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Maryland Governor Martin OMalley signaled that he is moving closer to mounting a 2016 presidential campaign this weekend at the summer meeting of the National Governors Association in Milwaukee.
Speaking to reporters Saturday 1,192 days before Election Day while sipping a beer in the wood-paneled lobby of the Hilton hotel, the Democrat seemed excited by the possibility, speaking candidly about his ongoing preparations. Its going well, he said, adding that hes given a number of significant addresses over the past several months at universities and think tanks. By the end of this year I think were on course to have a body of work that lays the framework for a candidacy in 2016.
OMalley also highlighted the work of his O Say Can You See PAC, which is supporting like-minded candidates, and growing his social-media presence. The political-action committee raised more than $500,000 in the first six months of 2013 and donated to early state candidates Iowa Representative Bruce L. Braley, a 2014 candidate for U.S. Senate, and New Hampshire Senator Jeanne Shaheen, as OMalley oversaw one of the most productive and most liberal legislative sessions of any governor in the country. The governor signed strict gun-control legislation, boosted the states transportation funding and abolished the states death penalty. In 2012, he successfully advocated for initiatives to legalize same-sex marriages in Maryland.
OMalley said he is also taking the time to let my soul catch up to where my bodys been, slowing down to read, write and think before making the critical and life-altering decision.
Read more: http://swampland.time.com/2013/08/03/martin-omalley-steps-closer-to-2016-presidential-run/#ixzz2bBamxKV8
cali
(114,904 posts)and not because he can sing- though that's kind of fun.
irisblue
(32,973 posts)cali
(114,904 posts)I was an enthusiastic early supporter of President Obama and despite all the claims that he is now who he was as candidate and Senator, that's obviously not true.
FSogol
(45,484 posts)Recursion
(56,582 posts)Schweizer does better on TV
cali
(114,904 posts)but that's the only time I've ever heard him on a national stage.
Is Schwiezer running and does he have any liberal/Progressive credentials?
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Basically either Schweizer or Tester could make a credible run, but they're both afraid if they announce the other will too and it will be like Dodd and Biden in 2008, canceling each other out.
Recursion
(56,582 posts)Mostly good on ag, which is refreshing from a Montanan. He's probably more "rural" than a lot of the party would like, but then again Dean managed to thread that needle.