one critical race is in maryland where angela alsobrooks is facing larry hogan. ount of money has been pouring in from democrats to defend the seat. new campaign finance reports, alsobrooks has raised more than $43 million. republicans, they are not far behind with hogan raising $41 million. that's a lot of money. joining us now to discuss it all is angela alsobrooks. >> welcome, county executive. >> thank you. >> prince george's county. good to have you back at the table. >> good to be here. >> 16 days, and as we were talking about, you can do anything in 16 days, but for you, you have to finish the race. >> yes. >> i know the polling says there's a large gap between yourself and former governor hogan. you and i are politically smart enough to know that may not necessarily be how the vote turns out. what is your strategy to solidify your lock on this race? regard lesson of the polls. you internal numbers and other things coming into play, but voters in large measure are weighing both of you for the u.s. senate. that's the final sell if you will in the next 16 day

governor of maryland larry hogan, and democrat and the current prince georges county executive angela alsobrookshat, we begin with the debate. county executive alsobrooks has the first opening statement. ms. alsobrooks: good evening. first of all i would like to thank our hosts for having us tonight. i want to thank former governor hogan for being here as well, and everyone for tuning in. i am angela alsobrooks, the proud democratic nominee for u.s. senate. like many marylanders i am also in member of the sandwich generation. i am the proud mother of a 19-year-old daughter and the proud daughter of a retired receptionist and a newspaper your deliveryman. i grew up in maryland and spent my entire adult life in public service, beginning my career as a demo to violence prosecutor where i stood up for our families and held violent offenders accountable. as the elected prosecutor, i also lowered violent crime by 50%. as county executive i have been one of the top job creators in the state of maryland. we have built 10 new schools and we are breaking ground on an additional eight. in the united states

and i i endorsed angela alsobrooks over a year ago. i've been proudly campaigning for a crowded primary and i've been proudly campaigning for her ever since. she will be maryland's next senator. i think she's going to win handily and not only she a great candidate, i think that we're seeing the fact that larry hogan back-and-forth on whether or not he is going to be pro choice that he just became pro-choice the past couple of months ago. does not rub marylanders well, the fact that we watched kamala side rates and non-fatal shooting rates skyrocket while he was the governor does not rub maryland's as well. and i think is we're now seeing new allegations about how he enriched himself and others in his circle while he was governor does not rub maryland as well so i think angela alsobrooks is a fantastic candidate. she will be maryland's next senator. and i think this has been a very challenging race for the old governor. >> alright, maryland governor wes moore, thanks so much. good to see you, sir. two of my next guests have both worked

governor of maryland larry hogan, and democrat and the current prince georges county executive angela alsobrookswith the debate. county executive alsobrooks has the first opening statement. ms. alsobrooks: good evening. first of all i would like to thank our hosts for having us tonight. i want to thank former governor hogan for being here as well, and everyone for tuning in. i am angela alsobrooks, the proud democratic nominee for u.s. senate. like many marylanders i am also in member of the sandwich generation. i am the proud mother of a 19-year-old daughter and the proud daughter of a retired receptionist and a newspaper your deliveryman. i grew up in maryland and spent my entire adult life in public service, beginning my career as a demo to violence prosecutor where i stood up for our families and held violent offenders accountable. as the elected prosecutor, i also lowered violent crime by 50%. as county executive i have been one of the top job creators in the state of maryland. we have built 10 new schools and we are breaking ground on an additional eight. in the united states senate, i wil

if her close ally angela alsobrooks also were to win, they would become the first two black women to serve together. joining us now, democratic congresswoman lisa blunt rochester of delaware. >> good to see you, representative -- >> good morning. >> good morning to you. good to see you. so, you know, i have this thing that i've learned over the years from being a county, state, and national chairman. it's hard as hell to run against history. and i think that's one of the dynamics that set up not just the race that you're in, but certainly the race that we see with kamala harris. how do you -- how do you have a conversation with people who still second-guess, second-guess the role of women as executive leaders, or senatorial leadership, where, you know, you're in a rarefied space, in a space that they don't often see you in. how do you have that conversation to help people bring them along to understanding the power of your leadership and why it's important for them to consider what you're putting on the table. >> well, first of all, it's great to be with you, again. you know, in this

