Maryland Democratic Gov.Wes Moore is facing criticism for condemning rising "tribal" politics while continuing to push a redistricting effort that opponents say would eliminate the state's sole Republican congressional seat.Moore, a rising Democratic star who is being floated as a possible 2028 presidential candidate, gave an Independence Day speech in which he described American history as "powerful," "painful" and "complex."Speaking in the Maryland State House, where George Washington resigned his military commission in 1783, Moore proclaimed that "too many feel that our politics has become tribal, that our political system once felt like a gift, but the politics of today feel like a grift."In response, Haven Shoemaker, the top state attorney for Maryland’s Carroll County, remarked to Fox News Digital that "Gov.
Moore is proof positive that hypocrisy knows no bounds."WATCH: MARYLAND DEMS DEFEND ‘BIG TENT’ PARTY AS NEW YORK SOCIALIST SURGE FUELS DEM DIVIDELeft to right: Democratic Governors Kathy Hochul, N.Y., Wes Moore, Md., and Tim Walz, Minn., speak to members of the media outside the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024.(Yuri Gripas/Abaca/Bloomberg via Getty Images)"On the basis of what you would have to characterize as tribalism, he is going to convene a special session of the Maryland General Assembly to redistrict Maryland's only Republican congressman out of office.
Sounds like tribalism to me," said Shoemaker.Maryland General Assembly leaders announced they will meet for a special session beginning Aug.3 to consider a constitutional amendment on congressional redistricting, affiliate Fox 45 reported.
The special session follows months of pressure from Moore and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., on Maryland Democrats to advance a congressional redistricting plan that would likely eliminate the state's lone Republican-held district.Maryland General Assembly leaders announced they will meet for a special session ...