Don’t let anyone tell you that you have to vote for or against someone just because of their party affiliation or the color of their skin, Hogan told a predominantly black audience at an event hosted by the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity at Bowie State University... Hogan, who faces Lt. Gov. Anthony G. Brown (D), said that the pollsters and the political experts would tell me that no matter what my platform is, no matter what the track record of my opponent is, that many of you in this room aren’t even going to consider voting for me because of the ‘R’ next to my name. But I’m here to challenge that assumption. Hogan relayed to his audience at Bowie State that he had recently campaigned in some African-American neighborhoods in Baltimore, and he said that his message of cutting taxes and creating jobs resonated there, just as it does everywhere he goes. Many of the folks we met in those neighborhoods said ‘we don’t usually vote,’ and the ones who do, we know will most likely vote for our opponents, Hogan said. But we went there anyway, and we told them we do care, and if they want things to change in their neighborhoods, they have the power to change them. He urged everyone in the audience to vote and to encourage their friends to vote. To not vote is to make a mockery of the sacrifices of the people who fought for your rights, Hogan said.
Posted on: Wed, 10 Sep 2014 18:30:00 +0000