Martin O'Malley for 2020!!!...

[Peacetrain]

We are in such need of a calm presence in the White House.. and what will be left of our State Dept etc when the current office holder is finished trashing it, is a frightening thought..

[NCTraveler]

1. He would be one of my top choices going into the primary.

He was may top choice last time around.

I hope he has invested in some public speaking lessons.

[Peacetrain]

6. I hear you,,.. he has so many

good ideas and articulates them all at once that it can be overpowering to try and keep up with him...

[bigbrother05]

50. Ditto, his speaking was fine, but there was no oxygen left for him

He was well balanced and brought executive experience.

[meow2u3]

2. That makes 2 of us

I was thinking the exact same thing.

I always liked O'Malley from Day One because he speaks common sense in a language most people understand. He doesn't come across as condescending nor does he BS you.

[Ohiogal]

4. I really liked O'Malley

from what I saw of him during the Dem debates. Loved how he said he was an enemy of the NRA. I can't wait to get rid of the horrendous shit show in there now and elect someone like O'Malley.

[Peacetrain]

11. He is a good person

[Peacetrain]

8. I am so tired of the"chaos"

and I think the rest of America is over it too.. and in need of some sanity

[MoonRiver]

3. I really like him!

[Peacetrain]

13. Me too...

Wouldn't it be nice to have someone who is not raging 24/7

[MoonRiver]

28. Oh yeah!

[workinclasszero]

5. I liked O'Malley back in the early primaries

Whats he been up to since?

[FSogol]

9. See post #7 n/t

[workinclasszero]

15. Hey thanks for that

[Peacetrain]

19. He has been very busy in Iowa

promoting other candidates for office.. It is one of the things I like best about him..he is a big tent Democrat.. working not only on his agenda..but for everyone else..

[elleng]

12. A lot.

[FSogol]

7. If you are wondering what's he's been up to:

https://winbackyourstate.org/

Win Back Your State: New Leadership Starts At Home

Across America, Democrats are as energized as ever. Since the devastating election results in 2016, millions of us have taken to the streets in protest, called our legislators, and signed up to run for office in our hometowns and cities. New leaders have stepped up and led the way.

As someone who’s spent his career making a difference at the local level—as a City Councilman, Mayor and Governor—Martin O’Malley knows that real change first happens at the grassroots. That’s why he created Win Back Your State, a new PAC to support state and local Democratic candidates running in 2018.

With 36 Governors offices up for grabs in 2018, and the next Congressional redistricting in 2020, now is the time to paint a more positive American future. Help us win back our states, to win back our country.

Read more to learn about emerging leaders who are working hard to win back your state: https://medium.com/@winyourstate

[Peacetrain]

17. Thank you!!

He has been working hard here in Iowa keeping everyone apprised of what is going on... the first emails I get on anything come from his pac

[elleng]

10. Thanks

[Peacetrain]

14. Hey ellen!!

He is still the top of my list

[still_one]

16. I could go for O'Malley without reservations

[Peacetrain]

18. As I wrote to someone else

Just so tired of the non stop raging and chaos of this current administration

[still_one]

25. I think he would also help unify the party from what happened in 2016

[SCantiGOP]

20. He was my early choice in 2016

I think he would have won.

[Peacetrain]

22. I think he would have also

I really do..

[StevieM]

34. He would have been fine until he got hit with a made-up scandal.

Possibly including a bogus FBI investigation.

I think that election may have been lost the moment Obama appointed Comey as FBI director.

[SCantiGOP]

71. Really?

So you believe the Trump narrative that the FBI is willing to set up candidates? That is getting a bit too close to conspiracy delusions for me.

[StevieM]

72. Launching an investigation for no good reason can do a lot of damage too.

It lets the GOP go out and scream: "Look!! They're under FBI investigation!!"

[SCantiGOP]

74. I dont disagree with that statement

I disagree with the concept that the FBI would do that. I think their oath to uphold the Constitution and their reverence for the Rule of Law is taken very seriously.

[StevieM]

76. There was no basis for the FBI to be involved in the fake email scandal. If the State Department

wanted to look at something they could have done it themselves.

There was no basis for them to publicly reveal the investigation was happening. They could have done it privately, like they did with Trump.

There was no basis for that devastating press conference that Comey had in July and the unfair things he said.

And there was certainly no basis for that October Surprise where he publicly re-opened the investigation with 11 days to go.

[Hortensis]

21. There's a lot to like about him, but has he developed

a commanding stage presence yet? That's hugely important to electability, and he failed in that respect in 2016.

O'Malley should have done far better in the primaries, farther left than Clinton but reassuringly less than Sanders with a far more impressive record of achievements. But his presence was virtually obliterated on the stage by those two. I thought he did very well in closeup interviews.

