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2016 Postmortem
Related: About this forumMartin O’Malley strongest Democratic challenger to Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton
From the Miami Hurricane (student paper for U of Miami)
Martin OMalley, on the other hand, is quite a serious candidate despite his lack of name recognition or popular knowledge of his stances. In 2008, Clinton was a frontrunner before a relatively obscure senator from Illinois caught up and stole the nomination.
A similar comparison can easily be drawn to Martin OMalley. Although he has aggressively promoted himself as a candidate, establishment Democrats have not embraced him. Once he becomes more visible and people take time to listen to his perspective in debates, this will change.
In a December profile of OMalley published in The Atlantic, he emerges as an ideal candidate. In two terms as the governor of Maryland, hes ushered in a sweeping liberal agenda that includes gay marriage, gun control, an end to the death penalty and in-state college tuition for undocumented immigrants, wrote staff writer Molly Ball. Hes trim and handsome; he plays in an Irish rock band; he even served as the basis for a character on The Wire.
According to a New York Times article in August, OMalleys latest crusade as a candidate is his criticism of the Democratic National Committee for changing the debate protocols to benefit Clinton, as he claims. OMalley is being especially attentive about these debates because he knows when massive audiences get a chance to see and hear him, people will start to take him seriously as a great candidate.
A similar comparison can easily be drawn to Martin OMalley. Although he has aggressively promoted himself as a candidate, establishment Democrats have not embraced him. Once he becomes more visible and people take time to listen to his perspective in debates, this will change.
In a December profile of OMalley published in The Atlantic, he emerges as an ideal candidate. In two terms as the governor of Maryland, hes ushered in a sweeping liberal agenda that includes gay marriage, gun control, an end to the death penalty and in-state college tuition for undocumented immigrants, wrote staff writer Molly Ball. Hes trim and handsome; he plays in an Irish rock band; he even served as the basis for a character on The Wire.
According to a New York Times article in August, OMalleys latest crusade as a candidate is his criticism of the Democratic National Committee for changing the debate protocols to benefit Clinton, as he claims. OMalley is being especially attentive about these debates because he knows when massive audiences get a chance to see and hear him, people will start to take him seriously as a great candidate.
Whole article here:
http://www.themiamihurricane.com/2015/09/13/martin-omalley-strongest-democratic-challenger-to-bernie-sanders-hillary-clinton/
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Martin O’Malley strongest Democratic challenger to Bernie Sanders, Hillary Clinton (Original Post)
FSogol
Sep 2015
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(56,582 posts)1. He's playing a long game and I expect him to surprise people
This is far and away the most substantive campaign I've seen, and I'm really happy to support O'Malley. I wish my phone would stop autocorrecting that to O'Mallet.
FSogol
(45,526 posts)2. I agree. Bring on the debates!
askew
(1,464 posts)3. I hope this article is right.
Us O'Malley supporters are due for some good news.