. >> bret: here is your opponent angela alsobrooks about forfeited votes.ion where he says he despises their nominee but cannot bring himself to even vote for vice president harris and in fact will have forfeited the chance to vote in three different elections rather than stand up, do the right thing, choose the tough vote and vote for a democrat he voted for deceased individuals and said he will do so in this election. >> bret: what's the response to that. >> the deceased individual is ronald reagan. look, i have never voted for anyone that i didn't believe in. and like a lot of people in america, this is a tough choice. in my state, you know, we are running about 30 points ahead of donald trump. and it's because i have been able to appeal and have to appeal to a wider group of voters. i have got to convince republicans to stick with me because i'm and convince independents and democrats that i'm not going to be just a rubber stamp republican that i have always stood up to do whatever i think is right for all the people of our state. >> bret: there are tru

>> our colleague, chuck todd, moderated that debate between former governor larry hogan and angela alsobrooksreminder, there were so many debates, the senate is on the line, the house is on the line, every single member of the house of representatives is up for reelection. when it comes to the senate, democrats are defending 22, 23. west virginia is gone y'all. this is just a good snapshot, i think, of why every single day between now and the end of voting, which is election day, matters. >> it does matter. one of the strategies i employed in 2010 was a bottom- up strategy. you don't win necessarily by focusing just at the top. there are a lot of voters out there who are not moved, as we know, and we already talked about, by the presidential candidates. they have doubts, they have questions, they are like, i don't know. down ballot, whether it is a ballot initiative on abortion or cannabis or a candidate for u.s. senate or some other statewide office, that may animate them. so the parties have to know that and really kind of understand how they move and motivate those voters to come out for t

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. - hogan's race against democrat angela alsobrooks could decide control of the senate. - larry hogan, his bff, mitch mcconnell, and donald trump's rublican party want to flip this seat. - and the key to the senate majority runs through maryland. - i welcome whatever it takes to get us into the majority. i don't care if he's a vegetarian, it doesn't matter to me. he has received, and rejected, trump's endorsement. - i think he has a good chance to win. i would like to see him win. - so there's no chance you'll vote for trump? - i'm not going to. i didn't vote for him in 2016 or 2020, and i think i made that pretty clear. - what does former governor larry hogan say now? - [narrator] "firing line" with margaret hoover is made possible in part by robert granieri, vanessa and henry cornell, the fairweather foundation, and by the following. corporate funding is provided by stephens inc. - governor larry hogan, welcome back to "firing line." - thank you, margaret, it's great to be back with you. - when we spoke earlier last year, you had said that you wanted to contribute to the future of t

i'm angela alsobrooks. i will represent myself in the senate. i'm fortunate to have the support of senator van holland and senator cardin and we have tremendous delegation. i work i worked to this over the years, when it comes to this issue i will be angela alsobrooks and tell you what i believe. we recognize the horrific attack that occurred in israel on october 7th and they will get hostages, make sure they get aid into gaza for the palestinians, we have to get to a 2 state solution. self-determination for the palestinian and gaza. it's important our multilateral relationship with uae, jordan is necessary for us for long-term stability, and support its right to defend itself. >> hogan: i will be a champion for israel like ben cardin rather than trying to equivocate or do both sides. to follow chris van holland who's the most anti-israel member of the united states senate. i disagree with that, to demand a cease-fire, we celebrated the tremendous loss of life. we remember families and hostages, people have to be counted. and israel is the most

