Voting for governor in this state is like deciding what arm you want cut off.
Voting for governor in this state is like deciding what arm you want cut off.
The left has a lot more voters in this area, as in so many similar areas. That drives everything. Many of them are focused on single topics, but most are more interested in broad political control, not obsessed about single things. They collect enough people under that umbrella to keep their politicians in office. Simple.
To the extent we want any influence whatsoever (even if just the ability to introduce legislation or speak out against it in hearings), we need to at least have some seats in a state where we know we will never win in a straight-up legislative vote, ever. Purity tests that throw out people who might be able to do SOME actually workable push-back against and containment of the Dem majority, and then try instead to elect people who pass the one-note purity test but - because they are unelectable a la, say, Judge Moore, because they're unable to appeal to a wider group of voters - end up giving the seat away to Dems ... that's politically suicidal.
From what I can tell, you're all about purity tests, even if being satisfied that you've forced that test, you know you're giving more seats away to the party that's guaranteed to act against your preferences on every single topic, always. Assuming you have any other topics that are dear to you. I also run businesses in this state. I pay huge taxes and face high overhead (would you like to try running your business in lower MoCo? No? I understand). I face crazy regulatory burdens and insane administrative paperwork requirements. I think about all of that, and know that anything that would give Dems more seats because I unable to vote for a a GOP candidate that didn't dance to my tune perfectly on one topic would make things WORSE.
Hogan is the only Maryland Republican with a chance to win the next election for Governor. If you want a Democrat next time around, don't vote for him.
If you want the Democrats to continue their gerrymandering, don't vote for Hogan. He gets to redistrict the State if he wins.
It is that simple.
The next governor gets to give mike and mike his version of a redistricting map. They don’t have to accept it then someone has to sue the state, so what hogan would get if re-elected is a chance to submit such a map that mike and mike get to look at and if they feel like it......
I'm betting that the African American gentleman who will be getting an unrestricted permit might also not vote for his father come November. And he might tell a few friends about his experience tonight. Seemed like a nice guy, I'm sure he's got a few friends.
Kinda sounds like the 1-200 folks that have been allowed to get thru the hgrb scheme and those business owners with enough time and money to get thru it also don’t care if we have a pro 2a governor or mga as long as they got theirs
Has joe the ditch digger gotten his unrestricted permit with self defense yet? Oh that’s right, no permit for those who don’t fit the scheme.
Y’all are right, let’s bitch at the folks who want a pro 2a governor on a pro 2a forum.
After watching his bestest buddy Sue Krebs in Carroll County vote YEA for 1302 I can only consider them SWAMP. Justin Ready and few others voted NO, the rest need replaced. If there is even a choice left in the FREE STATE.
FWIW, That's the first vote out of the House on the initial House bill. They say they didn't understand the bill. Quite possible, as the House committee completely rewrote the bill secretly and the House leadership pushed it through very fast. Frankly, it caught a lot of us looking the other way. Our opponents are sneaky and underhanded and play by their own rules. House members were then educated. Here is the second vote after it was amended in the Senate to be far less onerous (still God Awful -- the initial House version was just far worse). On the final bill (as amended in the Senate), the House vote was 93 to 46, with four Republicans voting for the bill. Those four were Delegate Kathy Afzali (District 4, Frederick and Carroll Counties), Delegate Chris West, (District 42B, Baltimore County), Delegate Susan L. M. Auman, (District 42B, Baltimore County) and Delegate Robert L. Flanagan, (District 9B, Howard County). All other Republicans voted "NO." Note the switch (including Sue Krebs). Led by Judicial Proceedings Committee members, Senators Hough, Ready, Cassilly and Senator Linda Norman, nearly every Senate Republican stood with us on HB 1302, after it emerged from Committee. Senator Mathias, a Democrat, also voted "NO." The only Republican exception was Senator Reilly District 33, Anne Arundel County. Politicians make mistakes all the time. These Delegates sought to redeem themselves the second time around. Folks can come to their own conclusions whether to set aside the initial vote. I have. It is more than fair to hold everyone to account for their final votes.
Yeah, imo, they only changed their votes after having their ass handed back to them via their constituents. All of a sudden their minds change when they get scared of losing a lot of votes...
Perhaps so. That's life as a politician. They are all guilty of being politicians (by definition - they run for political office). Frankly, it is not a job I would want.
On the final bill (as amended in the Senate), the House vote was 93 to 46, with four Republicans voting for the bill. Those four were Delegate Kathy Afzali (District 4, Frederick and Carroll Counties), Delegate Chris West, (District 42B, Baltimore County), Delegate Susan L. M. Auman, (District 42B, Baltimore County) and Delegate Robert L. Flanagan, (District 9B, Howard County). All other Republicans voted "NO."