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YOU HAVE TO BE INVITED. ON THE MENU, POLITICS AND EGGS. GOVERNOR HOGAN: THEY INVITED ME IN JANUARY AFTER MY INAUGURATION. I THOUGHT IT WAS AN HONOR TO COME HERE. IT IS SUCH AN INCREDIBLE TRADITION. MY HANDWRITING IS ALREADY BAD AR AND -- ALREADY BAD. KATE: THIS IS NOT THE GOVERNOR AUTOGRAPHING A WOODEN NAG. WELL, IT IS. HE IS TESTING THE WATERS FOR A POSSIBLE PRESIDENTIAL BID. THIS HAPPENED TUESDAY MORNING AT POLITICS AND EGGS, AN IMPORTANT AND INVITE ONLY STOP ON THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY TRAIL. IN MANCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE. GOVERNOR HOGAN: 20 CANDIDATES WILL BE DESCENDING ON THE STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS IMPORTANT TO DO MY PART TO BRING A LITTLE BIT OF POLITICAL DIVERSITY TO POLITICS AND EGGS. KATE: MARYLAND’S GOP GOVERNOR DREW A GOOD-SIZED CROWD AND AT THE PODIUM WAS ALL ABOUT MIDDLE GROUND, MESSAGE OF COMMON SENSE BIPARTISAN LEADERSHIP. THIS AUDIENCE OF SEASONED PRIMARY VOTERS ALSO HEARD THE GOVERNOR SAY FOR THE FIRST TIME HE IS CONSIDERING A REPUBLICAN PRIMARY CHALLENGE TO PRESIDENT TRUMP. GOVERNOR HOGAN: AND THE ONLY STATE WHERE THEY KNOW BOTH OF US AND WE ARE ON THE BALLOT, I AM 50 POINTS AHEAD. I HAVE NEVER BEEN TO HAVE SURE, THIS IS MY SECOND TRIP UP. NO ONE KNOWS WHO I AM YET. K: HERE IS REPUBLICA POLITICAL STRATEGIST TOM RATH. >> IT IS HARD NOT TO LIKE HIM. WE HAVE POLITICS THAT TALKS ABOUT I IN THE REPUBLICAN PARTY. HE DID NOT USE THE WORD I, HE USED THE WORD WAY. IT IS AN IMPORTANT DISTINCTION. KATE: ALSO IMPORTANT THAT A CANDIDATE SEES A WINNING PATH BEYOND THE BORDERS OF THE STATE. HOW DOES A CENTRIST WHEN A PARTY PRIMARY? HOGAN WAS ASKED ABOUT THAT MORE THAN ONCE IN THE Q&A. FROM HIS ANSWERS, WE KNOW HIS FOCUS WILL BE ON STATES WITH OPEN PRIMARIES WHERE HE CAN COBBLE TOGETHER A: RUSSIAN TO VICTORY AS HE DID IN THE DEEP BLUE STATE OF MARYLAND. TWIC

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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan said Tuesday at the "Politics & Eggs" series at Saint Anselm College that he is seriously considering mounting a challenge to President Donald Trump in the 2020 Republican primaries. "I've heard the eggs are really good. But, you know, they invited me back in January, and I felt it was an honor to come here. It's such an incredible tradition," said Hogan.Hogan drew a good-sized crowd. His message from the podium was all about "middle ground" and "common sense, bipartisan leadership.""I come from the 'Get to work and get things done' school of politics and I'll work with anyone who wants to do the people's business," said Hogan. "At least 20 democratic candidates are going to be descending on the state of New Hampshire and I felt it was important to do my part to bring a little bit of diversity to Politics and Eggs," said Hogan. The audience of seasoned, primary voters also heard Hogan say for the first time, he's considering challenging Trump."A lot of people have been pushing me, since around the time of my inauguration in late January. People have asked me to give it serious consideration and I think I owe it to those people to do just that," said Hogan. "Look, in the only state where they know both of us and we've both been on the ballot, I'm' about 50 points ahead of him. I've never been in New Hampshire really, this is my second trip up, so nobody knows who I am yet."A student asked how the governor will balance the budget, to which he replied, "We’ve got to control spending," and, "Republicans and Democrats have to work together." "I was impressed with him. It's hard not to like him. We have an awful lot of politics in the Republican Party that talks about 'I' he didn't use the word 'I' at all. He used the word 'We.' And I think that's a very important distinction," said Tom Rath, New Hampshire Republican strategist. Hogan has said in the past that he had not given any thought to running for president in 2020. In the latest Goucher Poll, a third of those surveyed thought Hogan should run for president and 55 percent said he should not.According to Anselm's website, the Politics & Eggs series was founded in 1995 to provide New Hampshire and New England business leaders with a chance to meet with major party presidential candidates. Since that time, virtually every major candidate has attended this program, and it has become a "must-stop" on the presidential campaign trail.Also important to New Hampshire voters that a candidate sees a winning path beyond the borders of this state. ​