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The Playbook Podcast

Wes Moore gets blunt about 2028: I'm hungry, not thirsty | On The Road

The Playbook Podcast

POLITICO

News, Daily News, Politics, Government

3.9 • 699 Ratings

🗓️ 23 May 2026

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore sits down with POLITICO’s Jonathan Martin at Baltimore’s iconic Koco's Pub for a wide-ranging conversation about redistricting, the future of the Democratic party and how his military service shaped his views on patriotism, race and America’s role in the world.    Moore also opens up about Donald Trump, Joe Biden’s decision to stay in the presidential race too long, Kamala Harris’ future and why Democrats can’t spend years “studying” voters’ frustrations instead of fixing them.

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:07.9

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0:15.1

I'm hungry, but I'm not thirsty. My definition of hungry is making sure you're focusing on 2026. My definition of thirsty is making sure you're focusing on 2026.

0:21.6

My definition of thirsty is making sure you're focused on 2028.

0:25.6

Hey folks, it's Jonathan Martin. We're back on the road, northeast Baltimore, Harford Road.

0:33.6

What else are you doing here? Crab cakes.

0:36.6

We're at Cocoa Pub in North East Baltimore.

0:39.3

It's more pub than in this restaurant.

0:41.3

You got high-backed chairs along the bar, an amply stocked bar.

0:45.3

But the biggest thing in Coco's, you can't miss it when you walk in,

0:49.3

are the softball-sized crab cakes sitting in the fridge, ready to go in the oven.

0:55.0

We're going to be sitting down with Governor West Moore, an adopted son of Baltimore, but before we get there, a native son of Baltimore.

1:03.0

Who else? But Ben Cardin. The former senator, the former longtime member of the House, and as the old heads know, the former

1:09.0

Speaker of the State House

1:11.1

of Delegates and a son and nephew also of state lawmakers, somebody who exudes Baltimore

1:17.2

politics through and through.

1:19.2

Senator, thank for doing this.

1:20.4

Tell us where we are and what this place represents in terms of Baltimore and Maryland.

1:24.9

First, Jonathan, welcome to Baltimore.

1:26.9

Very good. I pronounce the right. We'll get you to pronounce it right yet. You're in one of the hearts of the ethnic communities of Baltimore here at Coco's. I represented the whole state of Maryland. I can't say it's the best, but I can't say you can't find a better crap cake than at Coco's. But this is a part of the ethnic fiber of our city. This is Baltimore.

1:47.0

And Coco is actually short for Cocoa Fienes because the owner's father founded this place in

1:52.0

1985, a Greek family, and this is classic Baltimore. It's a big city and its culture, history,

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