2 weeks Ago By Jackson Richman
In Maryland, Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, a Democrat, defeated former Republican Gov. Larry Hogan on Nov. 5, keeping the seat blue as Democrats seek to hold their edge in the Senate, projected The Associated Press.
With her win, Alsobrooks will become the first black senator from the former slave state and Maryland’s first female senator since Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.).
She takes office on Jan. 3, 2025. While the GOP is expected to take back the Senate, Republicans saw Hogan as making the race competitive.
Hogan touted his willingness to stand up to Democrats and Republicans and reiterated his staunch criticism of former President Donald Trump, the GOP presidential nominee. “What we need are people that are willing to stand up and work with both parties or to criticize both parties when they’re wrong.” Nonetheless, Trump endorsed Hogan.
Hogan declined Trump’s endorsement. “In a state that Donald Trump lost by 33 points, it doesn’t really carry a lot of voters over to our cause,” he said. Hogan said he will not vote for Trump or Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris.
Alsobrooks has been the executive of Prince George’s County, just outside Washington, since 2018 as the first woman in that role and Maryland’s first black female county executive. She previously was the top prosecutor in the county. During the debate, Hogan and Alsobrooks agreed on the issues of abortion and guns.
The two called for codifying the overturned Supreme Court decision Roe v. Wade and for a national so-called assault weapons ban. However, the two disagreed on the issues of inflation and Israel.
Regarding the former, Hogan blames reckless spending by both parties, while Alsobrooks blamed what she said is corporate greed. Alsobrooks also said that while Israel has a right to defend itself, there needs to be a cease-fire between Israel and the Hamas terrorist group. Hogan unequivocally expressed support for the Mideast country.
“I don’t think you can try to walk down the middle on this issue,” he said. Finally, Alsobrooks has called for abolishing or reforming the filibuster, which requires 60 votes in the Senate to overcome. Alsobrooks called the procedural maneuver “destructive.
” Hogan said it should be preserved in the name of bipartisanship..
