Maryland Democrats were shocked in 2014 that Republican Larry Hogan had won the governorship in their deep-blue state and have since been determined to deny him a second term. And a Hogan win in November would mark the first time since 1954 and only the second time in Maryland history that a Republican was reelected governor. Maryland Democrats seemed ready in 2014 to extent their dominance in state-wide politics, with White House-seeking Gov. And he made clear that the state had to dial back some regulations.”Shortly after Hogan’s upset win, Democrats began lining up to defeat him. You can’t count your chickens before they hatch in a state like Maryland and in a year like this,” Barnett also said.

Source: Fox News May 26, 2018 16:18 UTC