Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan may have campaigned for a more inclusive Republican Party, but his second-in-command floated the idea Wednesday that Hogan could leave it and run for president as an independent instead.
“We could see an independent candidate, possibly, with initials L.H. for president in a couple years,” Lt. Gov. Boyd K. Rutherford (R) told WBAL radio Wednesday morning. “If that happens, I’d be wholeheartedly supportive.”
But David Weinman, a spokesman for Hogan’s political organization, An America United, said the governor has no plans to leave the Republican Party, adding, “The lieutenant governor speaks his mind.”
Rutherford is helping run state government this week while Hogan — who has been weighing a presidential bid — is in the Midwest, stumping for like-minded Republican candidates. Rutherford said he believes most Americans are center-right or center-left, leaving the 2024 presidential field ripe for an independent who can appeal to the middle.
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