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One of the anticipated candidates for the 2024 presidential race has already bowed out.
Former Maryland Governor Larry Hogan says he will not be running for president.
This is a bit of a stunner as he has been atop the anti-Trump movement in the GOP.
Not Happening
Hogan announced his decision this weekend.
He stated, “I did give it serious consideration, and I talked to people everywhere, and I talked to my family, and it was a tough decision, but I’ve decided that I will not be a candidate for the Republican nomination for president.
“It’s really mostly about the country and about the party.
“The personal decision – it was like, I didn’t need that job.
“I didn’t need to run for another office… I was considering it because I thought it was a public service, and maybe I could make a difference.
“I didn’t want to have a pileup of a bunch of people fighting.
“Right now, you have Trump and DeSantis at the top of the field soaking up all of the oxygen, getting all of the attention.
“And then a whole lot of the rest of us in single digits.
“And the more of them you have, the less chance you have for somebody rising up.”
I am shocked, but Hogan actually gets it.
Those last two lines are very telling, and I would suspect that he will start to work from the inside out to get less people to announce in the hopes of DeSantis going head-to-head with Trump.
Hogan knows if this is a crowded field, Trump walks with the nomination easily.
