Gov. Larry Hogan works the group on the Maryland Division of Agriculture’s annual Purchase Native Cookout in Annapolis. Picture by Bruce DePuyt.
Gov. Larry Hogan continues to take tentative steps towards searching for the Republican presidential nomination in 2024.
On Thursday night, Hogan convened a gathering of about 50 supporters and donors in an Annapolis lodge ballroom and served them cocktails and hors d’oeuvres, to debate his prospects and his timetable for making a choice, in keeping with a number of individuals who attended or had been briefed in regards to the gathering.
The group heard from Thomas Kelso, Hogan’s longtime marketing campaign chair who’s Hogan’s appointed chair of the Maryland Stadium Authority; David Weinman, who’s working Hogan’s political group, An America United; and Russ Schriefer, a Republican media advisor who works for Hogan and has expertise on the presidential degree with the campaigns of President George H.W. Bush, President George W. Bush, and Mitt Romney. The governor additionally spoke.
The thrust of the dialog was that Hogan has a possible path to victory within the Republican nomination scrum, and that he’s getting ready to take some preliminary steps to get a marketing campaign off the bottom. However individuals who had been on the assembly emphasised that the governor hasn’t made a closing determination to run for president and has but to even set a timeline for making that call.
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Hogan has hinted at a 2024 presidential run for a number of months however has mentioned publicly that he’s targeted on his previous few months at Authorities Home and gained’t make a closing determination till he leaves workplace in mid-January. However he has maintained a busy marketing campaign schedule this summer time and into the autumn, together with a cease on the State Truthful in Iowa, residence of the primary presidential caucus, and stumping for Republican candidates in a number of states. Hogan has continued to be a daily presence on nationwide political chat reveals, and lately penned an op-ed for The Wall Avenue Journal about America’s function and affect within the international financial system.
Hogan is scheduled to talk Wednesday night about bipartisanship on the Harvard Kennedy Faculty of presidency, in a dialog moderated by former Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead (R), a Kennedy Faculty fellow. And he’s making a return journey Thursday morning to “Politics and Eggs,” a daily breakfast for aspiring nationwide leaders hosted by St. Anselm School in Manchester, N.H. Hogan additionally spoke there within the spring of 2019, as he contemplated difficult President Trump in 2020.
An America United has had a fundraising occasion on the books for Nov. 30 at Maryland Dwell! On line casino in Hanover for a number of weeks, and it’s turning into more and more obvious that Hogan could publicly tease his White Home ambitions then. Ticket costs begin at $150.
That occasion will likely be preceded by a VIP reception earlier within the night for one more Hogan entity, the Higher Path Ahead Political Motion Committee, the place ticket costs begin at $1,000. That PAC is described because the nationwide equal of Change Maryland, the entity Hogan created greater than a decade in the past to critique then-Gov. Martin O’Malley (D) and served because the car to prepare his political actions earlier than he ran for governor.
Hogan hopes to boost not less than one million {dollars} by about Nov. 30, two individuals in Thursday’s assembly mentioned, and would try to ramp up fundraising forward of any presidential run.
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This might comply with the sample of Hogan’s announcement for governor 9 years in the past. He hosted a big celebration on the Maryland Republican Celebration semi-annual conference in November 2013, stating the chance that he would run for governor the next 12 months. A proper announcement took place two months later.
So it appears conceivable that Hogan may broadly talk about his political plans on the Nov. 30 occasion, and flesh them out with a proper announcement a couple of months later, someday after he leaves workplace in mid-January.
At a minimal, individuals in Thursday’s assembly mentioned, the gathering in Annapolis was an try to indicate that Hogan is aiming to burnish his legacy within the months forward and desires to be sure that his most devoted supporters are on board and able to unfold the phrase. Weinman, the chief director of An America United, declined to remark.
Based on individuals who attended Thursday’s assembly, Hogan operatives laid out what they see because the governor’s potential trajectory in 2024, and asserted that President Trump’s stranglehold on the GOP is diminishing, as a consequence of his authorized entanglements, electoral failures, and waning affect total.
Hogan advisers instructed that the first-in-the-nation presidential main in New Hampshire, an independent-minded state the place voters are allowed to take both a Republican or Democratic main poll, may very well be particularly fertile floor for a potential Hogan bid. Hogan has constructed his political model — and widespread reputation at residence — by portraying himself as a common sense conservative who tries to keep away from partisan confrontations. He’s additionally one of many few potential Republican candidates for president who has provided a persistently full-throated critique of Trump’s administration and political ways.
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Hogan’s flirtation with a presidential run comes as a number of different Republicans are properly into their deliberations about 2024. The Washington Put up reported final week that Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), who was simply elected in 2021, lately hosted a donor retreat in Charlottesville, Va., to weigh his potential strengths as a nationwide candidate in 2024. And a dozen different potential candidates for the GOP nomination, together with Trump, have been criss-crossing the nation serving to fellow Republicans and amassing political chits.
Hogan’s assembly final Thursday included a number of Maryland enterprise leaders who’ve been longtime supporters of his political profession, in keeping with individuals, together with Leonard Berger, who till lately owned the Clarion Resort in Ocean Metropolis; Scott Rifkin, who owns a number of medical companies and is writer of the Jewish media web site J’extra; Daniel Colton, a Prince George’s County actual property developer; John von Paris, a trucking magnate who’s a Hogan appointee on the Maryland Transportation Authority, and Gary Mangum, the previous CEO of a sequence of nurseries.
A minimum of three registered Annapolis lobbyists had been additionally available, together with some Hogan staffers and political advisers, together with Amelia Chassé Alcivar, his State Home chief of employees.
Ensure that your prospective college offers globally recognized credentials if you plan to further your education or practice internationally.
