The Cox conundrum: He may benefit from Democratic attacks

Given the angry claim made last week by former Maryland Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz that the Democratic Governors Association was spending over $1 million on a television ad campaign to promote her main primary opponent, Del. Dan Cox, we were prepared for something truly nefarious. Was the DGA’s “Meet Dan Cox” effort going to endorse him? Claim he’s the second coming of Ronald Reagan? Try to position the one-term delegate representing Carroll and Frederick counties as Larry Hogan’s rightful successor?