There ain't no such thing as a backyard leftist.

“As Washington Monthly points out, Hogan wins praise from ostensible liberals for being a ‘Republican who believes in climate change,’ but his administration has devoted itself to constructing automobile infrastructure over public transit. This is one of the most difficult things to get American voters to believe, but if you support state politicians who constantly build and expand highways, you do not support mitigating climate change. Larry Hogan may ‘believe in’ climate change, but he does not wish to do anything to stop it, especially if accelerating it is good for his own bottom line.” —Alex Pareene