ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore , often mentioned among Democrats as a potential presidential candidate , has been saying for months that he isn't running for the White House in 2028.

That hasn't stopped persistent talk about his future political plans, especially when he continues to make appearances outside Maryland that raise his national profile.

On Friday, Moore traveled to speak at the Blue Palmetto Dinner in the early presidential primary state of South Carolina , where he told a ballroom of Democrats that it's time for their shared party to take swift action to improve outcomes in areas like job creation and education outcomes, rather than slow and more deliberate moves.

“I'm here on a mission,” Moore told a packed room of party donors, activists, candidates and e

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