Can this New England-style Republican win in deep blue Maryland? - The Boston Globe

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

39% : A strong performance by Hogan could send a clear signal to like-minded Republicans wondering if their home-state sheens of popularity -- as well as their balancing acts on controversial issues and Trump -- can survive the withering glare of national partisan politics.
14% : In the 2024 GOP primary, Sununu torched Trump as unfit for office as he stumped for Nikki Haley, but he has since said he will support the former president.
5% : Hogan boasts to voters that he has never voted for or endorsed Trump and has leaned hard on his criticism of the former president in this race: his campaign even launched an ad in September featuring the "horror" of Jan. 6 and asserting he "never caved" to Trump.
4% : As governor, Baker did not support Trump, though the former president's attempt at vengeance -- backing a primary challenger that put pressure on Baker to opt against re-election -- seemed disproportionate to the more circumspect tone of Baker's criticism.

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