Larry Hogan Wants to Be a ‘Maverick’ in Washington. His Senate Debate Showed How Awkward That Might Be.

The former Maryland governor held his party at arm’s length as he tried to make the case that he’s not an extremist.

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Angela Alsobrooks, Maryland’s Democratic Senate candidate, attacked her well-known opponent, Larry Hogan, over his caginess regarding who he will vote for in the presidential election when they debated on Thursday.

“I think it is instructive of the way he would operate as a senator — unable to make tough calls,” Alsobrooks said.

Hogan, who has a reputation for being the rare Republican who doesn’t hold back on criticizing Donald Trump, didn’t get a chance to respond at the debate. (In past elections where Trump has appeared on the ballot, he said he has written in his own dad and Ronald Reagan.)