Larry Hogan, who was considering an insurgent White House bid that would have championed traditional GOP values, will not challenge President Trump for the Republican Party’s 2020 nomination. Hogan’s choice dashes the political hopes of Trump’s leading GOP critics, who have wooed the popular Maryland governor for months and connected him with key players in early voting states. “I don’t see a way to get there.” He said the reality is that “90 percent of the Republican Party supports” Trump. “The president has a pretty solid lock on Republican primary voters.”Maryland Trump supporters have openly tried to discourage Hogan from challenging the president, lining up GOP endorsements for Trump’s reelection campaign. “I believe there’s going to be a future in the Republican Party beyond President Trump,” Hogan said.

Source: Washington Post June 01, 2019 17:42 UTC