If he improves his stage presence and delivery (as Clinton did tremendously before 2016), he'll also come into 2020 with a national identity established from 2016, no longer unknown, and perhaps be a very promising candidate. I hope so.

[Peacetrain]

23. It is not his delivery so much

as it is his almost full understanding of so many issues.. and he speaks about them so easily go from one to another that it can be overpowering trying to keep up with him... but after 4 years of what we are dealing with now.. he will be like a drink of water in the desert I am guessing..

[Hortensis]

30. Hillary's also a policy wonk. She loves to go on

and on about all the things she hopes to do and how, but she learned not to and he can also. And I really like that about both of them -- a lot. Wish I remember the nickname enemies gave him for his efforts to clean up Chesapeake Bay and his "flush fee." No insult to me.

But it was more. It was also his presence on the stage. His voice was notably weaker than the others, who overshadowed him. Sanders, in spite of his very modest record and inability to explain how he would fulfill his promises, nevertheless shot right past a man of real achievements because of his authoritarian delivery of populist messages reduced to short, commanding phrases.

Speaking of deserts, I thought that interview in a car driving through one was very good.

[lunamagica]

32. Great post. I completely agree

[StevieM]

35. Since the election ended the media has repeatedly told us that Hillary had nothing to say

about policy matters.

She had a long record and reputation as a policy wonk. But I guess she just suddenly lost interest.

[NCTraveler]

60. +1 with respect to your first sentence.

It's what I was referencing above.

I really wish he would have gotten more traction last time. It would have been nice for the vetting to have started.

[RestoreAmerica2020]

66. Yes he's a good and decent person, yet so is cory booker, kmala harris, elizabeth warren, tammy duck

...add bernie sanders--all equally qualified, knowledgeble, passionate individuals, any one of them an excellent choice for our next democratic presideby.

If o'malley wins primary, although highly unlikely ...sure he'll have my vote. And, even though Sanders is not a democrat, if he wins democratic primary of course dems will vote vhim, or no?

[volstork]

24. There is a candidate I can get behind!

We should have run O'Malley in 2016. Just my $0.02.

[Peacetrain]

45. Well second time is the charm

[loyalsister]

70. I have said the same

I really wish Clinton and Sanders had joined forces to mentor him.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

26. I like him; I'd certainly be willing to consider him seriously if he runs.

[Peacetrain]

43. I have my ear to the ground here

and hope he will run..

[DavidDvorkin]

27. Hell, yes.

[Peacetrain]

42. My words exactly

[NurseJackie]

29. He's much better than any other likely candidate. I like his demeanor and appearance...

... he's professional-looking, well-groomed, calm, intelligent, analytical... I could easily see him in the Oval Office.

[Peacetrain]

41. His ability to go to the heart of the issue

has always amazed me...

[NCjack]

31. Martin, start your run now! I want to send you some earnest money. nt

[Peacetrain]

40. I would be more than ready to donate

time and money..

[lunamagica]

33. I like him, and would love to see him run

[Peacetrain]

39. He may be just the tonic to get us past what we are going through

right now

[rtracey]

36. hmmmm

As a MD resident, I am not going for O'Malley. I believe he should run for a senate seat first.

[FSogol]

37. He's always been an executive. Why would he go into the legislature? n/t

[Peacetrain]

38. There we have to disagreee

Being a Governor.. is exactly one of the types of experience that can help someone translate into the office of the Presidency

[elleng]

56. Replacing whom?

[Codeine]

64. You already have two Democratic senators. nt

[jes06c]

44. Wish I had paid more attention to him in the primary

I was a Sanders supporter but I have to admit on the issue of gun control I think he was the best candidate. I hope he gives it a second shot, he seems like a good balance of Sanders and Clinton

[Peacetrain]

46. That is what I hope...

he will be ready to jump in to clean up the mess.. and it will be a mess

[radical noodle]

47. I could easily vote for him

He seems reasonable and knowledgeable.

[leftofcool]

48. I would vote for Martin

[TrollBuster9090]

49. As long as MARIA CANTWELL or AMY KLOBUCHAR are on the ticket, too! nt

[Auggie]

51. K&R

[workinclasszero]

52. Website here:

https://martinomalley.com/

[Renew Deal]

53. People found him underwhelming and robotic in 2016

I don't expect that to change

[Tipperary]

54. I would get behind that in a second!

[Juliusseizure]

55. Another Mike Dukakis

There's lot of good, qualified candidates out there. They'll win school board and local elections like mayor.

We've already seen how well Malley did in the primaries. Despite his goodness, he was out early. He'd be the 2020 Mike Dukasis.

