Five Takeaways from the Cox/Moore Gubernatorial Debate

By Abby Zimmardi and Shannon Clark, Capital News Service

Gubernatorial candidates Dan Cox and Wes Moore tangled, sometimes viciously, Wednesday in their first, and probably only, televised debate. Supporters lined the streets outside the Maryland Public Television station Wednesday afternoon, holding posters, chanting and waving as cars drove to the station for the debate.

Democrat Moore, who has a 2-to-1 lead among voters in the latest poll, appeared initially to plan to sidestep the debate, while Republican Cox, who has been endorsed by former President Donald Trump and vilified by Gov. Hogan, R, came into the contest needing to appeal to a broader swath of voters. The candidates were questioned by a panel of reporters and students from Morgan State University and Salisbury University.

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