I live in Maryland and, even though it is a deep-blue state, we actually have ourselves a race here for Senate for the first time I can remember.
Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) is running against former Gov. Larry Hogan (R) for the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D). Polls have it as a close race, one Hogan could actually win, as he was a wildly popular governor, even though Democrats outnumber Republicans in the state two-to-one.
What’s weird about this race isn’t that Hogan could win, it’s the issue they’ve both decided to campaign on: abortion.
Abortion is always a political issue. It’s one of those permanent campaign staples of both sides because, in spite of what candidates actually say, no piece of legislation related to abortion is going to find its way out of Congress, no matter what. Sorry to break your heart, whichever side you’re on, but you’re being played as suckers by people who will, should they eventually win, swear up and down that they “work for you.”