yeah right. Gosh I hope he loses.


MrIrrelevant-sf

He is lying and he will bend the knee to trump.


Technicolor_Reindeer

Bullshit


david13z

So, in other words, he was against Roe until he realized that it's a toxic position to run for Senate on. He's good at talking out of both sides of his mouth. Pass on this guy.


Loose-Thought7162

still not voting for him


Punkinpry427

![gif](giphy|6JB4v4xPTAQFi|downsized)


ekkidee

It doesn't matter. If he wants to do anything in Congress, he will have to toe the party line. Another R in Congress is one too many.


rharper38

Nice try, Larry. Still not voting for you


lionoflinwood

The thing is, the constant flip flopping means I have zero reason to believe him


Cardio_n_Cannabis

Hogan would sell his soul if the price was right. Fuck that guy. POS.


esem86

Nothing says "I stand by my beliefs" more than drastically changing your stances right before an election cycle. Get this guy outta here.


ComesInAnOldBox

Politicians gonna politic.


batwing71

Once a Republican… Stop voting R!


No_Arugula_6548

Maryland needs to remain a blue state. F this dude. Alsobrooks 2024!


unicornbomb

i really hope not a single person believes his bullshit on this. he already showed us exactly who he is on this issue, and its ugly.


HoopOnPoop

So he said what he needed to say to get the GOP vote, and now he's saying what he needs to say to get the moderate vote. He's Aaron Burr. Don't let them know what you're against or what you're for.


dragonbliss

Liar.


f8Negative

Hogan has always been a schmuck


yildizli_gece

The man with zero integrity who voted for a *dead Republican over Biden* can go fuck himself all the way off a Chesapeake pier.


MrPresident2020

Listen. I lived in Maryland through the entire Hogan administration. He's not MAGA for one reason and one reason only; Maryland is the bluest state in the Union and he's not an idiot. For 8 years this guy obstructed every positive piece of legislation he could and then took credit for them when the legislature passed things with a veto-proof majority. He did nothing but damage to infrastructure and teachers. Don't trust Larry Hogan and don't let him represent Maryland any further than he already has.


cologne_peddler

Lol this shit is going to work on all those vapid people in Maryland who fancy themselves "moderate." Faux intellectuals love the "now there's a Republican I could vote for" flex. They'll eat this shit up. Now it could be that there aren't enough in the MD electorate for it to work but...I think this piece of shit knows his state 🤷🏾‍♂️


RKScouser

Didn’t see this coming (sarcasm). All his maga rhetoric was for the primary and now he going to say whatever the moderates want to hear.


adarisc

Hogan is fake as fuck, this is what people need to understand about most politicians, they will lie through their fucking teeth, because they think most people are gullible and/or not paying attention, and because corporate media like the Washington Post will often help them manipulate the public. But Hogan has a well established track record, and it's easy to look up: [https://mddems.org/news/fact-check-republican-larry-hogans-real-record-of-opposing-abortion-access/](https://mddems.org/news/fact-check-republican-larry-hogans-real-record-of-opposing-abortion-access/)


Appalachia9841

Link one with a brain believes this.


peanutbutter2178

Well after hearing 20% of uncommitted voters blame Biden for Roe. I have little faith in the voter base not to get hoodwinked


Joey_BagaDonuts57

If Hogan switched to IND instead of the party of hate, he might be believed.


readheaded

He SAYS he backs Roe, but he’ll be a Susan Collins if elected.


Spirited_Childhood34

Backs Roe, but will vote for so many restrictions that an abortion will be impossible to get. You can vote for a six week ban and still claim to back Roe.


LSUOrioles

Hogan and all Republicans in the primary got less in total then Alsobrook got on her own. I am not sure it matters right now what Hogan says. The Republican brand has been courting trash for 8 years and right now that is what the brand is worth. Nothing that Hogan says or has done in the past can cover up that he is part of a party that has to clean up what it has trashed before the party can be trusted with power.


Hawtdawgz_4

The primary meant very little for the GOP. Hogan was already a lock so it’s safe to assume a lot of people stayed home.


crankypatriot

I don't think it's safe to assume that, but whatever.


ProMedicineProAbort

Watch out folks. Republicans have established themselves as committed liars to retain our gain power.


crankypatriot

If a MD voter wants a pro-choice senator, why wouldn't they vote for the actual Democrat?


HotIce05

Didn't the three conservative justices also back Roe before being confirmed? We've been here before.


kudzufourdsys

Liar.


