Maryland's governor looks forward to post-Trump GOP

[DonViejo]

"I think the party has a winning message. We just had a bad messenger."

By DAVID COHEN

02/14/2021 10:18 AM EST

Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Sunday he sees a clear path forward for the Republican Party without Donald Trump.

Hogan, one of Trump's more frequent critics within the GOP, said on NBC's "Meet the Press" that the party needs to build coalitions that are not constructed around loyalty to the former president.

"I think that if they really want to win competitive seats in purple states and if they want to win suburban districts," Hogan said, "if we want to somehow get back the House and the Senate, if we want to win a presidential election, they're going to have to start building coalitions like we've done here in one of the bluest states in the country where you can have a message that appeals to more people."

While decrying "a hostile takeover of the Republican Party" in discussing pro-Trump forces, Hogan pointed both toward the party's history and the 2020 elections in offering a new direction.

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[bullimiami]

1. might as well keep on looking. thats trumps party now.

[bullwinkle428]

2. I'm sorry - this just pisses me off, and further proves what absolute cowards they are.

It's the whole, "I LOVE WHAT HE'S DOING; I JUST WISH HE WOULDN'T SEND OUT ALL THOSE TWEETS" mentality.

Perfectly exemplified by the Evil Turtle's post-acquittal speech yesterday.

[ProudMNDemocrat]

3. Sorry Gov. Hogan....the GOP does not believe in moving forward.

Returning to the 1950's America in philosophical terms is not resonating with Americans. We have crossed ovrr so many bridges already. The genie is out of the bottle and cannot be put back in.