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What could Hogan do that wouldn't immediately give potent ammunition to the liberal majority in this state that would virtually guarantee his loss of the influence and popularity he currently enjoys, as well as guarantee he loses re-election ability to accomplish anything at all in a second term?
As others have pointed out, MD had urgent fiscal and structural issues that needed immediate attention, and his successes there have bolstered his potential ability to do more in the future with popular support.
But bear in mind the political reality. Gads, man, the MGA just today overrode his veto of a bill, by 2/3 majority, to restore felons' rights before they've served their debt to society. We still have a general assembly led by irresponsible, petulant, left wingers, backed by a body of like-minded drones.
I wasn't speaking to what he could do or as to whether he has or hasn't the political capital to do it. I was speaking to his open and public statements that he has no intention of even attempting to do anything. He isn't even going to try. That is unacceptable to me. That is the equivalent of all of us on this board saying "hey, we live in a deep blue state with an anti-gun legislature so we're not even going to bother trying to make a change." We don't do that and neither should he.