PHOTO FROM DELANEY CAMPAIGN
Annapolis, MD – Maryland Rep. John Delaney decided recently that he wanted to know Gov. Larry Hogan’s clear opinion on Donald Trump’s campaign for the presidency — and he wanted the rest of Maryland to know the answer, too.
As reported by MyMCMedia and the Washington Post, Delaney, a liberal, wanted to know if the state’s Republican governor was planning on supporting the controversial billionaire or not. So he chose to ask Hogan in a very public way: on a giant, mobile billboard.
“Gov. Hogan: Will you support Trump as the Republican nominee?” the billboard asked, alongside a picture of Trump, who appears to be violently screaming.
This type of advertising certainly isn’t what marketing experts talk about when they say that local mobile spending will be worth $18 billion by the end of the year — but there’s no doubt that Delaney’s billboard was probably worth at least a thousand words.
Delaney is reportedly running for re-election this year, although some believe he is eyeing Hogan’s spot as governor. He has made his position very clear, and he voiced his disapproval of Hogan in a statement released shortly after the billboard debuted:
“Electing Donald Trump would be a disaster for the country and for the people in my district. Governor Hogan should tell the people of Maryland if he will support Donald Trump as the Republican nominee. It takes no time to decide if you support what Trump Stands for — yet it’s been 19 days and Governor Hogan still won’t answer a simple yes or no question.”
It took approximately one day for Hogan to state that he would consider voting for another candidate in the November elections if Trump received the Republican nomination, according to the New York Times.
At the moment, it seems that Maryland’s Republican voters support Trump more so than any other candidate. In a recent survey of 400 likely Maryland Republican voters, one-third of respondents (34%) said they support Donald Trump; 25% said they support Ted Cruz; 18% said they support John Kasich, 14% said they support Marco Rubio; and 10% responded as undecided/other.
