Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and other top Republicans are stepping up efforts to persuade Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan to run for the Senate and boost the party’s chances of regaining a majority.
Still, his willingness to recently engage with high-profile recruiters suggests Hogan has not ruled out a Senate run. If he were to enter the Senate race instead, it would force Democrats to devote money and other resources in a longtime blue state at a time when they’re already bracing for a difficult campaign season across the country.
Publicly, Democrats remain confident about their standing in state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1. At the same time, a handful of Republican senators, including Collins, have reached out to Hogan directly to encourage him to run. And more than one suitor, including at least one fellow Republican governor, has made the case that the Senate could be a stepping stone to a future presidential bid, which Hogan has openly contemplated.
But history suggests that appeal in statewide elections may not transfer to higher office. Montana’s former two-term governor, Steve Bullock, was a prized Democratic recruit for Senate in 2020 who went on to lose his race by 10 percentage points in a campaign dominated by national issues.
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