And stupid. You forgot stupid. He's running only on his NAACP record.
But, he's still a Democrat and Hogan is still a Republican. Most MD Democrats are going to vote Democrat no matter what and the partisan hatred for President Trump will boost that this time around. Trump wasn't considered a threat back when Gov Hogan was elected because the Dems figured that the Presidency was in the bag with Clinton. Now it's different.
The ratio of Democrats to Republicans is over 2 to 1 in Maryland. If Hogan wins it will be very close.