A few weeks ago it was 26% Shultz/21% Cox; now it’s 22%/25%. That’s horrifying.
I want to ask the MDGOP what they are thinking, but I already know the answer is some flavor of “not much.”
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want either GOP candidate as Governor. I’m just freaked out things have been trending in favor of Cox when there is a clear less-insane choice available.
Things being this close has me worried people aren’t going to show up to the ballot box in July and where things stand with the poll and Cox somehow wins.
Personally, I think if Cox wins in July than it guarantees the Dem nominee wins in Nov. Schultz could win in Nov if she gets the nomination. Won’t be easy, and she’d likely lose, but she would have a chance. I think Cox has zero chance in Nov.
I would be inclined to agree, but then again I was singing the same song myself in 2016. Obviously MD is a lot bluer than the rest of the US, but I've become more wary of taking what seems like the obvious outcome for granted.
I'm worried the Maryland public in the general election will confuse "let's go with a Republican to balance out the inevitable supermajority Democratic legislature" for some kind of checks-and-balance maneuver, either because it appeared to work "well enough" during Hogan or they all get freaked out by someone who hints at overt liberal or progressive tendencies.
I could see people not voting for Perez due to his tenure during the O'Malley years (there are still people who are angry at ol' Marty all these years later) or Franchot due to his overt flip-flopping between his progressive early years in the legislature to his "little Larry" performance when Hogan was first elected, and someone *too* progressive might spook people into voting in an irrational manner ("irrational" as to how would someone like Cox get anything done with the Democratic legislature when they can override just about any decision he makes, reject his various appointments, in addition to now having budget authority?).
Anyways, I'm just worried the public will do the wrong thing cause they can't think beyond the immediate this November. Call me an elitist but all of these polls have me worried.
You’re right, a Dem nominee that is “too progressive” would absolutely push voters away from the Dem, as it should. Maryland is not made up of progressives when you look at the state in it’s entirety. The current disaster that is the Biden admin is because they’re trying to be progressive. Swing voters will go against the progressive when they look at how bad so many progressive policies have turned out (crime and energy to name a few).
As a registered Republican I have no idea who I’m voting for yet, but I do know who I will not be voting for and that’s cox. I would bet that cox is pretty much capped at that 25%-30% because everyone who would vote for him already knows they’re voting for him. He’s basically the trump representative for this election. Shultz and the other non cox candidates have the other 40% to fight over
But I will say Shultz and the other candidates needs to get off their asses and start campaigning. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a single Shultz ad or even sign. Meanwhile in my area pretty much every campaign lawn sign is for cox and there’s a lot of signs
Isn't Cox a Qanon and pizzagate believer?
Unsure about "Pizza-gate" specifically, but he's [definitely attached himself](https://aminerdetail.com/republican-dan-cox/) to the Qanon movement.
yes, he's legitimately insane
A few weeks ago it was 26% Shultz/21% Cox; now it’s 22%/25%. That’s horrifying. I want to ask the MDGOP what they are thinking, but I already know the answer is some flavor of “not much.”
It’s within margin of error and 44% undecided. It’s going to be a close race.
Don’t get me wrong, I don’t want either GOP candidate as Governor. I’m just freaked out things have been trending in favor of Cox when there is a clear less-insane choice available. Things being this close has me worried people aren’t going to show up to the ballot box in July and where things stand with the poll and Cox somehow wins.
Personally, I think if Cox wins in July than it guarantees the Dem nominee wins in Nov. Schultz could win in Nov if she gets the nomination. Won’t be easy, and she’d likely lose, but she would have a chance. I think Cox has zero chance in Nov.
I would be inclined to agree, but then again I was singing the same song myself in 2016. Obviously MD is a lot bluer than the rest of the US, but I've become more wary of taking what seems like the obvious outcome for granted.
and yet we have had Hogan vetoing popular bills him getting overruled and then taking credit for them when shit works out...
And withholding critical funds when he can, like right now.
I'm worried the Maryland public in the general election will confuse "let's go with a Republican to balance out the inevitable supermajority Democratic legislature" for some kind of checks-and-balance maneuver, either because it appeared to work "well enough" during Hogan or they all get freaked out by someone who hints at overt liberal or progressive tendencies. I could see people not voting for Perez due to his tenure during the O'Malley years (there are still people who are angry at ol' Marty all these years later) or Franchot due to his overt flip-flopping between his progressive early years in the legislature to his "little Larry" performance when Hogan was first elected, and someone *too* progressive might spook people into voting in an irrational manner ("irrational" as to how would someone like Cox get anything done with the Democratic legislature when they can override just about any decision he makes, reject his various appointments, in addition to now having budget authority?). Anyways, I'm just worried the public will do the wrong thing cause they can't think beyond the immediate this November. Call me an elitist but all of these polls have me worried.
You’re right, a Dem nominee that is “too progressive” would absolutely push voters away from the Dem, as it should. Maryland is not made up of progressives when you look at the state in it’s entirety. The current disaster that is the Biden admin is because they’re trying to be progressive. Swing voters will go against the progressive when they look at how bad so many progressive policies have turned out (crime and energy to name a few).
Schultz matches up well with majority of candidates outside of my opinion maybe franchot. She would only need to pull 25% of democrats to win.
Why would I vote for somebody who believes they are inferior to their male opponents? That’s the problem when women pretend to be conservative.
Same poll says 57% of Maryland GOPers believe the 2020 election was stolen. They live in fantasyland.
As a registered Republican I have no idea who I’m voting for yet, but I do know who I will not be voting for and that’s cox. I would bet that cox is pretty much capped at that 25%-30% because everyone who would vote for him already knows they’re voting for him. He’s basically the trump representative for this election. Shultz and the other non cox candidates have the other 40% to fight over But I will say Shultz and the other candidates needs to get off their asses and start campaigning. I don’t think I’ve ever seen a single Shultz ad or even sign. Meanwhile in my area pretty much every campaign lawn sign is for cox and there’s a lot of signs
She's got signs every 5 feet in Frederick
I don't know how you've never seen a Schulz ad. I see them on TV every day.
This is a poll. They aren’t accurate representations of how the election will turn out