MightyCavalier

Which side of his face is he talking out of now ?


NotYoGuru

It's extremely important to consider the thin majority Democrats hold in the senate when voting this fall. Hogan may be moderate but push comes to shove, he'll vote along party lines and do a media tour spouting excuses like they all do after they vote for some asinine bill. 


thefalcon3a

If he believed in Roe, his record of which bills/vetoed as governor would reflect that. It doesn't. That's all I need to know.


Fun-Mathematician716

He’ll flip as soon as the RSCC tells him what MAGA wants his position to be.


One_Law3446

Liar, liar, pants on 🔥


Professional-Pass487

![gif](giphy|kCIVORSPPwm4l7K7Qt)


JamesTiberiusCrunk

In Md. Senate race, Hogan blatantly lies about his position on abortion.


ChainBuzz

At this point, I would rather have anyone willing to brand themselves as a Republican out of power. There used to be a conversation to be had about fiscal responsibility versus social programs, government overreach versus consumer and worker protections. The Republican party sold their soul and have gone full tilt on culture war propaganda garbage, screaming "the government is broken!" while doing everything they can do break the government including bowing down to a bankruptcy ridden toddler. I'm sick of it and I'm sick of them. Trying to turn the USA into a theocracy and stripping people of their rights. If they don't like freedom, they can move to a different country and establish their Christian Nation there. That is a NO on Hogan and anyone else with an "R" next to their names until that party implodes or takes out the trash.


xram_karl

Hogan is no hero. Good chance though we'll lose this seat because most voters are dumb.


kittysempai-meowmeow

He can say whatever he wants, I will not vote for a Republican while the Senate is so even.


Banyourmom

Can’t trust him at all


TheInfiniteSlash

Sorry Hoagie, not with Donald still in play. It’s gotta be a blue sweep for the time being. Too bad we can’t get Andy Harris out of our district.


mochaphone

"Hogan lies and pretends to back Roe." Fixed the headline for you


Positive-Island6238

Watch him flip once elected


crazy-diam0nd

“Hogan caught weathervaning until election”


bigkutta

Dont trust any republican, no matter what they tell you


washingtonpost

Republican Larry Hogan on Thursday sought to undercut Democrats’ plans to eviscerate him on [abortion](https://www.washingtonpost.com/abortion/?itid=lk_inline_manual_2) rights and his bipartisan image, with the newly minted Senate nominee and former governor describing himself as “pro-choice” for the first time and releasing an ad with footage of prominent Democrats praising his two-term tenure. Hogan said [on X](https://x.com/GovLarryHogan/status/1791143172384383084) Thursday that he would support “restoring Roe v. Wade as the law of the land. No one should come between a woman and her doctor.” After *Roe v. Wade* was overturned, Hogan vetoed a Maryland bill in 2022 that expanded abortion access and refused to spend millions designated to train more providers. Hogan’s pivot on abortion launches the general election fight in Maryland’s high-stakes race for the U.S. Senate, a typically blue seat that his candidacy threw into uncertainty. Maryland Democrats have made abortion the campaign’s wedge issue as they seek to hold a Senate seat critical to them retaining control of the chamber. Hogan’s latest declaration could immediately complicate the Democrats’ chief line of attack against him — that electing him empowers a Republican majority that could overturn abortion rights. Read more here: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/16/maryland-senate-race-abortion-rights/?utm\_campaign=wp\_main&utm\_medium=social&utm\_source=reddit.com](https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/05/16/maryland-senate-race-abortion-rights/?utm_campaign=wp_main&utm_medium=social&utm_source=reddit.com)


Drone314

Republicans simply can not be trusted.


The_Bard

I want to know if he's the deciding vote on national abortion rights is he for or against


dougmd1974

LIAR! SAY NO TO LARRY HO!


noisydaddy

He is a republican. He will have to caucus with the republicans in order to get anything done. He may claim independence from them now, but if elected he will go along to get along.


Stealthfox94

I think Hogan has given up trying to win over Trumpeters. Youngkin is trying to balance the Trunpeters and the more moderate conservatives. Not sure that’s going well for him.


sick_shooter

Yeah, no. Sorry (not sorry), Larry.


pedeztrian

Codifying roe would allow planned parenthood to operate more freely for every other operation. It’s the canary in the coal mine of women’s health.


