Can Ed Hale, a former Democrat, rebuild the Larry Hogan coalition in Maryland?

A former longtime Democrat in Maryland is trying to revive what loosely resembles the Larry Hogan playbook ahead of Tuesday’s gubernatorial primary.

Ed Hale, a Democrat turned Republican who is “not a Donald Trump guy,” is testing whether a statewide GOP candidate running on a centrist platform can rebuild a winning coalition reminiscent of the […] ...