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☆ Gov. Wes Moore wants Democrats to deliver results. If he pulls it off, he could change Maryland for decades.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +12 min

When speaking about the Democratic Party in Maryland, Moore leaned into a similar message. "If you look at the work that we're doing here in the state of Maryland, it's results," he said. Moore in his office at the Maryland State House in Annapolis. Moore told me that he had full confidence in the legality of the legislation, calling it "the right thing to do." Moore gives his first State of the State address at the Maryland State House on February 1, 2023.

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☆ Ex-Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan won't challenge Trump in 2024
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-05 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

He was Maryland's second Republican governor ever to be reelected. Some Republicans had hoped that Hogan, emerging as the new best hope of a small group of "Never Trump Republicans," would challenge Trump in 2020. In his first year as governor, Hogan went right to work on pocketbook issues. Hogan has long been upfront about his distaste for Trump as president. "I did not go out of my way to criticize the president," Hogan said.

☆ One more thing for Democrats to fix: the Republican Party
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-13 | by ( Neal Urwitz | Neal Urwitz Is A Public Relations Executive In Washington | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +6 min

And that, ironically, means Democrats must focus on fixing the Republican Party. And the current iteration of the Republican Party would strip away American democracy. Is it someone who is likely to make the Republican Party more or less responsible? Will that Republican Party abide by American laws and American democracy? Democracy will only survive if Democrats have done our part to create a responsible Republican Party.

☆ Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan blasts Trump's continued influence within the GOP after the party's midterm election performance: 'I'm tired of losing'
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-13 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Larry Hogan said he's "tired of losing" following a lackluster GOP showing in the midterms. Hogan pointed to former President Donald Trump's continued influence over the GOP as a major issue. Larry Hogan on Sunday criticized former President Donald Trump's continued influence within the GOP, pointing to the ex-president as the source of party's lackluster showing in the 2022 mid tem elections and emphasizing that he's "tired of losing." And Donald Trump kept saying, we're going to be winning so much, we will get tired of winning." Moore, an Army veteran and author, won this year's Maryland gubernatorial election in a landslide over GOP Del.

☆ Republicans who questioned the 2020 results are bringing back an old norm: Admitting defeat
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-10 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Alex-Seitz-Wald-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Alex Seitz-Wald | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

WASHINGTON — The losers of this year’s midterm elections are winning praise for doing something that would be entirely unremarkable in another era — admitting defeat. Of course, dozens of Republican candidates who questioned the legitimacy of President Joe Biden’s election won on Tuesday and will end up in Congress, including Ohio’s J.D. This year, Trump helped Cox defeat a well-connected moderate in the GOP primary to run for governor of Maryland. “I will pray for them and their new role for all of us.”Most losing Republican candidates followed scripts more like Cox’s than Trump’s. Michigan gubernatorial candidate Tudor Dixon initially said Tuesday night that she wanted to see more results before admitting defeat.

The first was Democrat Wes Moore, who beat Republican Dan Cox, becoming Maryland’s first Black governor, and only the third Black governor in the country. Black female candidates hoped to make history across gender and racial lines in several states, from Rep. Val Demings and Aramis Ayala in Florida to Chelsea Clark in Ohio and several women bidding to be the country’s first Black female governor. Although many of these key races ended in upsets for the Black female Democratic candidates, some states have ushered in new progressive representation. And in Massachusetts, Democrat Andrea Campbell beat out Republican Jay McMahon to become the state’s first Black female attorney general. “What we just saw in the midterms is that these Black women were able to inspire multiracial coalitions that enabled their wins.

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☆ Democrats took a big risk by pouring millions into ads elevating election-denying candidates in GOP primaries this year. It looks like it paid off.
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-09 | by ( Bryan Metzger | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Democrats spent millions this year to boost election in less electable, election-denying GOP primaries. In competitive races in states across the country, Republicans who benefited from significant Democratic primary help were all set to go down to defeat. House candidate John Gibbs in Michigan, projected to lose to Democratic candidate Hillary Scholten. Gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano in Pennsylvania, projected to lose to Democratic candidate Josh Shapiro. Gubernatorial candidate Dan Cox of Maryland, projected to lose to Democratic candidate Wes Moore.

☆ There have only been 2 Black elected governors in US history, but the 2022 midterm elections could usher in unparalleled change
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-07 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

There have only been two Black elected governors in US history, but that could change on Tuesday. With the victory, Wilder became the first Black elected governor in the United States, generations after P.B.S. He said people brag about him as the first Black governor elected in America. However, this year, Black gubernatorial candidates weren't overly reliant on the party leadership to help them land the nominations in their respective states. At the end of the day, if that's what I accomplished, that's not enough," Moore told Insider.

☆ Democrat Wes Moore faces off against Trump-backed Republican state Del. Dan Cox in Maryland's gubernatorial election
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Hanna Kang | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Democrat Wes Moore is running against Republican Dan Cox in Maryland's gubernatorial race. Maryland's gubernatorial candidatesMoore is a combat veteran in the US Army and a small business owner. Born and raised in Maryland, Cox served for over 15 years as a constitutional attorney and was previously the Republican nominee for Congress for Maryland's 8th Congressional District. Larry Hogan, who endorsed — to no avail — former Maryland Commerce Secretary Kelly M. Schulz in the Republican gubernatorial primary. The money raceAccording to filings with Maryland's secretary of state, Moore has raised $2.7 million, spent $1.4 million, and has $1.3 million of cash on hand, as of late August.

☆ Maryland Democratic gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore says MAGA can't 'define what it means to be a patriot'
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-29 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

Maryland gubernatorial nominee Wes Moore is seeking to reshape how patriotism and service are discussed in the public arena. Moore, a Democrat, told Insider he won't cede the definition of patriotism to any one group or movement. Leave no one behind, ever," Moore told the crowd. "Wes Moore's campaign in so many ways is so different from the last Democratic nominee, who really focused on the progressive wing of the party. "From a political standpoint, it has also insulated Wes Moore against Dan Cox trying to say he's some sort of far-left socialist.

Brian Kemp to become the state’s first Black governor — she’d also be the first Black woman in the country’s history to hold a governor seat. In Maryland, Rep. Anthony Brown could be the state’s first Black attorney general if he defeats Republican Michael Peroutka. Smaller historic races include Rep. Karen Bass’ bid to become Los Angeles’ first Black woman mayor. Flowers would be the first Black woman to hold the office in Alabama, and she’s already made history as the first Black woman from either major party to win the nomination for governor. If successful, she would be the first Black woman elected to the chamber in the state’s history.

☆ Robin Hood Foundation picks Goldman Sachs executive Dina Powell McCormick as new chair
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-20 | by ( Brian Schwartz | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Dina Powell, former deputy U.S. national security advisor, speaks during the Saudi-U.S. CEO Forum in New York, U.S., on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Goldman Sachs executive Dina Powell McCormick has been named chair of the Robin Hood Foundation, a nonprofit backed by Wall Street executives and other business leaders that aims to combat poverty. McCormick, who was the group's vice chair, was elevated by the board to chair on Wednesday, the foundation announced in a statement. "For 35 years, Robin Hood has been fighting to elevate New Yorkers out of poverty. Being elected chair by her peers is a powerful recognition of Dina's history of service, leadership, and commitment to our mission," Robin Hood CEO Richard R. Buery, Jr. said in a statement.

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