Larry Hogan Looks to the Future

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan had some blunt criticism for the incumbent president of his own ...

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan had some blunt criticism for the incumbent president of his own political party on the latest Dispatch Podcast, and all but ruled out supporting Donald Trump in November.

“This week the president said he was going to cut funding for testing,” said Hogan, in conversation with Sarah Isgur and Steve Hayes. “That was one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard.” Hogan continued: “My biggest criticism was at the beginning the president didn’t take it seriously enough, and was downplaying the severity of the crisis.”

Hogan believes that the Trump administration has since made progress with its coronavirus strategy, and he’s encouraged that Trump finally donned a mask in public and spoke publicly about the importance of wearing one. But, he added, the federal government is still months behind on testing and tracing and appears to be no closer to coming up with a national testing plan, an inexcusable oversight.

Hogan went further than he has before in discussing whether he intends to support his fellow Republican in November. “Probably not,” Hogan said.

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    BWG

    Thanks Sarah and Steve, for bringing this to the Dispatch. Probably preaching to the choir but would much rather see a conservative like Hogan in the White House than the current narcissistic charlatan. I didn't hear any stunning insights but it all seemed like solid pragmatic conservatism. As someone else commented previously, I really appreciate that he was looking out for his constituents, to the point of defending w National Guard and state troopers the test kits he brought in from Korea. That whole episode is a grim commentary on Trump's lack of leadership, in fact his just utter chaotic incompetence. Very thankful there was not actually a confrontation, but glad to hear Hogan was prepared for such.

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    Peter A

    This was great. Would love if you could get my birth state’s governor, Charlie Baker, (who was referenced several times in this interview) for a one on one interview.

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  3. PM

    Cogent competent questions and answers. No flying monkeys or projectile vomiting.

    Makes many wonder what's going on with their governors...

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    Jasonn

    That was a good interview! Great questions, and I almost did a spit take when he said, "That was one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard"…

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    Angie

    I keep getting double emails on all the posts...sigh..can't figure out why...I asked somewhere else if anyone else had, but, no one responded...some days I already get 100's...lol

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      James Spiller

      I don’t, fwiw.

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        Angie

        Some are, some aren't, apparently, thanks for answering

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    Angie

    That was fun...and I already liked Mr Hogan from what I had read in news etc, I really like him now

    I am in a swing state...OH...and my governor is also a Republican as was the last one...but, even if I don't agree with all their policies they are/were good governors and good people...I never feel/felt like I was being ignored at all...you always win some, lost some, and that is probably how it should be

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    Sondra Ziegler

    Not sure how else to send this in (email address?), but y'all were asking for suggestions on what to include in your new store. Books!! Is there any way for y'all to either sell books or be at least a pass through so you get the benefit of your readers/listeners buying books you recommend or mention? I am often walking my dogs or driving while listening to your podcasts and then scrambling to write down the name of a book you mention. Then I forget to later look in the show notes or rewind to find the name! Would love to have a bookstore on your site with recommended books that you could add to all the time, plus new ones by authors you have on your podcasts. Pretty sure that would become my reading list, as it's already curated for me.

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    BrettH

    I was familiar with Gov. Hogan’s upset win in Maryland but live on the other side of the country so I wasn’t familiar with his specifics. Gotta say, I’m a fan of the guy now. Tough to beat someone who is thoughtful, open minded, and has an even keeled disposition. They sound like traits you’d expect from a leadership position. 🤔

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    Klemens

    It's striking to me that blue state Republican governors like Baker and Hogan are persistently the most popular governors in the country. In polls on issues voters seem to tell us there's no market for fiscal cons who mostly aren't involved in social issues... but when given the opportunity to re-elect that configuration they sure love to.

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    Pastorfbt

    I thought Chessie was a kitten that worked for a railroad?

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