Hogan stars in just one TV ad for Maryland Republicans this year

After shunning the Trump-aligned top of the GOP ticket in Maryland, popular and outgoing Gov. Larry Hogan plans to appear in just one scripted television ad boosting Republican candidates in the state he led for eight years, political advisers said Thursday. In a spot appearing this weekend on broadcast and digital platforms, Hogan (R) banters with comptroller candidate Barry Glassman, talking about the role of moderates in a Democrat-dominated state and driving a convertible — in the middle of the road. Hogan has refused to endorse the far-right Republican nominees for governor and attorney general, even saying gubernatorial hopeful Del. Dan Cox (R-Frederick) “is not, in my opinion, mentally stable.”