Marylanders Sound Off On Hogan Following Recent Poll
BALTIMORE, Md. (WJZ)—Are you ready to rate the governor? In less than three weeks in office he's done enough for some Marylanders to form opinions.
Pat Warren looks at some of the questions and answers.
Governor Hogan gets mixed reviews in a new Washington Post poll.
How do you like him now?
"It doesn't really matter to me day to day whether I'm popular on this issue or that issue," Hogan previously stated.
And in a Washington Post poll, asked about their level off confidence in the new governor, a majority 58% said they are confident he'll take the state in the right direction.
"I think Larry Hogan's doing a fine job so far," said Dave Hedrick
Warren: "Do you have confidence in his ability to lead the state in the right direction?"
"I believe he possesses the ability," Ernie McNair said.
"Do I hope he'll lead the state in the right direction? Yes. I do," said Melissa Elleby
The majority picked the budget, 87% as a problem and most of them called it a big problem.
Dorothea Hedrick is a democrat who voted for Hogan, she's holding him to tax cuts.
"I went over to the giant last night and there was a car sitting in front of me with a sticker on it and it said, "If you can dream it, Maryland will tax it," Dorothea Hedrick said.
Asked if they support the 2% cut to government agencies, 68% said yes. A smaller margin supports cancelling the state workers' pay raise, but still 51% support it.
Warren: "State agencies?"
"I think a lot of that has to be addressed and he'll work it out, too. It's rather hard at first to hear that they're cutting everything but I think he'll get it worked out," said Bob Hedrick.
Unions and democratic leadership are working on it too.
"The governor can come up with smarter ways to rectify this budget problem," said Patrick Moran, AFSCME.
"There's only so much money you got, you're not a bottomless pit," Hedrick said.
Warren: "And what would make you happy?"
"Hittin' the lottery tonight that's what'd make her happy."
The area that the majority said they don't want to see funding reduced is K-12 education and that's where he's drawing the most fire.
The poll was conducted February 5th thru the 8th with a random sampling of 1,003 Maryland residents.
