Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan announced that he will not run for the presidential seat in 2024.
Hogan has been widely expected to run for the 2024 GOP presidential nomination.
In a recent interview with CBS News’ Robert Costa, Hogan claimed that “it was a tough decision, but I’ve decided that I will not be a candidate for the Republican nomination for president.”
The news came after Hogan exited, garnering extremely high approval ratings in his home state after he completed his second term as a governor in Maryland in 2022. He garnered
In the report published by the Blaze Media, it was revealed that the “final poll taken during his tenure showed that 77 percent of Marylanders approved of the job he did as governor. However, a significant part of his popularity came from Democrats, who were broadly supportive of Hogan’s moderate tendencies.”
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“Republican voters were less enamored of Hogan and rejected his anointed successor Kelly Schulz in the 2022 primary in favor of the more conservative candidate, Dan Cox. Hogan responded by refusing to endorse or campaign for Cox,” the report added.
People started speculating Hogan’s possible 2024 bid following his recent visits to Iowa and New Hampshire. However, Hogan never registered significant support in polls as things that made him prominent in deep-blue Maryland prevented him from gaining significant traction on the national campaign trail.
Moreover, amid the mounting speculations on a White House bid, Hogan admitted that he gave “serious consideration” to it. However, he also claimed that the cards were stacked against him in the primary.
“I didn’t want to have a pile up of a bunch of people fighting. Right now, you have, you know, Trump and DeSantis at the top of the field, they’re soaking up all the oxygen, getting all the attention. And then a whole lot of the rest of us in single digits, and the more of them you have, the less chance you have for somebody rising up.” Hogan said in a statement.
According to Hogan, his decision not to run for president was one of the hardest he’s ever had to make.
“I care very deeply about the country and my party. I think I’ve been a voice of reason to try to get us back to a place where we have a more hopeful, positive vision for America,” the Republican said.
