Yeah, Maryland def isn’t as liberal as they make it seem. It is like California in that respect.
I’ve always thought of Maryland as a tiny East Coast Cali that’s why I said it in one of my last posts. It has almost all the same terrain types except for deserts and there’s an overall more progressive tradition in the state. Yet it’s still deceptively red in certain cases.
But it blows my mind that up until this point we haven’t seen any governor do anything truly substantial for the state. Baltimore should be going through a true industrial renaissance with the increased demand for renewable energy tech, there should be strong efforts to end homelessness and fix the schools, hell even those far off towns in Western Maryland could be zone for light green manufacturing.
It could be because I like playing Sim City from time to time, but I’d love to see another major city built on the Eastern Shore by Ocean City for the sake of job creation and direct investment from companies and as another solution to alleviate homelessness. I think as a state it’s important to stimulate the job market by these means. Give residents a chance to get the skills necessary to get and remain employed.