Whenever I think of Larry Hogan, my mind instantly goes to John Bel Edwards.
That’s because Hogan, the former Republican governor of deep-blue Maryland, and Edwards, the Democratic ex-governor of ruby-red Louisiana, both dealt with legislatures controlled by rival political parties. Both governed from the pragmatic center to get important things done, and both left office with their good reputations intact.
Hogan is back in the news these days because he’s trying to leverage that good reputation into a U.S. Senate seat. Despite his enduring popularity and his Democratic opponent’s much lower profile, he’s struggling…