O'Malley is fantastic

[trueblue2007]

i really like him alot.

[cry baby]

1. He has a very bright future! nt

[riderinthestorm]

2. Agreed!! He knocked it out of the park!!

I didn't disagree with a single thing he said..

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[trueblue2007]

3. O'MALLEY reminds me of the Democrats of the 1960's

[JustAnotherGen]

25. Me too

. Amazing energy!

[one_voice]

4. Love him!

Had my mom watching him...she's loves him too. Hubby saw him for the first time too. He liked him as well. Yay!

[elleng]

21. YAY!

[JustAnotherGen]

27. My husband 'gets it' now

Especially the part about helping each other. We live in a town of 4500 - when he was in Europe for five weeks (Sept to Oct) and I had pleurisy (still do) our Republican neighbors looked in in me, Sanders supporters cut the lawn, and libertarians brought me chicken soup.

I can't have the 'us v them' mentality when I live so close to people who see things differently than me.

[one_voice]

32. I hope you're feeling better soon!

I don't have a problem with the 'them' many of them are ok. My husband was a Republican when I married him. He interned for Senator Roth..OMG..lol. I find that the 'old school Republicans' are usually ok and most cannot stand what's happened to the party.

One of my dearest friends is a libertarian, he'd do anything in the world for me & my family. We just see things differently some things we agree on. That's how life goes.

Feel better soon!

[Spazito]

5. I think he did really well tonight!

The one on one format works well for him, lets him give fuller answers.

[cwydro]

6. He knocked it out of the park imo.

Perhaps he needs better campaign managers.

My elderly mom loved him, but I had to explain to her why she hadn't heard about him.

[wyldwolf]

7. He sounds hopeful while Bernie sounds angry

[JaneyVee]

10. O'Malley should be polling where Bernie is and vice versa.

[MoonRiver]

50. I agree with this. Somehow O'Malley never got the media attention.

Guess Bernie is just louder.

[kaiden]

13. Bernie is angry and unsmiling.

To me, he is very negative. I really liked Martin O'Malley's message.

[LiberalArkie]

15. Bernie said at the beginning that he wanted to move the conversation more left and he is doing it.

[kaiden]

18. I agree. He is moving the Democratic Party back to its roots.

He leads the way and makes it okay to be liberal again.

[wyldwolf]

23. roots?

Expanded Suffrage - voting rights should be extended to all white men.

Manifest Destiny - white Americans have a destiny to settle the American West and to expand control from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific and that the West should be settled by yeoman farmers.

Strict Constructionism - a federal government of limited powers.

Laissez-faire Economics - Complementing a strict construction of the Constitution, a hands-off approach to the economy

Who else believes in 'traditional Democratic' ideals?

Jackson - what a great Democratic president who built a coalition of voters and led our party with strength and grace! Everyone fall in line.

[Eric J in MN]

39. The contemporary Democratic Party

...has roots in FDR's New Deal.

I don't think by "roots" the poster meant the earliest days of the party.

[wyldwolf]

45. So YOU define 'roots?'

[Eric J in MN]

53. roots = origin

The roots of the Democratic Party are its early days.

The roots of the contemporary Democratic Party are a time that one of its contemporary aspects started.

[wyldwolf]

54. OK, so let's get back to the roots = FDR. Agreed?

I'll start: Refused to support anti-lynching laws.

GO!

[Eric J in MN]

55. FDR did bad things.

But some of the good things he did, such as creating Social Security, help to define the contemporary Democratic Party.

[wyldwolf]

56. who's arguing against that? It was actions like that that beat back socialism

Bernie isn't a throwback to FDR, he's a throwback to what the left side FDR was battling against.

[Eric J in MN]

57. The New Deal provided ordinary people

...with things which made them uninterested in Soviet-style socialism.

Bernie Sanders doesn't want Soviet-style socialism. He wants ordinary people to have more things, such as free state universities.

That follows in the tradition of FDR's GI Bill, which paid for the tuition of any veteran who served at least 180 days.

[kaiden]

46. Thank you, EricJ. That's what I meant.

I am old, but not old enough to remember the roots roots.

[Eric J in MN]

52. You're welcome (NT)

NT

[loyalsister]

43. I love Bernie's scorched earth approach as a senator and progressive spokesman

And, I get why it appeals to legitimately angry Democrats among us. But, I can see it as a great quality for a president. I appreciate O'Malley's more mild mannered, deliberate style.

He has a way of sharing his plethora of details gently, like a teacher. His voice is pleasing and that smile will probably be very effective, especially when it comes to retail politics.

