Sanders joins Jealous at campaign event
Maryland Gov. Hogan seeks to boost Redmer in Baltimore County race
U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders brought a jolt of energy Tuesday night to Democrat Ben Jealous’ struggling campaign to unseat Republican Gov. Larry Hogan, telling a raucous full house in a historic Bethesda theater that Jealous will be one of the greatest governors in U.S. history.
Meanwhile, in Baltimore County, Hogan lent some of his popularity there to Republican Al Redmer’s campaign to win the county executive post for the Republican Party for the first time since 1990.
For Sanders, an independent from Vermont, it was his fifth visit to Maryland in support of Jealous and the first of the general election campaign. Jealous was one of the most enthusiastic surrogates for Sanders during the senator's 2016 campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination, and Sanders was a staunch supporter during this year’s gubernatorial primary contest in Maryland.
The possible 2020 presidential candidate going to put Maryland on a new path,” did not disappoint his fans, delivering a Hogan said. “We’re gonna try to grow our rousing speech hitting many of the themes private sector, put more people to work and he emphasized during his earlier presiturn our economy around. And guess what? dential run, including universal health care, You know, I might be new to this politics free college tuition and criminal justice thing, I don’t really know how it works, I’m reform. just doing exactly what I said I was gonna
Jealous followed do.”withanequallyfiery exhortation to vote and bring others to cast Hogan is seeking a second four-year term. ballots in the face of polls that show Hogan Early voting runs through Thursday. In with a commanding lead. the first five days, about 370,000 Maryland
The Montgomery County rally brought ers have cast ballots. After he voted Tuesday together a group of leading Democrats who afternoon in Annapolis, Hogan said it was were not shy about supporting a nominee “terrific” that so many people voted early. that some Democrats in more conservative “The more people who are voting, the counties are keeping at a distance. Among better,” he said. those turning out Tuesday for Jealous were At the Baltimore County event, GOP U.S. Rep. Jamie Raskin, state Attorney supporters waited to see Hogan and RedGeneral Brian Frosh and former Gov. Martin mer, who is running against Democrat O’Malley, who delivered blistering comJohnny Olszewski Jr.. ments about his successor’s record. Hogan highlighted his record of cuts to
“There is something rotten in Annapolis,” taxes, fees, tolls and “job-killing regulations.” O’Malley said in a rare appearance at a Hogan urged supporters not to be Maryland political event. “It’s the smell of a complacent despite high poll numbers. fish rotting from the head down.” “We’re gonna need every single vote,”
About the same time in White Marsh, Hogan said. “I don’t want anybody taking Hogan told a crowd of GOP supporters this for granted.” about the changes he has made in Maryland since he succeeded O’Malley.
“I stood on the steps of our historic State House four years ago and I said that we’re