That's Okay Wes, Maryland doesn't need a Governor, the Country needs you Moore. @k@
btw- Would you mind remitting your $184k annual salary and vacate the Governor's mansion, please?
Brakkton Booker, "Wes Moore dives into 2028 race in South CarolinaThe governor of Maryland said Democrats must adapt and change."COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA — Wes Moore made an early and urgent appeal Friday to one of the nation’s most important Democratic constituencies.
The first-term governor of Maryland said Democrats must adapt and change to counter President Donald Trump and improve life for the middle class if they have any hope of returning to power.
“Gone are the days when we are the party of bureaucracy, multi-year studies, panels and college debate club rules,” Moore said in a speech before party insiders at the South Carolina Democrats Blue Palmetto Dinner. “We must be the party of action.”
South Carolina has a track record of vaulting Democratic primary winners to the White House, and Moore’s premium speaking slot before the state’s well-connected party leaders does little to tamp down speculation he’s kicking the tires on an upcoming presidential bid.
In a state where Donald Trump cruised to an 18-point victory nearly seven months ago, Moore said Democrats must also take cues from an unlikely instructor: the president himself.
“Urgency is the instrument of change. And do you know who understands that really well? Donald Trump,” Moore said. “I want to be clear: We can — and we must — condemn Donald Trump’s reckless actions. But we would also be foolish not to learn from his impatience.”
Moore talked about his roots in Charleston, where his grandfather was born, his Army service and record on crime and job creation in Maryland. He also spoke about the perilous times the country faces, and told the crowd that he is on a “mission” to help deliver adequate health care and livable wages for those who need them.
It’s a vision Moore sought to contrast with the “reckless actions” of Trump.
Moore, 46, is seen as one of the party’s most promising young stars and has caught the attention of Hollywood icon and Democratic megadonor George Clooney. While many Democrats are eager to turn the page after difficult electoral losses last cycle, the governor told the party faithful that mustering up the courage to fight can’t wait until the next presidential cycle.
“Anyone who is talking about 2028 does not understand the urgency of 2025,” Moore said.
Earlier on Friday, Moore toured the Scout Motors Production Facility in nearby Blythewood and planned to attend a campaign-style fish fry after the dinner — making his visit seem even more like a tryout for 2028.
Moore, Maryland’s first — and currently the nation’s only — Black governor has drawn the ire of a handful of Democrats back home and in South Carolina over his veto of a reparations bill passed by the state legislature. The measure called for the study of historic race-based inequality in the state.
At least one South Carolina lawmaker, state Rep. John King, called for Moore to be disinvited from the gala.
“The governor’s veto doesn’t just affect Maryland,” said King, who boycotted the dinner. “It echoes in every state where Black lawmakers are already working uphill. It makes our jobs harder, and that’s something we can’t afford to ignore.”
The issue of reparations remains politically divisive, with a 2022 Pew Research Center survey showing that 77 percent of African Americans supported them, while less than 20 percent of white respondents did.
In the governor’s veto letter he suggested that with economic headwinds facing his state, it is an inopportune time to fund “another study.”
Moore has also followed other Democrats thought to be eyeing White House runs by sitting for more podcast interviews.
This includes a recent appearance on “The Breakfast Club” co-hosted by Charlamagne tha God and Kara Swisher’s podcast to talk about DOGE cuts and impact to his state. He recently traveled to Georgia, a key swing state, to record an episode of a podcast hosted by Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and taped a hoops workout with basketball shooting coach and influencer Chris Matthews.
A person familiar with Moore’s schedule said he’s limiting the number of out-of-state invites he is accepting to focus on his role in Maryland. But the person stressed he plans to hit the campaign trail in Virginia and New Jersey — both of which hold statewide elections this fall.
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Yup, Moore is right. Democrats need to return to the party it was in 1964 and revitalize the energies and vision demostrated during the campaign of RFK Sr.
During his campaign for president before it was cut short by an assassin's bullet.
Perplexity: Wes Moore, the governor of Maryland, has stated clearly and repeatedly that he is not running for president in 2028. Despite ongoing speculation and his high-profile appearances in key states like South Carolina, Moore told the Associated Press in late May 2025, "I'm not running," and emphasized that he is not seeking to be considered for vice president either
Perplexity: The blog post’s claim that “Wes Moore Takes a 4 Year Paid Hiatus from Maryland's Governorship to Run for President” is not supported by credible reporting or the Politico article it cites.
It's traditional to "declare" in Jan '27 to run in '28. It's a 2 year max campaign. Wes is going to do it, like may black college undergraduates, with 2 extra years needed to graduate. Go figure... Must be all the remedial neoliberal economics courses he'll need to take.
ps - Politico wrote the article, not me. They're not exactly flaming MAGA.
Did Politico also write the title of your post?
1. The Republicans, especially the "Conservative Republicans' " and especially those aligned with the Trump campaign ( the Maga Republicans) were loudly decrying the so-called “Biden Crime Family” and especially Hunter's foreign business ties, as well as Hunter's Private Live adventures. They seemed to have missed the larger problem....: the American public is sick of political corruption, real or perceived. But they DO KNOW that something needed to be done about Hunter's Gallivanting around the world making his own deals and using his Lame Farther as bargaining Chips.
On another note. I see that we now have that Moronic Les Carpenter as a poster here. My God What have we come to?
Bono is a moron and a liar. He has made a fool of himself for years, but this latest lie is absurd. He told Joe Rogan “300,000 people have already died from this hard cut of USAID.”
NO ONE DIED BECAUSE OF THE CORRUPT USAID MONEY LAUNDERING OPERATION.
The stupid globalist shill should shut up and worry about what’s going on in Ireland which is under invasion.. And perhaps he should Shut-Up and stick to Singing. Anyway Bono is a ”Has been.”
And whenever Bono speaks, It Seems like the Amateur Hour.
Also perhaps the above Poster is correct about Les Carpenter.
I just gave it the Maryland angle.
Maryland is a land of liars?
Especially in the State House and Governor's mansion. They don't call it "The People's Republic of Maryland" for nothin'.
The people selected the leaders they wanted. That's what you say about donald trump. And anyone "regretting" who they voted and come out in protest isn't real. They are all astroturf. That's according to you.
...and now look how you treat his son....
*shakes head*
His cheating them by neglecting his duties to Maryland is doing what they voted for? DJT is doing the job he was elected to do!
The voters all wanted significantly higher prices, many constitutional violations, unprecedented corruption, massive incompetency, to lose
...government safety net benefits, for donald to personally enrich himself, to destroy trade relationships and piss off our allies, to make the plutocrats richer and themselves poorer, etc, etc, etc...
I think many trump voters are changing their minds and regretting their votes. Because they gave their votes thinking what donald trump is NOT doing the job he was elected to do.
Where's the inflation? It's lower today than any Biden quarter.
And Trump's 2nd term polls are higher than Obama's were.
RFK Jr. is a corrupt brain dead moron.
RFK Jr. deserves to be treated badly because he betrayed the Democrat Party.
Les Carpenter is the smartest commenter here, next to me.
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