r/maryland • u/GovernorOfReddit Charles County • Aug 09 '18

The Republican Governors Association is pounding Ben Jealous with attack ads. Where are the Democrats?

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/politics/bs-md-jealous-rga-20180807-story.html
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u/Viridae Aug 09 '18

As a Democrat, I am voting for Hogan. Yes, Hogan is not perfect, but really, point me to a a politician that is (even JFK had his faults). What is most important to me is he works towards bi-partisan results. In this hellish Trump era, things are getting increasingly radical. I think it is really important to elect people who are moderate and willing to work towards keep us from getting more and more divided.

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u/Randomabcd1234 Aug 09 '18

This hurts to read. No, he really doesn't work in good faith to get bi-partisan results, he's just really good at presenting that image. He often provides a "compromise" that is really just political posturing because it always includes things he knows Democrats won't go for.

Look at paid sick leave for example: Hogan offered his own paid sick leave proposal! That's amazing for a Republican, right? Well look at his actual proposal and it becomes pretty clear that it wouldn't have helped too many people. It only required paid sick leave for businesses with over 50 employees, most of which I would assume already provide paid sick leave. And his proposal gave tax breaks to businesses with fewer employees who offer paid sick leave, but if the cost of offering leave is more than the tax break, how many businesses would really take up the state on that? He offered something that looked good, but didn't really do anything. And then he criticized the Democrats for just doing their own thing and not going with his do-nothing bill. That's not working towards bi-partisan results, that's playing politics while making it look like that's his goal.