Moore Doesn't Close the Door on 2026

"I'm hungry, but I'm not thirsty" is a cute phrase, but it doesn't answer the question

Maryland Governor Wes Moore may be running for Governor, but it is clear that the door he “closed” on a run for President is wide open.

In an interview airing tomorrow on YouTube with Politico’s Jonathan Martin, this is what Moore had to say:

It wasn’t no this time. It was “I am laser focused on my mission…..and I have a target right now, and that’s my election in November.”

“I’m hungry, but I’m not thirsty. My definition of hungry is making sure you’re focused on 2026. My definition of thirsty is making sure you’re focused on 2028.”

“I’m hungry, but I’m not thirsty” is a cute phrase, but it doesn’t answer the question, and it is clearly not the definitive “no” that Moore has given for years.

This, of course, is not a surprise to anybody who has been paying attention to the last three years (and arguably longer). Moore, like Martin O’Malley before him, was always more focused on running for President than he was on doing his job as Governor. That’s why the Legislature has overturned his vetoes. That’s why the revolving door of the Moore Administration is always spinning.

Like Martin O’Malley, Moore is a failed Governor. He will be re-elected only based on a strong political tailwind and a weak Republican field….

……and he’s running for President. Because when people are done eating, they tend to need a drink because they’re thirsty.