Republicans often dream of one of their blue-state success stories translating into an improbable federal election win.
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is the latest. The Republican is running for Senate from his deep-blue state this year, six years after winning reelection with 55.4% of the vote.
Hogan may have a better chance of winning than most Republicans in his position, according to a new Washington Post-University of Maryland poll of the race to replace retiring Sen. Ben Cardin (D‑MD). He wins close to a majority against Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks, beating the Democrat 50% to 36%. Hogan also leads Rep. David Trone (D‑MD) 49% to 37%.
“This poll shows why Democrats are panicking about Maryland,” Tate Mitchell, press secretary for the Senate GOP’s campaign arm, said in a st …