The moderate US Republican Larry Hogan has so far been said to have ambitions for a bid for the presidential candidacy. In a guest article in the New York Times, the Trump critic writes why the 66-year-old, contrary to expectations, is not entering the race.
The rather moderate US Republican Larry Hogan has refrained from running for his party's presidential candidacy. The 66-year-old, who is considered a critic of former President Donald Trump, had previously been said to have such ambitions.
In an op-ed published in The New York Times, he wrote: "After eight years of giving my heart and soul to serve the people of Maryland, I don't want to put my family through another grueling campaign, just... to have that experience." However, he is grateful to all those who have encouraged him to run for the presidency over the years. Hogan served as governor of the US state of Maryland for eight years. After two terms in office, he was forced to resign last November.
After the Republicans' poor performance in the US midterm elections, Hogan did not shy away from criticizing Trump. He said Trump cost the party three elections. In the "New York Times" Hogan warned his party against supporting Trump as a candidate in the party's internal primaries. "To be a successful ruling party again, we need to get away from Mr Trump," he wrote. For too long, Republicans have been denied a real debate about what the party actually stands for beyond loyalty to Trump. Trump and former US Ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley, have been running for the Republican nomination for the 2024 election.
The 70-year-old author Marianne Williamson announced her application to the Democrats on Saturday. She would be US President Joe Biden's first internal party competitor if he were to run again - but her candidacy is considered almost hopeless. Biden has not yet officially announced that he will run again. However, the 80-year-old has declared his general intention. He is expected to throw his hat in the ring soon.
