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Tuesday, October 07, 2014

Brown, Hogan, Duel Over Economy in 1st Debate

BALTIMORE (WNEW/AP) — Maryland’s gubernatorial candidates had some heated moments in the first debate Tuesday.

Lt Governor Anthony Brown and candidate Larry Hogan kept in line with the negative pace of the race as they exchanged words on education, the environment and spending.

The debate was held at WJZ-TV’s studio in Baltimore.

The two even went at it over a question about the tone of the campaign described in a recent report by The Baltimore Sun as the most negative in the nation.

Hogan hammered away at tax increases approved by Gov. Martin O’Malley in an effort to link Brown with the tax hikes. But Brown repeatedly emphasized he would not raise taxes if elected governor.

The two also debated tax relief. Brown says he would support tax breaks for small businesses. Hogan says the state needs to improve the business climate by rolling back as many of the tax increases approved in recent years as possible.

The hour-long debate is scheduled to be broadcast Tuesday evening between 7 p.m. and 8 p.m.

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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

He doesn't need to raise them, O'Malley took care of that. But, he will, regardless of what he says. Hogan will too, it's inevitable.