Consider Your Future Goals
Considering your goals when choosing an online college helps you select a program that fits your current needs and prepares you for long-term success.
If you intend to work right after graduation, choose a program that aligns with your desired career path. Look for concentrations or specialized tracks that can provide in-depth knowledge in your field.
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However, if you plan to pursue further education such as a master’s or doctoral degree, ensure that credits from your online college are transferable to other schools. Also ensure that the college’s credentials are globally recognized, if you intend to work or study abroad.
Understand Your Expenses and Financing Options
Online colleges in Maryland (particularly private institutions), can be quite expensive, compared to other online schools. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, the average undergraduate tuition and required fees for four-year public schools is $9,750 per year; meanwhile, enrollees in four-year private colleges may pay north of $38,000 per year.
If private university tuition is out of your budget, consider enrolling in a state-owned online school such as the University of Maryland Global Campus, which only requires about $8,000 in annual tuition and fees.
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BALTIMORE – With a little more than two months until election day, the majority of Marylanders surveyed in the new Gonzales Poll would vote for Vice President Kamala Harris over Donald Trump for president.
A total of 820 registered voters in Maryland who indicated they are likely to vote in the 2024 general election were queried for the poll by live telephone interviews, utilizing both landline and cellphone numbers between August 24 and August 30.
A cross-section of interviews was conducted throughout the state, reflecting Maryland’s general election voting patterns, the pollster said.
The Gonzales Poll stated that “the margin of error, per accepted statistical standards, is a range of plus or minus 3.5 percentage points and if the entire population was surveyed, there is a 95% probability that the true numbers would fall within this range.”
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Presidential survey
According to the latest Gonzales Poll, 56% of Marylanders surveyed said they would vote for Harris over Trump for president.
According to the latest Gonzales Poll, 56% of Marylanders say they would vote for Kamala Harris over Trump for president.
Gonzales Poll
The poll says 84% of Democrats support the Harris/Tim Walz ticket and 80% of Republicans support the Trump/JD Vance ticket. Also, 83% of Black voters polled would vote for Harris/Walz.
Among the independents, 38% favor Harris/Walz and 36% prefer Trump/Vance, according to the poll.
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Gov. Moore’s approval gets a bump
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, who led the state’s response to the deadly Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in March, has the approval of 64% of Marylanders surveyed. Moore has a 35% “mostly soft approval” among Republicans who were surveyed (7% strongly approve, 28% somewhat approve),” the poll shows.
His approval rating increased by 33% since the last Gonzales Poll in the winter.
His approval rating increased by 33% since the last Gonzalez poll in the winter.
Gonzales Poll
Last month, the governor spoke at the Democratic National Convention in support of Harris, who was nominated as the party’s presidential candidate.
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He framed Harris’ candidacy as “the story of a prosecutor who defended our freedoms and had Maryland’s back when we needed it most. And now MVP: We’ve got yours.”
President Biden’s approval
The Gonzales Poll shows that 53% of Maryland voters surveyed approve of the job President Joe Biden is doing, while 45% disapprove. Seventy-six percent of the Democrats believe Biden is doing a good job in office, and 84% of Republicans disagree.
Gonzales Poll
State transportation and juvenile reform
According to the poll, 95% of Marylanders think it is “important for the State to invest in improving its transportation infrastructure.”
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And, when it comes to juvenile crime, voters were asked, “What type of laws, in your opinion, ultimately better help our children under 18 who commit crimes – Laws that are strict, which include things such as juvenile detention and boot camps. This hold individuals responsible and accountable for their behavior; or Laws that are lenient, which include social programs and counseling. This recognizes that society is responsible for much of this behavior?”
The poll showed that 58% of Marylanders are in favor of strict laws, which hold juveniles responsible and accountable for their behavior, and only 34% desire laws that are lenient.
Gonzales Poll
The poll shows that 58% of Marylanders are in favor of strict laws, which holds juveniles responsible and accountable for their behavior, and only 34% desire laws that are lenient.
“A majority of nearly every demographic group backs strict laws to inspire a sense of personal responsibility and to best assist our juvenile offenders ultimately realize at least a chance at a successful, happy life,” the poll said.
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Is the country going in the right direction?
Fifty percent of Marylanders polled say the country is headed in the right direction, while 45% say the country is headed in the wrong direction.
According to the poll, 93% of Maryland voters who think the country is moving in the right direction are voting for Harris/Walz, and 70% of Maryland voters who think the country is moving in the wrong direction are voting for Trump/Vance.
Fifty percent of Marylanders polled say the country is headed in the right direction, while 45% say the country is headed in the wrong direction.
Gonzales Poll
In the previous poll, 41% of voters said the country was headed in the right direction.
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“The mood of voters in Maryland vis-à-vis how they perceive things overall going in the country is a tad less grumpy than it was in winter,” the Gonzales Poll said.
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Proud Montgomery County, MD resident Gavriella Kaufmann (Potomac) won her episode of FOX’s game show “Name that Tune”, which aired last week.
Kaufmann, who was born and raised in Potomac and graduated from Churchill High School in 2015, stated in an interview with FOX 5, that she has always been into music and referred to herself as a music and game show savant. When she saw an ad on LinkedIn about being on season 4 of the game show, she immediately knew she had to do it.
“I’ve loved game shows for as long as I can remember, and music has always been a huge part of my life. Being on Name That Tune was the perfect combination of both passions—it was like a dream come true.” Kaufmann told us.
The episode had a happy ending, with Kaufmann winning a whopping $85,000! She added, “When I was on Name That Tune, I was so focused on doing my best and naming as many songs as possible that I completely lost track of the score. It wasn’t until Jane, the host, told me my total. I was in complete shock, but it was such an incredible moment!”
