Mr. Hogan, the former Maryland governor and longtime Trump critic, said he saw little room to gain support and did not want a large candidate field that could help Mr. Trump win the 2024 Republican primary.
Larry Hogan, the Republican former governor of Maryland, announced on Sunday that he would not run for president in 2024.
Mr. Hogan, a moderate Republican who has been a frequent critic of former President Donald J. Trump, said in a New York Times opinion essay and in an interview with CBS News’s Robert Costa that he had seriously considered a campaign but concluded that running would not be productive.
In 2016, Mr. Trump won the Republican nomination over a mass of primary competitors who splintered the support of voters who opposed him. No candidate was able to consolidate anti-Trump voters, and Mr. Hogan said he did not want to contribute to a similar situation in 2024.
“Right now, you have, you know, Trump and DeSantis at the top of the field — they’re soaking up all the oxygen, getting all the attention,” he told Mr. Costa in an interview for “Face the Nation,” referring to Mr. Trump, who has formally entered the race, and Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida, who has not but is widely expected to. “And then a whole lot of the rest of us in single digits, and the more of them you have, the less chance you have for somebody rising up.”
Good Riddons !!!!! He could not make Dog Catcher !!!!
Good… don’t need a RINO running… plus, don’t know anyone around here that would support him
He will run for Boss Hog in Hazard County !!!!!!
“Yawn”
Wicomico Dog catchers Only sleep at the Park , so maybe he qualifies in this county !!! LOL
RINOS must GO !!!!!! Need DINOS
After endorsing Wes Moore (a dumbocrat) over his Republican successor (Trump endorsed – Hogan is a Trump-hater), his career is over.
Considering all the times he caved to the Maryland dumbocrats – he should have kept his mouth shut and not endorsed anyone!
Dukes of Hazard want him for a REUNION !!!!! LOL LOL Boss Hog
Saved himself from a lot of embarrassment. Trump would have kicked his a$$.
Must have surveyed his household and come up short on his polling.
Please note that Larry didn’t promise not to run his mouth going forward so he can still be the voice of John McCain on MSM programs trying to thump Trump.
I thank him for keeping two bigger Dem idiots out of the governor’s mansion but that’s scant praise.
Put a cork in your piehole, Larry and find a quiet low profile hobby.
He is as a fake, phony, rhino if his lips are moving he!s lying did nothing for this state. Move somewhere else Maryland doesn’t want you try Mexico, China or Russia you!d fit right in.
You forgot KOREA would be perfect, since that is his WIFE’S COUNTRY that he gave money to for bad COVID -19 INJECTIONS.BOSS HOG would be better than this SCUM.
Its a shame I would have enjoyed President Trump ridiculing this poor excuse for an American (let alone a republican) and Lord knows there’s a lot material there !