Republicans often dream of one of their blue-state success stories translating into an improbable federal election win. Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is the latest. The Republican is running for Senate from his deep-blue state this year, six years after winning reelection with 55.4% of the vote.
. He wins close to a majority against Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, beating the Democrat 50% to 36%. Hogan also leads Rep. David Trone 49% to 37%.
Mitt Romney won 41% against Sen. Ted Kennedy in 1994, running 30 points behind Weld. In his 1996 Senate campaign, Weld had to run 16 points ahead of Republican presidential nominee Bob Dole to do 3 points better than Romney had done against Kennedy. Another 1990s GOP blue-state hero was Rudy Giuliani, who won two terms as mayor of New York City. His success, and Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s retirement, set up a highly anticipated Senate race against Hillary Clinton in 2000.
The Senate seat Hogan is seeking last came open in 2006, a Democratic wave year. Republicans thought they had a good candidate in Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael Steele. Steele posted a respectable showing but lost to Democrat Cardin by more than 10 points.
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