Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R), candidate for the state’s U.S. Senate seat, said in an interview that aired Sunday that he did not have a “burning desire” to be senator but was compelled to run for the seat because of the “broken” system.
“I still don’t have any burning desire to be a senator. I wasn’t looking for a title. I don’t need a job. But I’m just so frustrated with how broken our political system is,” Hogan said in an interview with CNN’s Melanie Zanona.
Hogan was a late entry into the race, which has picked up steam now that Hogan’s popularity put the solidly blue seat in jeopardy for Democrats.
Hogan, who is running as an anti-former President Trump candidate, has broad name recognition. A recent poll also found him edging past the two main Democratic candidates in the race – Rep. David Trone (Md.) and Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks.
Polling of a hypothetical head-to-head match-up showed Hogan leading Alsobrooks by 4 points, with 44 percent support, and 11 percent undecided. In a separate head-to-head match-up, Hogan got 43 percent to Trone’s 42 percent with another 10 percent undecided.
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter still has the state as “likely Democrat,” moving from “solid Democrat” before Hogan announced he was running.