Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is being honest with voters. The Republican isn’t winning over Democrats on his run for the state’s open Senate seat the same way he did when he cruised to election and reelection as one of the country’s most popular governors. 

Democrats in blue states are consistently happy to hand the reins of state government over to Republicans with their heads for balanced budgets and centrist approaches to governance. But the Senate and the White House are different matters.