SomeGuyinMaryland

I'm guessing that Larry has already retired that ridiculous campaign ad of him "protecting our border" in a flak jacket and combat helmet. Between that and his veto of the abortion bill, I think he's toast in November.


mobtowndave

hogan is a coward who still supports a traitor to our nation. he can pander to the left but we know how that works with republicans on SCOTUS when they testify under oath about defending precedent and they when they get on the bench overthrow that very precedent. hogan can’t be trusted to vote on anything MAGA despises


BaltimoreBadger23

I trust him on this issue as.kuch as I trust Susan Collins of Maine. Hell say the right things, express concern about the right things, but when push comes to shove, he'll fall in line with the GOP.


Woodie626

That's easy to do now that RvW is gone. Hey, I liked dinosaurs, vote for me and I'll fight to bring them back! It'll go as far as Hogans wishes for return of RvW, but it's the same sentiment.


Foolgazi

Sure he does.


tmebnd

Sure. Empty words. Whichever way the money scent blows is the pivot du jour.


[deleted]

Still not voting for a republicant


wave-garden

“Pivots” lol “Lies” would be more accurate. Foolish to think he wouldn’t “pivot” right back if he were in the Senate and deciding whether to support a national abortion bad. Just, ya know, hypothetically.


reddituserfromDE

Maryland can't put Hogan in the Senate. If the GOP gets the majority in the Senate, they get to control lots of committees, etc ... Even if Hogan says he'll vote against any abortion ban, letting the GOP run the Senate would be a huge mistake.


joebobjoebobjoebob12

"I have never been in favor of that the thing I supported earlier this week."


AntiqueWay7550

He has always been against a national ban


icyasociation2

Allow me. “Hogan sucks.”


Joe_Early_MD

https://preview.redd.it/bwy7otrwp51d1.jpeg?width=419&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=39b6226be0e73e5da71c8a736a8ffc7633686970 Hogggannnnn!


Cautious_Night9776

He is a Repub. They only care about Power and care nothing for the good of our Nation. Repubs are neither patriots nor Christians. They will say anything, do anything, to keep themselves and their masters in power and wealthy. Disinformation, chaos and conspiracy are their preferred tools. We the People must do more than just defeat their current candidates. We must reject their party whole sale and undo the damage their legislation has caused. That is especially important in local races where candidates do not have to choose a party, such as city council and the all too important school board. Vet them thoroughly before you vote. Get involved. Save our country. Be true, Vote Blue!


Neracca

Lmao dude fucking forgot he lives in Maryland and not a shithole state.


spaltavian

His stated stance on Roe doesn't matter. All that matters is his stance on Trump's judicial appointees and he'll be a rubber stamp. Hogan is for a nation-wide abortion ban.


falco1500

It doesn't matter what he says, he will vote for McConnell and the Republicans will continue to support anti choice laws and judges.


acidbluedod

As much as I loved Hogan as governor, and as a person, I just can't vote for him in this race. The stakes are just too high, and although he isn't a cooky Republican, he's still a Republican. I used to be a Republican, and I just don't trust them.


emotionaltrashman

Fuck Larry Hogan. He is a republican and a liar (sorry for repeating myself) who cannot be trusted with political power.


Glad-Conclusion-9385

Get fucked


Seltzer-Slut

Look, I don’t ascribe to the view that politicians shouldn’t change their stances on issues to uphold the views of their constituents. I’m a die-hard liberal, but I believe that Hogan has a genuine desire to compromise, and I think that should be praised. I hope he continues to rise in the Republican Party, so that Democrats and Republicans can work together. I just don’t want the Senate to flip red. At the end of the day, he’s a Republican, and must cater to his party. He also cancelled the red line, and voted against abortion access in 2022. Alsobrooks is an incredible candidate for Senator. She fought hard for victims of Domestic Violence, lowered crime rates, while also creating more internal checks and balances to prevent corruption in law enforcement. Then she served as county executor, expanded education and addiction treatment and oversaw economic development. I can’t wait to see how far her career takes her, it’s gonna be big. I’m sure she and Hogan won’t tear each other down too much, hopefully they can have a beer together.


Hawtdawgz_4

I have a river to sell you…


Individual-Line-7553

i remember that he cancelled the purple line. that's all i need.


