DEMS/ELECTION/GOP/TRUMP AS PRESIDENT: “Fresh off his 2018 re-election in deep blue Maryland, Republican Gov. Larry Hogan says he is leaving the door open to challenging President Donald Trump in a Republican primary…Asked if he’s thinking about running, Hogan replied, ‘I would say I’m listening. I’m not sure how much thinking we’re doing, but I haven’t closed the door.’ Any Republican challenge to the President would be a longshot. Trump’s approval rating stands at 81% among Republicans in the latest CNN poll, he’s already raised nearly $130 million for his re-election bid and the Republican National Committee recently committed its ‘undivided support’ to the President…A new Washington Post/ABC News poll, however, found one-in-three Republican and Republican-leaning independent voters would like the GOP to nominate ‘someone other’ than Trump in 2020. For some in the Republican Party, Hogan is exactly the type of person they would like to see run.
–Jessica Dean, “Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan says he hasn’t closed the door on a primary challenge to Trump,” CNN Politics, CNN.com, February 1, 2019 7:27 pm