On a related note – in local news:
The governor’s anti-Trump comments and popularity among Maryland Democratic voters have not insulated him from sharp Republican criticism, including former president Donald Trump’s characterization of Hogan as a RINO — Republican In Name Only.
At this point, he probably is a “RINO,” but I’d say that has more to do with Hogan not drifting further rightward with the rest of the Party, from where ever he already stood before 2015 or so.
Cox and Hogan have publicly sparred, with Hogan dismissing Cox as a “QAnon conspiracy theorist who says crazy things every day.” The delegate called Vice President Mike Pence “a traitor” on Twitter during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, and days later issued an apologetic explanation to the legislature’s ethics committee.
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The impeachment attempt underscores a broader rift in the Republican Party. Hogan has endorsed Cox’s opponent in the primary, former Commerce secretary Kelly Schulz, whose campaign pounced on the impeachment as an opportunity to deride Cox, calling him “not a rational actor.”
“Dan Cox is what happens when crazy meets stupid,” senior campaign adviser Doug Mayer said in a statement. “Unfortunately for his constituents, he’s also an extremely ineffective legislator who consistently fails to do anything remotely productive in service to them. Add today’s nonsense to his long list of failures.”
Not ouroboric, but there’s a movement afoot to prevent Cox from running for governor based on his actions on 1/6/2021
