Democrat Wes Moore leads Republican Dan Cox in the race to become Maryland’s next governor, and the stakes couldn’t be higher. Cox is an ultra-MAGA, Trump-endorsed candidate with anti-abortion, anti-LGBTQ+, and pro-insurrectionist beliefs, and the state’s current Republican governor refuses to endorse him.
In contrast, Moore promises to advocate for reproductive, LGBTQ+, and privacy rights. Moore, unlike Cox, was also not responsible for perpetuating the Big Lie or participating in the violent insurrection at the U.S.
Capitol on January 6, 2021.In a recent survey conducted by Goucher College, The Baltimore Banner, and WYPR, 53 percent of Marylanders said they would support Moore and 31 percent said they would vote for Cox. Moore has a similar lead in how favorably voters view the candidates.They are running to replace retiring Republican Gov.
Larry Hogan. Moore is an author and former chief executive officer of an anti-poverty nonprofit, and Cox is a member of Maryland’s House of Delegates.Despite calling Cox a “QAnon whackjob” and accusing him of being mentally ill, Hogan has said he won’t endorse either candidate.Moore points to Hogan’s clarity in identifying the dangers of the MAGA movement, which he says is everything Cox is about.“My opponents in this general election is not just a manifestation of that, he’s the embodiment of it,” Moore tells The Advocate.
“And so I think when the current governor says that not only will he not support him but he wouldn’t even give him a tour of the governor’s office. So you just realize how out of step my opponent is with mainstream Maryland values and, frankly, how dangerous his ideology is.”Moore points out that Cox voted against a spousal rape prevention bill, that Cox believes
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