The following is a transcript of an interview with former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, that aired on 'Face the Nation' on September 3, 2023.
September 3, 2023 / 8:30 AMThe following is a transcript of an interview with former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, that aired on"Face the Nation" on September 3, 2023.
HOGAN: Look, I think there's too many people in the field, you should not be in the race. If you're- if you don't make the debate stage, you likely should consider getting out. If you're on the debate stage, and you're willing to stand up and challenge the leader that's at 50%, if you're unwilling to challenge Donald Trump, you should get off the stage. You know, Ramaswamy, for example, is up there being a cheerleader and a fill-in for Trump.
HOGAN: It's very, very tough, which is why it hasn't happened yet. But I'm holding out hope that we'll- we'll get this figured out. And you know, my total focus at this point is trying to make sure we can get a challenger that's going to win this nomination. That's not Donald Trump that can get us back to winning elections again and to win the race in November.
HOGAN: Well, it seems like the opposite of what I've been saying. You know, we've got eleven people in the race. We have six of my former gubernatorial colleagues already in the race. I'm not sure whether one or two more is going to fix the problem. I also just don't think it's going to happen. I mean, they're both great governors. I campaigned and helped both of them.
HOGAN: I think we should only put together a ticket in the event that it's Trump and Biden. And I'm still, again, still trying to work to make sure we can get a good Republican nominee. And this doesn't- it's no longer necessary. But it has to be a good ticket that can actually win, you know, I would only be in it to win it. Nobody's trying to spoil anything. This is about actually receiving a majority of the votes.
HOGAN: Sure. Well, you know, it's a tax exempt, you know, grassroots citizen organization, just like thousands of others and that's just what the rules are. They're not a political party, they- they don't have a candidacy they're behind. They're not backing anyone. If in fact, that became a campaign, they obviously would have to follow all the same rules that all the rest of the campaigns do.
HOGAN: But look, we've got two guys at 80 or around 80. The current President has two different independent counsels investigating multiple different things, problems with his son. We've got the former President, who is running this whole grievance effort- getting- still debating the results of the last election and has four different indictments and potentially 90 some charges against them. I mean, if ever, there was a time to say, maybe we need to have a choice C, it might be 2024.
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