we feel very good about both kamala harris's prospects in maryland and also that angela alsobrooks willthat we know as we have been going all around the country and hearing the same messages. we want a leader who we think actually reflects our values. we want a leader who sees us, who knows us, honors us and sees us as part of the coalition. not just a winning electoral coalition but a winning coalition to make sure the united states can be respected on a global stage in a place where we have economic growth for everybody. that is why i feel very good about where the vice president is, where the closing argument is. i know the energy we are seeing when we are on the ground in wisconsin and pennsylvania and michigan and north carolina that it's real. i think it is something that will sustain throughout election day. >> the madison square garden rally on monday night has obviously gotten a lot of attention for the work of one of the speakers there. particularly a file joke about to reagan's. there was also an almost unfathomably stupid racist joke about black people, at the expense of pal

democrat angela alsobrooks is hoping to succeed ben cardin, and she's facing off against larry hogan,cored high mark as a republican governor in a blue state and is promising bipartisanship in washington. this race has turned into one of the most expensive in the country with more than $60 million in ads flooding local media. nbc's gary grumbach is joining us from maryland. what do voters see as the stakes of this race? >> reporter: this is democracy in action here. i want to show you what this process looks like inside an early voting site here. you got folks checking in at the tables here. then, they're given a choice in maryland of two ways to vote. you can either do it by paper, by filling in the ballot with a pen yourself, or you can get an electronic ballot marking. that's way over here on this side. either way you do it, they come out over here with a completed ballot, put it in the machines right here, and they're counted and kept safe until election day. so, we'll take you outside. let's talk about who the candidates are. you mentioned this is one of the most expensive senate

united states and a new washington post poll shows that in maryland the democratic candidate, angela alsobrooks has a comfortable 52% to 40% lead over former governor of maryland republican larry hogan. that has not stopped democrats from beefing up their defense the chuck schumer backed senate majority pac, just injected about $2 into the race. former governor hogan joins us now, governor do your internal poll numbers show similar? numbers? and if so, how do you plan on closing this gap yeah. >> no. actually, our internal poll numbers show it as a neck and neck toss-up race, but obviously they would not be spending $50 million in attacking me and pulling money out of other states to come in here if they thought they had a comfortable lead, but it's look, i've always been an under dog. i'd say one of the bluest states in america, but i believe just like i did and 14 and 18, we're going to surprise a lot of people, i think in 14 they had me down 12 points and i won by five. so we're i'm a lake closer and were out there making the argument with republicans, democrats, and independents all across

we've invited the democratic senate candidate for maryland, angela alsobrooks to join us as well. we hope to have her her here in the situation room with us soon as well, and coming up cnn's john king joins us live from nevada as he swings through five battleground states in five days, also had democratic senator cory booker. he joins us here in the situation room we'll be right back after a quick break. >> this is an important message for everyone on medicare right now, is the medicare annual enrollment period. and today we are talking about medicare part c, commonly called medicare advantage. if you don't have a medicare part c plan call now, you may be eligible for plans in your zip code with additional benefits or cost savings. you may not be receiving now, or that may have previously not been available to you, different parts see plans are available in different parts of the country. so don't wait to call the number on your screen now, if you're on medicare, you can call even if you called last year, we will check to see if there is a part c plan available in your area. with

today,eplican larry hogan and democrat angela alsobrooks ta pt in their first debate in the race to replace maryland democrat ben cardin in the senate. tc that tonight at 8:00 eastern cpan. at the same time on c-span2, we'll have live cere of a debate between the candidates running for u.s. senate in utah. those vying to replace republican senator mitt romney include democrat cole, republican congressmanoh curtice, and independent candidate carlton bowen. again,has live on c-span 2. and at1: p.m. eastern, there's a debate for alaska's sole at-large congressional district. the candidates are mary pella and republican nick begich. watch that from alaska pli media live on c-span. and all of our debate covag is also available on c-span now, our freeobe video app, or online at c-span.org. >> friday night, watch c-span's 2024 campaign trail, a weekly discussion on how the presidential, senate, and house campaigns done in the past week. two reporters talk about the events driving the week's political news and look at the week ahead. watch c-span's 2024 campaign trail, friday nights at 7:00 eastern