St. Mary’s College of Maryland’s Center for the Study of Democracy presents “Maryland Politics: Can Larry Hogan withstand the Blue Wave?” on Thursday, Oct. 25, 4:45 – 6 p.m. in Cole Cinema, Campus Center on the College’s campus. The event is free of charge and open to the public.
Maryland has not re-elected a Republican governor in over 60 years. Despite that daunting history and clear evidence of Democratic enthusiasm as we near Election Day 2018, Maryland Governor Larry Hogan appears set to defy both history and the Blue Wave that is building nationally.
How has Hogan managed to withstand the strong national headwinds? Will Hogan's popularity help other Republicans on the ballot in Maryland? Will the Blue Wave cause so much as a ripple as it hits the Chesapeake Bay?
These are just a few of the questions that will be explored by Bryan Sears, Maryland politics reporter for The Daily Record; Mileah Kromer, director of the Goucher Poll at Goucher College; and Todd Eberly, St. Mary’s College associate professor of political science and interim director for the Center for the Study of Democracy.
According to Eberly, "Larry Hogan is the second most popular governor in the country. Hogan has a 70 percent approval rating and a 20 point lead over Democratic challenger Ben Jealous in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans by a margin of 2 to 1."
