Posted on 01/04/2022 4:10:12 AM PST by cotton1706
Former Lt. Gov. Michael Steele said Monday that he won’t run for Maryland governor, but will remain part of the national political conversation and wants to see the GOP better define what it stands for.
“I made the decision to stand down this round,” said Steele, a Republican MSNBC commentator and ardent critic of former President Donald Trump.
“It’s not something the family wants me to do right now,” the Prince George’s County resident said in an interview. “My wife has never been a big fan of the political landscape. At the end of the day, you can’t be governor without the first lady.”
Steele’s decision leaves Commerce Secretary Kelly Schulz and Del. Dan Cox as the most prominent Republicans in the June 28 primary election field. Schulz, a former Republican delegate from Frederick County and a longtime member of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s cabinet, is transitioning out of the post this month to mount her campaign. Cox is a conservative who has received Trump’s endorsement.
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No, it's redefining itself just fine. He wants the GOP to define itself as Swampcritters: Demonrat-lite.
What “standing down?”
That seems to imply that Steele had stood up at some point. /s
DITTO 👍👍👍 (Needed the caps lock and 3 thumbs up!)
IIRC he was head of the RNC during the Obama era. He stood down then too.
MD 'Freak State' PING!
A large L on his forehead.
An anti-Trump Republican in a far-left state. Who did he think would vote for him? I guess he realizes: nobody, and that’s why he pulled out.
Gee.
What a bummer.
:D
“ardent critic of former President Donald Trump.”
Translation: I realize that I will not get one single vote from the entire western part of MD.
Good. He’s the worst.
Demonrats lose their “best” candidate in MD.
He and Lizard Cheney should run on the Democrat ticket somewhere.
Who’s worse? Michael Aluminum or Lizard Cheney?
“Who’s worse? Michael Aluminum or Lizard Cheney?”
Ha ha. Tough question. Both are quislings.
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