As a lifelong Independent and non-partisan voter until 2016, Larry Hogan sounds like the kind of Republican I would've perhaps considered voting for back in the pre-Trump era. Props to him for saying publicly that he won't vote for Trump.
But his public refusal to support Harris and thereby do everything he can to ensure Trump's defeat on…
As a lifelong Independent and non-partisan voter until 2016, Larry Hogan sounds like the kind of Republican I would've perhaps considered voting for back in the pre-Trump era. Props to him for saying publicly that he won't vote for Trump.
But his public refusal to support Harris and thereby do everything he can to ensure Trump's defeat on the grounds that Maryland's supposed to be in the Democratic bag and his vote won't matter... that would be a giant kiss-my-effin'-ass disqualifier if I were voting in the state. And his argument that the Republican party can be checked and somehow go back to what it was pre-Trump is naive wish-casting at the very, very best and just downright stupid at worst, with typical cynical campaign smokescreen rhetoric being the most likely reason for espousing such crap.
It's precisely because of 'traditional' Republicans like Hogan who went along to get along when it came to acquiescing to the Trump steamroller that I will never trust a Republican again, no matter how normal or "democracy loving" they may portray themselves as being. The GOP - what it was and what it's now become and how easily it got there - is the single best argument I can think of for a case of clearcut guilt by association.
Geez. I haven't ever seen but one A+ on my writing, and that was in my senior year in high school. And that was one hell of a very long time ago. Thanks for the reminder of what one of those looks like. :-)
And let’s not forget that if we aren’t trouncing Trump in the popular vote, even if we win the electoral college for Harris, they are going to be screaming about an unfair election until the cows come home. Don’t get me wrong, they will be screaming it anyway, but if Harris wins the popular vote by 10 million or more, there are not going to be a lot of people listening…. If I was in Maryland right now and heard that Hogan isn’t going to vote for Harris like he didn’t vote for Biden, I would certainly not be voting for him…
As a lifelong Independent and non-partisan voter until 2016, Larry Hogan sounds like the kind of Republican I would've perhaps considered voting for back in the pre-Trump era. Props to him for saying publicly that he won't vote for Trump.
But his public refusal to support Harris and thereby do everything he can to ensure Trump's defeat on the grounds that Maryland's supposed to be in the Democratic bag and his vote won't matter... that would be a giant kiss-my-effin'-ass disqualifier if I were voting in the state. And his argument that the Republican party can be checked and somehow go back to what it was pre-Trump is naive wish-casting at the very, very best and just downright stupid at worst, with typical cynical campaign smokescreen rhetoric being the most likely reason for espousing such crap.
It's precisely because of 'traditional' Republicans like Hogan who went along to get along when it came to acquiescing to the Trump steamroller that I will never trust a Republican again, no matter how normal or "democracy loving" they may portray themselves as being. The GOP - what it was and what it's now become and how easily it got there - is the single best argument I can think of for a case of clearcut guilt by association.
Well said! I wish I could like this more than once.
Thanks, Richard.
M. - you had me at your adjectives for "disqualifier"
...then "precisely" <--- A+ right there!
Geez. I haven't ever seen but one A+ on my writing, and that was in my senior year in high school. And that was one hell of a very long time ago. Thanks for the reminder of what one of those looks like. :-)
And let’s not forget that if we aren’t trouncing Trump in the popular vote, even if we win the electoral college for Harris, they are going to be screaming about an unfair election until the cows come home. Don’t get me wrong, they will be screaming it anyway, but if Harris wins the popular vote by 10 million or more, there are not going to be a lot of people listening…. If I was in Maryland right now and heard that Hogan isn’t going to vote for Harris like he didn’t vote for Biden, I would certainly not be voting for him…