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Republican Maryland governor considering primary challenge to Trump

Republican Maryland governor considering primary challenge to Trump
PARTY. >> LET ME JUST START BY SAYING FOR MY FRIENDS IN THE MEDIA THAT ARE HERE THIS MORNING I’M NOT , HERE TO MAKE ANY OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENTS TODAY. I JUST THOUGHT THAT APRIL WOULD BE A BEAUTIFUL TIME TO VISIT NEW HAMPSHIRE. ADAM: GOVERNOR LARRY HOGAN OF MARYLAND DIPPED A TOE INTO THE FIRST IN THE NATION PRIMARY SPEAKING OUT ON BEHALF OF WHAT TUESDAY, HE CALLED THE EXHAUSTED MAJORITY OF AMERICANS TIRED OF DIVISION AND DRAMA IN WASHINGTON. >> YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO HAV CONFIDENCE IN THE CHARACTER AND COMPETENCE OF THE PEOPLE YOU ELECT TO OFFICE. ADAM: THE CENTRIST REPUBLICAN IS AMONG THE MOST POPULAR GOVERNORS IN THE COUNTRY. HE’S SERIOUSLY CONSIDERING A PRIMARY CHALLENGE TO PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP, WHO HE SAYS , CONTRARY TO POPULAR GOP OPINION DID NOT COME OFF WELL IN , THE MUELLER REPORT. >> MAYBE THERE WAS NOT COLLUSION WITH THE RUSSIANS, WHICH, THERE WAS A LOT OF HYPE ABOUT THAT FROM THE DEMOCRATS FOR A LONG TIME, SO NOW HE GETS TO SAY TH DIDN’T HAPPEN, BUT THERE WAS SOME REALLY UNSAVORY STUFF IN THE REPORT THAT DID NOT MAKE ME PROUD OF THE PRESIDENT. ADAM: BUT HOGAN SAYS HE DOESN’T WANT TO LAUNCH A POLITICAL SUICIDE MISSION, AND EVEN ESTABLISHMENT REPUBLICANS ACKNOWLEDGE TRUMP LOOKS UNBEATABLE HERE, FOR NOW. >> IT WOULD BE SIGNIFICANTLY UPHILL, BUT YOU NEVER KNOW UNLESS YOU TRY. ADAM: WHILE GOVERNOR HOGAN WILL TAKE MONTHS TO MAKE A DECISION ABOUT 2020, HE IS QUESTIONING PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ELECTABILITY. >> IF YOU CAN’T APPEAL TO ANYONE BEYOND THE HARD-CORE FAR-RIGHT , REPUBLICAN BASE, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO WIN. SO IF YOU’RE GOING TO NOMINATE SOMEONE WHO CAN’T WIN A GENERAL ELECTION, THAT’S NOT GOOD FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. AD
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Republican Maryland governor considering primary challenge to Trump
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan left no doubt Tuesday that a challenge to President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination is still very much on his radar and will remain there for at least the next several months.

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan left no doubt Tuesday that a challenge to President Donald Trump for the Republican presidential nomination is still very much on his radar and will remain there for at least the next several months.

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