I don't see anyway that I could get excited about a Clinton candidacy, I don't have much confidence that Bernie would be a strong national candidate. Now that the others are out, I'm hoping that maybe O'Malley will begin to make a lot of progress soon.

[Chemisse]

19. Following O'Malley, Bernie clearly did sound 'grumpy.'

But that's his style.

No matter how things turn out for Bernie, he can be proud of what he has accomplished during this presidential run. It's a great way to cap off a solid career.

[wyldwolf]

22. he hemmed and hawed on the guns on Amtrak question before singing kumbaya

[Eric J in MN]

40. Rachel Maddow made that question about Amtrak to Sanders difficult

...when Maddow incorrectly said that passengers have access to checked luggage while on a train.

[NurseJackie]

51. +1

[Qutzupalotl]

8. He is a good guy.

Unfortunately for me, I expect his poll gains after this to come at Sanders' expense, but that's how it goes.

[jberryhill]

9. He is. I like this format

This went well for him. I'm really impressed.

[Tipperary]

26. I was really impressed with him.

[FSogol]

11. Glad to hear it. n/t

[kelliekat44]

12. No matter what, our side is so much better than the GOP it is painful to think about one of the GOP

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clowns being POTUS.

[FSogol]

24. True dat. n/t

[trueblue2007]

14. If O'Malley doesn't become President, the NEW President should put him in charge of CITIES

He would be great in revitalizing URBAN cities. I don't know what cabinet post that would be but he would be so enthusiastic and do great things.

[Recursion]

38. Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

I do think he'd be good at that job, though obviously I'd prefer him in the White House.

[Chemisse]

16. I do too!

This is the first time I've had a good look at him.

He is young; if he doesn't gain traction in this season, it would be nice to see more of him in the future.

[femmocrat]

17. I loved his unrehearsed answers.

I think he started out with replies that sounded like memorized debate answers. On the question on Black Lives Matter, he veered into immigration as if he had lost his train of thought. He used too many of those stump phrases. He was at his best when he was being himself. (BTW, he is knock-dead handsome!)

Bernie is more natural, but he has had a lot more practice with all his TV appearances. I expect Hillary to seem very relaxed as well.

I like all three of them and will be proud to vote for the nominee.

[elleng]

20. GREAT TO HEAR, trueblue2007!!!

[Aerows]

30. He was on fire tonight

Hopefully, it kicks into the polls now that they know who he is.

He was amazing this evening.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

28. He was impressive.

[Aerows]

29. I do, too

He's a fantastic speaker and is an excellent executive office holder.

That's exactly what you need to be President, and I would run, not walk to vote for him in the GE.

[trueblue2007]

31. lol lol, GOTTA SAY. beside that O'Malley is soooooooooooo good looking.

well i think he is

[artislife]

33. Helping a client tonight

And overheard her on the phone to her 80 year old friend. She was loving O'Malley, thought he was a little young, but that may be in comparison to h and Bernie.

Didn't get to see it, will look for the repeat over the internet.

[elleng]

36. VERY good to hear, artislife!

52 is 'young' in comparison to others!

[still_one]

34. O'Malley was Terrific. So when Rachel asked him about his low poll numbers I thought was somewhat

disingenuous of Rachel, because she gave O'Malley the least amount of time verses the other candidates.

[firebrand80]

35. He has an impressive resume of accomplishments

And some nice ideas, but for some reason it just doesn't feel like he really connects with people.

[Renew Deal]

37. He's good

[blue neen]

41. My husband and I were both impressed by O'Malley tonight.

[loyalsister]

42. WOW!!!!!!

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I got to see some clips and I am starting to finally feel truly enthusiastic about a candidate.

A life long Democrat who signed a dream act, decriminalized marijuana, repealed the death penalty, etc. etc.

I've been open to Bernie, but O'Malley seems to be more of what I'm looking for. His background is politically romantic. I read somewhere that his parents met at a Democratic headquarters.
Then, he starts out working in the field for Gary Hart > MD city council > mayor > governor> president?? We could do a lot worse than to elect someone who has commited themself to public service from the bottom up. He and Bernie have a lot in common that way.

His thorough and calm delivery of detailed plans is so appealing to me.

[Andy823]

58. I couldn't agree more

He won be over some time back with his in detail plans on how to fix the problems we face.

[oasis]

44. I predict a rise in his numbers.

[Andy823]

48. K&R nt

[hedgehog]

49. Told ya so!