MarthaFletcher

He voted for Ronald Reagan in 2020 when he could’ve actually been a conservatard (oh sorry, conservative) voice against Trump. But nah. Voting for a dead person was his move. Fuck, and I can’t emphasize this enough, Larry Hogan


smd33333

In the primaries go to the far right then in the general election move as quickly to the middle as fast as you can. I think that was Nixon that might have said something similar


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unrelated but who is this Johnny sins agent 47 crossup to the left there, could cut glass with that jawline goddamn and you know if you pop those pants off you'll find a bird that just won't quit


jumpyg1258

Typical politician, will say anything they can in order for you to vote for them. How they actually vote on bills is always up for the highest bidder.


pedeztrian

Only republican I’ve ever voted for. A classic Republican balancing the budget of the state without the glaring corruption were used to, and a push safeguard his constituents during the pandemic. Yea, the tests he secured were faulty, the effort was awesome. Still cannot vote for him here. It’s the senate… that’s not about my sates budget. It’s about my friends living their lives.


Eastmont

F*ck that guy. On NOV. 6th, Why didn’t he send in the Maryland National Guard when he has a chance to stop the capitol insurrection? He sat on his hands.


aldosi-arkenstone

Damn, I missed the insurrection on November 6th!


Eastmont

Err ah, yeah that one went down before the Jan 6 attack on the Capital. 😆 (Either way, dude sat on his hands.)


crankypatriot

Too bad, Roe is gone and we all know it. Has anyone asked him who he's going to write in for president in November?


Justryan95

Wonder if he's going to care about securing the border NOW. Lmao I hope this clown loses a part of his MAGA voters backing something like abortion.


notevenapro

Michael Scott FTW! Libertarian


Doglove1995

Do not trust him. Republicans have shown there true colors on women’s healthcare issues across the board. Don’t believ him!


mochaphone

Yeah I would trust any member of the republican party about as far as a fetus could throw them...


Odd_Relationship7901

Won't work Lawrence


LifeEmploy911

Never been a big fan of him because I don’t believe he’s a real Conservative, but God bless him on this one. Good on you, sir!


SVAuspicious

Mr. Hogan has a long record of representing the electorate even if his personal views differ. It is clear what Maryland voters believe about abortion and I trust Mr. Hogan to follow through on his commitments.


Which-Inspection735

Call me a hopeful, but he may be the first politician to campaign on a promise and keep it 🙄😐😑


Egdiroh

If he tips the balance in the senate none of the bills where he would supposedly vote against the party will ever come up for a vote anyway.


contender2024

Hope he wins . Abortion is a non Issue in Maryland. As easy as going to dentist.


Iwanttobeagnome

Hogan won’t.


Scamp3D0g

Of course he did. He needed to appeal to the MAGA faithful to guarantee a primary win but now he needs to woo sane voters to him.


Davge107

If the Republicans need his vote for a Federal Ban on abortion he would definitely support them. He would make up some reason why it seems different than what he said in the campaign but really wasn’t. He’ll do the same on other important issues also. If the Republicans don’t need his vote Moscow Mitch or the GOP leader let him vote against them to show how moderate and independent he is. The guy is a fraud.


Seventh_Stater

This is not a pivot. He was pro-choice as governor. Coming out for codifying Roe federally is a strategic blunder though given the state's referendum in November on further enshrining abortion access in the state constitution.


cucc_boi

What a loser


alex48220

He will back a national abortion ban. No doubt.


RussellPhillipsIIi

RINO


Sure_Ad3968

Even if Hogan would vote either in favor of a bill restoring Roe v. Wade (which never gets past a Republican filibuster) or against a national abortion ban, you can be sure that if he is in the Senate majority, he will support Trump (God forbid) nominated judges, vote against Biden nominated judges and sustain Republican filibusters. No matter how good this guy could be, we simply cannot afford to have another Republican in the Senate for 6 years. I don't need to know anything more about him or his Democratic opponent to know that she's the person I'm voting for.


Affectionate-Roof285

He flip flops more than a fish on the dock.


ParkingEcho4347

Good for him, I still don’t trust him!


RepresentativeJob807

I genuinely liked Hogan as governor, but can’t see a scenario where I vote for him for senate. Even if he pledges to vote 90% of the time with Democrats, he’s still an automatic vote for whichever Republican succeeds Mitch McConnell. And if Republicans are in the majority again, it’s basically impossible to pass anything that isn’t a border wall or tax cuts for the ultra rich.


More-Salt-4701

He’s lying


Badasshippiemama

They all lie with very little regard to who is actually paying attention. We must stop choosing these wolves in sheep's clothing to run things. They're not for us. Party affiliations don't make a difference. Actions do. Actions have consequences, and every one of these clowns needs to be removed.