and congratulations uh on the big win
you had endorsements uh through your
position as County Executive there in a
County by the way that's bigger than
some states in population uh but you
also were outspent so massively and
still were able to pull this off yes yes
thank you so much for having me yes it's
it's um it's a wonderful feeling it
really is it's been a wonderful day what
do you expect to be the the most
important issue uh between you and Larry
Hogan in this campaign well you know
there are many policy issues I think the
issue of choice um is the one that I
hear most about you know I have an
18-year-old daughter and like so many I
am so concerned about her right to
privacy and freedom uh the right to make
her own decisions about her body and
this is an issue that is by the way not
only important uh to so many women but
this is also important to men fathers
and grandfathers who want their
daughters to have more rights than their
mothers and grandmothers and not fewer
so this is one of the issues that I
believe is going to be a seminal issue
um in this election although there are
many others it's the Supreme Court is an
issue as well who we would appoint there
sensible gun legislation uh Economic
Opportunity and what that looks like um
so there are many many issues but I
believe these policy differences um will
be really the issues that divide us and
I think ultimately marylanders are want
to keep the Senate blue and uh Larry
Hogan who has had his different es
publicly with Donald Trump from time to
time if he's in the Senate as a
Republican senator he would be doing
everything that that majority Republican
Senate could do to support Donald Trump
yeah I think this is absolutely right I
mean we saw that Mitch McConnell was the
person who invited Larry Hogan into this
race saying that it was the get of the
year uh we also know that that Larry
Hogan would be voting with this caucus
in fact uh he has already shown himself
to be a person who does not support
Choice um a person who DET toed
important legislation that would have
expanded abortion care uh in the state
and we know that he will be voting with
with with this caucus with the
Republican caucus which by the way in a
party that is led by Donald Trump you
are now targeted by Republicans because
they have high hopes of winning that
seat in Maryland so that they can get
the majority in the
Senate yeah well you know what this is
um a state that I have built a very
strong Grassroots Coalition across the
state um enjoyed talking to voters where
they are all across the state um talking
not only about my own record but talking
about a positive vision for our state
and I'm finding that the issues that tie
us the ones around Economic Opportunity
growing jobs and income safe communities
where people can feel safe and actually
be safe in their communities again the
issue of choice and and so many other
issues are resonating with marylanders
uh and ultimately I believe that the
policy uh positions that I have taken
and the ones that are consistent with
the Democratic party are also consistent
with the values of marylanders and they
are going to uh vote I know to keep
Maryland blue and to keep the Democratic
Party in the majority and the Senate