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TexasTowelie

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Tue Nov 10, 2020, 10:10 PM Nov 2020

Maryland Gov. Hogan says Republican 'brand' could be tarnished at pivotal time if GOP refuses to

Maryland Gov. Hogan says Republican ‘brand’ could be tarnished at pivotal time if GOP refuses to accept election results


Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said that the refusal of leading voices in his party to accept the election of Democrat Joe Biden as president could “tarnish the brand” of the GOP at a pivotal time as U.S. Senate control hangs in the balance.

Hogan, who had previously questioned “frivolous” Republican lawsuits challenging various states' vote counts, went further on Tuesday during a press conference focused mostly about the coronavirus pandemic.

The second-term governor said his party faced consequences if President Donald Trump continued to allege voter fraud and top Republican allies resisted a transition to Biden, the former vice president.

“I think it’s a mistake for the country. I think it’s a mistake for the Republican Party, especially as we have the Senate hanging in the balance in two runoff elections in Georgia,” Hogan said in Annapolis in response to a question.

Read more: https://www.baltimoresun.com/politics/bs-md-hogan-trump-election-20201111-nuvn3gg4nrbphemvznkb4ol7hu-story.html
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Maryland Gov. Hogan says Republican 'brand' could be tarnished at pivotal time if GOP refuses to (Original Post) TexasTowelie Nov 2020 OP
This message was self-deleted by its author Freelancer Nov 2020 #1
It's perfectly on-brand. torius Nov 2020 #2
70 Million people just voted for the Republican leader. It's brand is far from tarnished OrlandoDem2 Nov 2020 #3
They are eaten up with tarnish! LuvNewcastle Nov 2020 #4
I will give Hogan credit. peacefreak2.0 Nov 2020 #5

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peacefreak2.0

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5. I will give Hogan credit.
Tue Nov 10, 2020, 11:14 PM
Nov 2020

He has spoken out against Rump since the pandemic hit back in the Spring. You might not like what he’s saying, but he may be a rarity, a Republican with a conscience. Yeah. Yeah. He might also be trying to save his own butt.

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