US Midterms: First Black Maryland Governor-Elect Discusses His Great Feat

Democrat Wes Moore said becoming the first Black Governor of Maryland and only the third black person elected Governor in US history means a great deal to him.

Eko Hot Blog reports that Moore said, “I know the history of my state. This is a state that is a place, the birthplace and home place of Frederick Douglass and Thurgood Marshall, and Harriet Tubman. But it is also the birthplace of the red line. It is the birthplace of some of the most historically discriminatory policies, the most creative discriminatory policies that we’ve seen in this country.”

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When asked about current GOP Gov. Larry Hogan, who has been popular in a largely blue state, Moore expressed appreciation for Hogan tackling more extreme members of his party including Moore’s Republican gubernatorial opponent Dan Cox, who questioned the legitimacy of the 2020 election.

“I appreciate the current governor for calling out these MAGA Republicans early,” he said

“I think people are tired of being at each other’s throats. I think people are tired of caring more about who originated [an] idea than ‘is it a good idea?’ I think as a state, we are ready to move fast and we are ready to move together,” he added.

Moore tied stumping throughout the state as key to his election victory.

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“You go to their territories and you make your pitch. If you show up, you will see exactly what we saw here in the state of Maryland yesterday. We won, not just Democrats, not just Independents, but we took a large swath of Republicans. That is why I think we saw the numbers and the margins that we saw in the state of Maryland,” he told.

Source: CNN

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