Maryland

been raised unfortunately high by media who've been pushing the notion of a national socialist wave based on a handful of local primary wins. My husband and I are older, true, and don't chat with a lot of young people, but I've literally never talked to anyone who believed it was happening in any numbers that would make it politically viable nationally. This kind of media gas gets generated every election and always favors "new" over old.

So no doubt you're hardly the only one wondering why local pols who campaigned for that vote aren't doing better against strong, popular "old" pols. I read that Democrats in a recent poll chose Jealous by 10 points, 48%, while 38% favored Hogan. Republicans 91% for Hogan, btw.

All I can suggest is to use this election to identify some honest and reliable reporters in MD. Truth trumps everything else.