Kelly Schulz, who is backed by Gov. Larry Hogan (R), said the Democratic Governors Association bought TV ads to bolster Del. Daniel L. Cox, R-Frederick, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump.
emphasizes Cox’s connection to Trump, and his opposition to abortion and gun control — a message that could appeal to GOP primary voters and boost Cox’s name recognition.A DGA spokesman declined to say why the group paid for the ad, but called Cox a front-runner. Despite lagging far behind in fundraising, Cox is in awith Schulz among decided Republican primary voters, although nearly half of those voters remain undecided, according to recent polling from Goucher College.
“For months, multiple polls have shown Dan Cox is firmly in the driver’s seat of Maryland’s Republican primary, with the total backing of Donald Trump and the state’s only Republican member of Congress, Andy Harris,” DGA spokesman Sam Newton said in a statement. “It’s telling that Kelly Schulz is already looking for excuses for her failure to gain any momentum.”
Hogan, who is term-limited and cannot seek reelection, accused the DGA of playing “Russian roulette” with the State House.“Democrats already outnumber Republicans 2 to 1 in the state, but they still feel the need to cheat because they’re out of ideas and clearly believe that they can’t win a fair fight,” he said.
Among Democrats, Comptroller Peter Franchot, best-selling author and former nonprofit chief Wes Moore and former U.S. labor secretary Thomas Perez are locked in a statistical three-way tie for the party’s nomination among decided Democratic primary voters,
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