“You go down the list, Martin O'Malley’s been a progressive’s progressive.”

[bigtree]

Lis Smith ‏@Lis_Smith 34m34 minutes ago
“You go down the list, @GovernorOMalley’s been a progressive’s progressive.” http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/243405-omalley-looks-for-his-opening …

____Supporters say O’Malley has quietly built a strong liberal record as governor of Maryland that should allow him to contrast himself with Clinton and compete with Sanders.

He opposed the war in Iraq, sponsored the same-sex marriage bill that was passed into law in Maryland, oversaw the implementation of the DREAM Act in the state, and has advocated for a higher minimum wage and lower college tuition costs.

He toured Baltimore during the unrest that broke out earlier this year, meeting with political and religious leaders to discuss economic disparity in the community, reiterated his opposition to the death penalty on the day Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sentenced and emerged as a vocal critic of President Obama’s trade agenda.

“You go down the list, he’s been a progressive’s progressive,” said Democratic strategist Steve McMahon.


read more: http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/presidential-races/243405-omalley-looks-for-his-opening

[Jackpine Radical]

1. O'Malley strikes me as a reasonable candidate.

I will only say that while he's not my first choice, neither is he my third.

[merrily]

3. I feel about the same,

though I would not have described him as a progressive's progressive.

[Jackpine Radical]

4. Well, I did hear Hillary's a liberal.

I imagine they're being measured on the same scale.

[FSogol]

2. K&R. n/t

[elleng]

5. Thanks, bigtree.

[Andy823]

6. K&R nt