Larry Hogan, left, Republican candidate for Maryland governor, pretends not to hear New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie as he speaks with reporters about his visit to Maryland at The Original Pancake House in Bethesda, Md., Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2014. Christie, the head of the Republican Governors Association, is making his second trip to Maryland to help Hogan's campaign against the Democratic candidate, Lt. Gov. Anthony Brown. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky), APTOPIX