Gov. Larry Hogan (R-MD), who is one of just a few Republican governors who have publicly challenged President Trump on his handling of the coronavirus pandemic, announced a virtual book tour to launch his new memoir on Tuesday.
The news comes as he considers a presidential run in 2024, according to the New York Times.
“After this November election is over, regardless of who wins, there are a large majority of Americans who are completely convinced our political system is fundamentally broken, and they’re going to be looking for something different,” Hogan told the Times.
Hogan considered running last year when he weighed a primary challenge against Trump, but changed course to lead the National Governors Association.
The memoir, titled, “Still Standing,” addresses growing concerns among Americans about a broken political system, Hogan told The New York Times in an interview.
The book, which was delayed from an earlier publication date due to the pandemic, will discuss the governor’s battle with cancer as well as how he faced the aftermath of the police killing of Freddie Gray in his state in 2013. It also contains chapters about the coronavirus pandemic both in Maryland and nationally, with a critique of Trump’s leadership throughout the crisis.
Hogan said he was not interested in a run for the U.S. Senate in 2022, despite polling showing him as a potential contender to Senator Chris Van Hollen (D).
Of course he is.
Yeah let’s see where he is when the smoke clears after November.
I think it’s a fair point to remember that in 2016, Rump ran on the political system being fundamentally broken, and that Americans were looking for something different. What they got was much more of a broken system among a lot of things being different. I used to think that Hogan would be a very formidable opponent on the Rethugs side. Not any more. Seems to me that most all Rethugs now have the taint of Trump (no, I didn’t say “Rump”).
He’s welcome to try (it’s still a free country), but i hope no one reminds him that regarding the pandemic, he’s part of a medical at-risk group.