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Democratic Maryland Voters Lack Info on Hogan Challengers

June 13th, 2018 by WCBC Radio

WBAL reports a new poll out Tuesday paints a picture of a Maryland Democratic voter base highly motivated by opposition to President Donald Trump, but also a rosy forecast for Republican Governor Larry Hogan.  The results of the Gonzales Research & Media Services poll, conducted by live phone interviews from June 4 through 10, also show that a number of Maryland voters don't know enough about the top contenders for Hogan's job to form their opinion just days before voting begins. Pollster Patrick Gonzales said the question is where the undecided voters break down between Prince George's County Executive Rushern Baker, former NAACP President Ben Jealous and the other candidates, including Richard Madaleno, Jim Shea, Krish Vignarajah, Valerie Ervin and Alec Ross. Gonzales said it's entirely possible a candidate could win the nomination with only some 30 percent of the vote- but no matter which democrats they will face an uphill battle in unseating the popular republican incumbent whose approval ratings are now in the 70’s….

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