“Maryland Republicans nominated Dan Cox, a first-term delegate who embraced Donald Trump’s rhetoric and tried to impeach Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, as their nominee for governor Tuesday, elevating him into a contentious fight to keep control of the governor’s mansion in a deeply Democratic state,” the Washington Post reports.
“The Republican primary race for governor tested the potency of the former president’s influence in a state that’s also embraced the pragmatic conservatism of term-limited Hogan, who won twice terms by appealing to independents and Democrats.”
“Outside Democratic groups flooded the airwaves with ads tying Cox to Trump in the final days of the race, hoping it would boost a candidate they viewed as ultimately easier to defeat.”