Obviously, it requires leadership abilities and charisma to enthuse and motivate a mass populace, innate desire to be recognized on a mass scale, drive, a gift for marketing oneself, oratory skills, a high degree of emotional intelligence, savvy,
an innate understanding of what appeals to a mass electorate, and the desire for a voting electorate to identify with that candidate. The candidate energizes and excites people and makes them feel good. That's a very incomplete list.

There's very few people with that combination of qualities.

I don't think its an accident that celebrities are often brought up as candidates. A higher percentage happen to have many of those skills.

[Blue_true]

58. I agree with your points.

O'Malley is not an exciting speaker. I see Trump doing to him what Trump did to Bush in 2016 with the name calling and questioning of masculinity. I think others will be better equipped to take Trump out, the best at that would be Biden, although his age bothers me. Tammy Duckworth would be an excellent choice, she emasculates that pig anytime he goes after her, she is young and tough.

[madinmaryland]

75. I completely disagree. The M$M gave him no coverage as they were only looking at a

Bernie/Hillary/tRump match-up and the hell with all of the other candidates.

BTW, tRump has none of those qualities and yet he got elected (albeit illegal foreign interference).

[Juliusseizure]

78. Agree to disagree

You're right the MSM gave him little coverage. But voters also showed no interest, and it wasn't just due to lack of coverage. He failed to get 1% in Iowa.

Trump actually does have the mentioned qualities.

[left-of-center2012]

57. Are we sure Oprah won't run?

Sometime back we were told we must nominate her by proclamation;
damn the primaries!

[cannabis_flower]

59. Yawn

[FreeStateDemocrat]

61. He may be the calming presence that our country would be looking for after this shit storm is over!

[murielm99]

62. I have always liked O'Malley.

He needs to stay in politics. I see him as Vice Presidential material, for now.

[JCanete]

63. His actual record is a mixed bag, but his rhetoric on social issues is strong. His rhetoric

on class and economic issues is really disappointing and milque-toast.

Hey, if he gets the nom, I'll vote for him in the GE.

[elleng]

65. Why O'Malley?

1. Ended death penalty in Maryland
2. Prevented fracking in Maryland and put regulations in the way to prevent next GOP Gov Hogan fom easily allowing fracking.
3. Provided health insurance for 380,000
4. Reduced infant mortality to an all time low.
5. Provided meals to thousands of hungry children and moved toward a goal for eradicating childhood hunger.
6. Enacted a $10.10 living wage and a $11. minimum wage for State workers.
7. Supporter the Dream Act
8. Cut income taxes for 86% of Marylanders (raised taxes on the rich).
9. Reformed Maryland’s tax code to make it more progressive.
10. Enacted some of the nation’s most comprehensive reforms to protect homeowners from foreclosure.

15 Goals to Rebuild the American Dream
https://martinomalley.com/category/15-goals/

Addiction treatment and prevention
https://martinomalley.com/policy/addiction-treatment-and-prevention/

Criminal Justice Reform
https://martinomalley.com/policy/criminal-justice/

Making College Debt Free for all Americans
https://martinomalley.com/policy/make-college-debt-free/

Holding Wall Street Accountable
https://14d2r744okfe40r1ug1oqm6y-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/OMalley-Wall-Street-Reform.pdf

Expanding Social Security
https://martinomalley.com/the-latest/expanding-social-security/

Homeland Security
https://martinomalley.com/vision/homeland-security/

Immigration
https://martinomalley.com/the-latest/immigration/

National Service
https://martinomalley.com/national-service/

Environment
https://martinomalley.com/climate/iowa/
https://martinomalley.com/climate/
https://martinomalley.com/climate/agenda/

Foreign Policy
https://martinomalley.com/policy/truman-national-security/

Gun Reform
https://martinomalley.com/policy/preventing-and-reducing-gun-violence/

Trade Policy
https://martinomalley.com/policy/trade-policy/

Campaign Finance Reform (Restoring our American Democracy)
https://martinomalley.com/the-latest/restoring-our-american-democracy/

Why We Need a Constitutional Amendment to Secure the Right to Vote:
https://martinomalley.com/the-latest/news/right-to-vote/


on the future of Democratic Party

http://video.foxnews.com/v/5691013437001/?#sp=show-clips

[FSogol]

67. +1. Hi Ellen.

[elleng]

69. Hi, FS!

[DFW]

68. At this point

A three-legged mule with a "D" before the name beats out all of the potential Republican competition in demeanor, competence and grasp of issues. We have a potentially deep bench this time, even without the mule.

I'm willing to wait a year before throwing my support behind anyone in particular unless they end up completely blowing me away, and no one has even declared yet (as well they shouldn't!)

[Still In Wisconsin]

73. I'll take some of that!

I hope, if he runs, that he gets some traction this time. Clearly, the Hillary vs. Bernie matchup sucked all the air out of the room last time.

[California_Republic]

77. Ok. Im in