Former Gov. Larry Hogan celebrated his status as an “early critic of Donald Trump” as he framed himself as an independent candidate fit to represent the Democratic stronghold of Maryland.
Hogan gained notoriety for his widespread popularity as the two-term Republican governor of a deep-blue state. Since mounting a bid for the Senate this spring, Hogan has continued his strategy of invoking a centrist stance and distancing himself from controversial Republicans, including former President Donald Trump, as he fights to topple the blue wall and become the first GOP senator to represent the state since 1987.
A 60-second TV ad released by the Hogan campaign on Tuesday continued the former governor’s “anti-Trump” positioning.
“The un-Trump Republican: Governor Larry Hogan’s radically normal model for the GOP” is one of the headlines that flash on the screen as a narrator touts the Maryland Republican as “an early critic of Donald Trump.”
“Now more than ever, we need strong independent leadership in Washington who will never back down to the extremes and the party bosses,” Hogan said in a post to X announcing the TV ad.