Republican Larry Hogan wins Md. governor’s race in stunning upset

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Source: Washington Post

Republican businessman Larry Hogan pulled off a stunning upset in heavily Democratic Maryland on Tuesday, winning the governor’s race against Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown by promising to roll back tax increases and chart a new direction for the state.

Shortly after midnight, Brown conceded a race that he lost despite the strong support of the state’s Democratic establishment and visits to Maryland in the closing weeks of the campaign by President Obama, first lady Michelle Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton.

Hogan’s victory — a repudiation of the eight-year tenure of Gov. Martin O’Malley — means Annapolis will return to divided government for the first time since 2006. It remains to be seen how much Hogan will be able to accomplish with a Democratic-controlled legislature. But his victory sent a message that Marylanders had grown weary of the tax hikes enacted under O’Malley, which Hogan harped on throughout the campaign.

“Wow, what a historic night in Maryland,” Hogan said to a screaming crowd at his victory party in Annapolis. “They said it couldn’t be done here in Maryland. But together, we did it.”

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/republican-larry-hogan-wins-md-governors-race-in-stunning-upset/2014/11/05/9eb8bf46-60ac-11e4-8b9e-2ccdac31a031_story.html

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Baltimore Sun: Hogan defeats Brown

[underthematrix]

1. and this is how they did it

http://www.democracynow.org/2008/12/22/republican_it_specialist_dies_in_plane

[alp227]

2. Pfft. No way that dirty tricks cause a 150k+ vote margin for Hogan. nt

[underthematrix]

6. wait a minute hogan won by 150,000 plus votes

Was there a huge migration of Kentuckians to Maryland?

[GGJohn]

3. No, it wasn't.

The margin of victory was too great. The crash was pilot error, sometimes it is what it is, not a conspiracy.

[C Moon]

4. Maryland...you'll get what you deserve.

[IronLionZion]

10. I don't deserve this

[JaneQPublic]

5. I am so disappointed in my state. (nt)

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

7. I live here. Yes, I live here in BLUE Maryland. People did not vote. And when people don't vote.

Republicans win.

It's just that simple.

I'm sick. Just sickened by this.

I knew that the Democrats were going to have a bad night.

I did not anticipate this. Not at all.

Sick to my stomach!

[MiniMe]

8. When I went to vote today, there was no line at all

I just walked in to vote. In 2012, I was in line for over an hour. I think you are right, it was a low voter turnout.

[bigworld]

9. Brown was a bad candidate from the beginning

Gansler or Mizeur would have been out there fighting for every vote -- Brown concentrated his efforts in the DC suburbs and Baltimore city and relied on giant billboards, not voter outreach. His failure with the health care website didn't endear him to many reliable Democrats.

[IronLionZion]

11. There was no one in line when I went to vote

This is so disappointing. Brown doesn't suck that bad. A bit boring maybe, but he's not centrist. And he did have a lot of folks walking the streets registering voters.

Anyway, in the primaries I voted for the lesbian who would legalize weed. She lives in the next town over from me too.

[Liberal_Stalwart71]

13. I like Heather. I used to be one of her neighbors in Takoma Park

[turbinetree]

12. NO Concession Speech HERE

Good luck jerk, you will not get what you want, and believe me we are not sore looser we just don't forget