8:15 AM – INTERVIEW – OVETTA WIGGINS – covers Maryland state politics for The Washington Post

– Preview the 2018 Maryland gubernatorial election: Lots of Dems jumping in to run against Larry Hogan.
– Maryland — Republican Gov. Larry Hogan is running for reelection: Hogan has remained popular and kept his distance from Trump in deep-blue Maryland. But a crowded Democratic primary with progressive energy in a Democratic leaning state likely heralds a difficult reelection battle for Hogan. No clear front-runner has emerged from the primary which includes former NAACP President Ben Jealous, Prince George’s County Executive Rushern Baker and former State Department official Alec Ross. Polling has shown Hogan with low-double digit leads against a generic Democrat, but that’s before an actual nominee has been picked.